Re: [IUG] RE: Transferring barcodes to a review file usinginventorymodule

[Eric Willis <eric dot willis at csun dot edu>]

Hi Cindy - your check digits are indeed wrong; I have a perl script that 
calculates a mod 10 check digit, so here are (I think!) valid versions 
of your barcodes:

> n:30692801210012
> n:30692801210020
> n:30692801210038
> n:30692801210046
> n:30692801210054
> n:30692801210061
> n:30692801210079
> n:30692801210087
> n:30692801210095
> n:30692801210103
> n:30692801210111
> n:30692801210129
> n:30692801210137
> n:30692801210145
> n:30692801210153
> n:30692801210160
> n:30692801210178
> n:30692801210186
> n:30692801210194
> n:30692801210202

Eric

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Cindy Harper wrote:

> OK, it's not the format of the files.  I discovered that my check digits
> may be wrong on my dummy barcodes for this test load.  Can I ask any of
> you who care to help and who have code that calculates the check digit
> to tell me if these appear to be valid check digits to you?  I'm afraid
> I'm getting cross-eyed going over my spreadsheet (I should have done
> this in a real programming language).
>
> n:30692801210018
> n:30692801210020
> n:30692801210032
> n:30692801210044
> n:30692801210057
> n:30692801210069
> n:30692801210071
> n:30692801210083
> n:30692801210095
> n:30692801210107
> n:30692801210119
> n:30692801210121
> n:30692801210133
> n:30692801210145
> n:30692801210158
> n:30692801210160
> n:30692801210172
> n:30692801210184
> n:30692801210196
> n:30692801210208
>
> When I enter these barcodes into item records manually, Millennium
> reports all as invalid EXCEPT those that end with a 0 or a 5.  So that's
> why the machine transferred 1 out of 5 barcodes.
>
> Or there's some other rule in our barcode validation rules that's ruling
> them out.
>
> Thanks - 
> Cindy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org
> [mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Nancy Slanger
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 9:45 PM
> To: IUG INNOPAC List
> Subject: RE: [IUG] RE: Transferring barcodes to a review file
> usinginventorymodule
>
>  HTH,
>
> Nancy
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org 
> > [mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Sharon Homchick
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 4:11 PM
> > To: IUG INNOPAC List
> > Subject: RE: [IUG] RE: Transferring barcodes to a review file 
> > usinging inventorymodule
> >
> > 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
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> >
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> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org
> > [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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