RE: [IUG] RE: Transferring barcodes to a review file using inventorymodule
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Dear Cindy,
I just used a text file with each barcode on separate line. I
made sure that each barcode had n: in front. My files have loaded
correctly with no problems.
Sharon M. Homchick
Database Maintenance Librarian
Jefferson County Public Library
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[mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Cindy Harper
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 2:54 PM
To: innopac at innovativeusers dot org
Subject: [IUG] RE: Transferring barcodes to a review file using
inventorymodule
Also wanted to note that I played around with various text file formats
- ANSI v.s UTF-8, MS-DOS vs. Unix, but haven't tried all the options.
Can someone comment on what format I want - cr/lf's or just cr's (Unix
style)?
> _____________________________________________
> From: Cindy Harper
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 4:49 PM
> To: 'innopac at innovativeusers dot org'
> Subject: Transferring barcodes to a review file using inventory
> module
>
>
> Hi all - we're planning a major project involving unloading items
> temporarily stored in our ASRS, and I have been planning on using
> Offline circ to text-based Inventory module to transfer the barcodes
> to review files. But I've run into a snag with a test batch I'm
> doing, in that it's only transferring every 5th record to the review
> file.
>
> I'm trying not to panic, since I went to the manual to confirm, and
> find that there's no mention there of the format of the inventory
> files (the "n:<barcode><cr/lf>" format). Instead, I find a note that
> says only the B321 devices are supported. I thought I had read in
> previous versions of the manual about this format, and was relying on
> III's suporting using a different device, but it's possible I only got
> that data from this list. I searched the archives to confirm I have
> the right format and found this that confirms my understanding:
>
> http://innovativeusers.org/list/archives/2007/msg01198.html I know
> users have demonstrated inventory with PDAs and devices other than the
> B321 at IUG poster presentations.
>
> Anyway - has anyone had problems that pertain to my process:
>
> Using Millennium Offline Circ version 7.0
> - close offline circ
> - copy n:<barcode> file to c:\millennium\offline\circ.dat
> - open offline circ and File | Upload
> - close offline circ
> That appears to get the file onto the server OK (when I
transferred
> 5400 records, it said "5400 transactions uploaded")
>
> Open text-based
> C)irc A)ddl P)rocess PC transactions T)ransfer
> barcodes to review file
>
> I tried doing a file of 5400 records, then cut it down to 3000 records
> in case that was too large.
> Both times, I get a message that says "View #### barcodes that did not
> transfer?"
>
> Yes, I made sure the review file I was transferring into had room for
> 5400 records. Comparing the records that were OK with the ones that
> didn't transfer, I can't see a pattern to them. All seem to be valid
> barcodes, and it's not every nth record or a pattern like that.
>
> Anyone got any ideas?
>
> How big a file have you transferred using this method? I sent a query
> about that to the helpline several months ago, and got the answer that
> they recommended keeping inventory files to a maximum of 5000 records.
>
> Getting this problem resolved is an urgent matter for us.
>
> Cindy Harper
> charper at mail dot colgate dot edu
>
>
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