Doesn't work. Just moves error to line 11, from line 10, he he. FYI, I cannot run the *.pl script from the command line, because bash complains it can't find it, even when I know good and well I'm in the correct directory. Maybe my path is messed up? Therefore, I have been running "perl blahblah.pl -file pathtofilename. Any help for you there? Mark -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Hedges [mailto:shedges@skemotah.com] Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 8:08 PM To: Bruffey, Mark Cc: koha-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [Koha-devel] Possible to create/import separate records for multiple items with same ISBN? Ahh. Try adding this line: use lib "usr/local/koha/intranet/modules"; just before the other "use" statements in the script. (IIRC, you need to run the script as root, too.) Stephen Bruffey, Mark said:

Hi Stephen!

I did make that discovery, but bulkimport errors out with message "Can't locate C4/Context.pm in @INC ( . . . etc.)" What did I do wrong? I'm using Fedora Core 1.

Mark

-----Original Message----- From: Stephen Hedges [mailto:shedges@skemotah.com] Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 6:39 PM To: Bruffey, Mark Cc: koha-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Koha-devel] Possible to create/import separate records for multiple items with same ISBN?

Mark, in intranet/scripts/misc you'll find bulkmarcimport.pl, which will probably work better for what you are wanting to do. If you run it without any arguments, you'll see a brief help screen.

Stephen

Bruffey, Mark said:

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I am ready to batch import our MARC21 records (35,000) into KOHA for serious testing of KOHA.

I believe the proper way to batch import MARC records into KOHA is through the breeding farm.

As I read the indicators for import into breeding farm, it appears that items with same ISBN will be deleted/ignored. However, we have already decided to create a MARC record for each item, in our current

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automation/cataloging system, as this provides certain advantages unavailable when multiple copies of the same item are cataloged together in the same record.

I don't want to go into explaining all the benefits of keeping a single record for each item at this time, but I do feel those benefits

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are great enough to justify maintaining the collection that way. Is it

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possible to do this in KOHA?

Thanks,

Mark

PS Obviously, I could use any import/export help available, and I will

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diligently read any documentation on this operation, should any be pointed out to me.

L. Mark Bruffey Director Library Services Central Baptist Theological Seminary 900 Forestview Lane N Plymouth MN 55441 763 417 8264

mbruffey@centralseminary.edu

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