Re: Not an indexed field

[Carol Gyger <gyger at julip dot fcgov dot com>]

This is probably not your situation but when we installed new barcode
scanners, they were so good they tried to read the spots on the Circ
desk.  Not being a valid barcode number, we would get the message "not
an indexed field". :-)

-carol

Carol Gyger
Systems Administrator
Fort Collins Public Library
201 Peterson St.
Fort Collins CO  80524
(970)221-6716
gyger at julip dot fcgov dot com

On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, David Snyder wrote:

> And Kyle's reply is valid as well.  There's something that's not right,
> and it could either be the barcode reader or the barcode.  Kyle's
> suggestion to scan into notepad to see what the system 'sees' is excellent.
>
> DAS
>
> David Lowe wrote:
>
> >But we shouldn't have to designate anything before we scan a book at checkout.
> >
> >________________________________
> >
> >From: David Snyder [mailto:dsnyder at bu dot edu]
> >Sent: Tue 2/22/2005 11:22 AM
> >To: David Lowe
> >Subject: Not an indexed field
> >
> >
> >
> >Hi David --
> >
> >Responding just to you, since I'm sure at least 10 other people will
> >have the answer.  Yes, it's happened to us IF:
> >
> >you just scanned the barcode without designating that it was a barcode
> >field [by typing b first]
> >
> >AND
> >
> >the barcode did not conform to the specs provided...usually if the
> >barcode is not the proper length.  Note that we do NOT have checksum
> >implemented, but if you did, then that would also cause the barcode to
> >be rejected if the checkdigit was incorrect.
> >
> >I'm sure that there are other reasons for it not to work, but you can
> >see what the system THINKS that it is seeing by typing b before scanning
> >the barcode.  It will then 'read' whatever is there and try to place the
> >barcode in the index at that point.
> >
> >Hope this is clear...my mind seems to be stuck in low gear this morning.
> >
> >Dave Snyder
> >Systems Librarian
> >Boston University Libraries
> >dsnyder at bu dot edu
> >617 353-0601
> >
> >
> >
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