[Koha-patches] New utility script

[Galen Charlton]

Hi John,

On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 3:03 PM, John Houser <houser at palinet.org> wrote:
> For some reason I'm not able to send to koha.org directly from my
> server. But here's the script we discussed, and a patch for it.

Thanks for the submission, and as it appears to be your first patch, welcome!

This is a useful script, and nearly ready for me to accept as the
first cut.  There are a couple changes I'd like you to make, though.
Please go ahead and turn on warnings.  I also suggest naming the
script something like add_example_items_to_MARC.pl or
add_sample_items_to_MARC.pl, as "add_items_to_MARC.pl" makes it sound
like it could be a generic tool that adds real item tags to a MARC
file.

I see a number of directions for future enhancement (I'm not saying
that you have to do any of this, of course):

* Have it check the MARC frameworks for the appropriate item tags and
subfields, instead of hardcoding the 952.  That way, it could be used
by UNIMARC users.
* Add options for varying some of the values for fields such as the price.
* If a Koha database is available, query it for locations and item
types - that way, the user is not tied to the English sample data.

Thanks again.

Regards,

Galen
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