[Koha-bugs] [Bug 8239] New: Z39.50 Search/Import doesn't work with unicode characters from a specific server

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http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=8239

          Priority: P5 - low
 Change sponsored?: ---
            Bug ID: 8239
          Assignee: gmcharlt at gmail.com
           Summary: Z39.50 Search/Import doesn't work with unicode
                    characters from a specific server
          Severity: normal
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: All
          Reporter: derrynj at gmail.com
          Hardware: All
            Status: NEW
           Version: rel_3_8
         Component: Cataloging
           Product: Koha

Created attachment 10242
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Screenshots depicting both functioning and non-functioning unicode searches

I have in my list of Z39.50 servers, a couple of servers which return the
unprintable code {FFFD} when it is supposed to put a ÿ character.
Other servers with the same search work fine.

Trying the same search in MarcEdit's Z39.50 client, it comes out with the
correct character.

The servers in question are (and these are exactly the settings I have in my
Koha installation):

Australian National University
host: library.anu.edu.au
port: 210
databse: innopac
syntax: USMARC
encoding: MARC-8

and

University of Melbourne
host: cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au
port: 210
databse: innopac
syntax: USMARC
encoding: MARC-8

Steps to reproduceː
With the above servers added to Z39.50 Client Targets list:

1) Search for 'Francis Alys' in Title
2) Look down the list for title 'Francis Alÿs' by Author 'Medina, Cuauhtm̌oc'
3) See that there is a � character where there should be a ÿ
Actual resultː

Result from Australia National Uni - Koha:
Francis Al�s / Medina, Cuauht�moc


Expected Resultː
Francis Alÿs / Medina, Cuauhtm̌oc

Result from Aust National Uni - MarcEdit:
Francis Alÿs / Medina, Cuauhtm̌oc

Additional information:
Attached are screenshots of 2 cases where the characters don't show properly
(University of Melbourne and Australian National University), a shot of the
same search with La Trobe University, which appears correctly, and a shot of
the Australian National University search done (successfully) on MarcEdit's
Z39.50 Client. 

Here is a link to the catalogued item on Australian National Uni's own library
system: http://library.anu.edu.au/record=b2298563

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