RE: Bib Record Number search via WebForm

["Diana Zipkin" <zipkin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Innovative helped me with this one, but I am including my search page that
works for us.  The name of the file should be srchhelp_,.html and to call
the searchpage:  name.of.your.catalog/search/,  (a comma at the end).


Diana Zipkin
UNR Library Systems Office

> -----Original Message-----
> From: innopac-admin@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:innopac-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jonathan Jiras
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:57
> To: INNOPAC List
> Subject: Bib Record Number search via WebForm
>
>
> Hello Innopac users:
>
> Our staff would like to be able to search our WebPAC by bib record
> number through a Web form.
>
> I know that a bib record number search can be constructed via a URL with
> this syntax: http://yourinnopac.edu/record=b1549443 leaving off the bib
> record's check digit.
>
> But, has anyone figured out how to create a web form for a BIB record
> number search?
>
> In theory this should be possible.  If not on the Innopac web server,
> than perhaps on some other web server.
>
> All we would need would be a cgi (or possibly a JavaScripted web page)
> that could
> 1- take the first 7 digits of a bib record number entered into a text
> box (leaving off the last check digit),
> 2- concatenate it to the end of a string like this:
> http://albert.rit.edu/record=,  and then
> 3- forward the user or open up a child browser window to the complete
> URL: http://albert.rit.edu/record=b1549443
>
> Has someone already done this?
> Would you be willing to share your code?
>
> Jon Jiras
> Library Software Specialist
> Rochester Institute of Technology
>
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Title: InnoPAC Record Number Search

Go Back to Catalog

Type the InnoPAC Record NUMBER you want, then press <Enter> or click Submit Search

for example: b1435254 i1456673 Note: do NOT include the preceding . (period) or the check digit