Hi Lori, What about loading the barcodes without the space and leading zeros? We do that with our libraries that use those Follett-type barcodes.
Nora ________________________ Nora Blake MassCat Manager Massachusetts Library System P.O. Box 609 South Deerfield, MA 01373-0241 508-357-2121 x123 866-627-7228 Email: nbl...@masslibsystem.org AIM: noraatmls -----Original Message----- From: koha-boun...@lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha-boun...@lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Lori Bowen Ayre Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:11 PM To: Joel Harbottle Cc: Koha List Subject: Re: [Koha] Barcodes with leading zeros and spaces Joel, I think the problem for this library is that they have a prefix (e.g. p or sometimes P) and then a space and THEN leading zeros. So, they want "p 000123" to be interpreted as "P123" That seems like too much to ask! Lori On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Joel Harbottle < joel.harbot...@hotmail.com.au> wrote: > Hi Lori, > > We use uppercase letters in our barcodes, for example A70022330679B, > and have never had a problem with Koha and these type of Barcodes. > > Our patrons records, in their barcode having the leading zeros, for > example 008910067. We have also never had a problem with Koha and these > Barcodes. > > From my experience, they are both perfectly good to use with Koha. > > Kindest Regards, > Joel > > > From: Lori Bowen Ayre <lori.a...@galecia.com> > > Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 13:38:41 -0700 > > To: Koha List <koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> > > Subject: [Koha] Barcodes with leading zeros and spaces > > > > Does anyone have any barcodes that use leading zeros and upper and > > lower case letters? I am working with a library who has barcodes > > that look > like > > "p 000123" which they need to have interpreted as "P123". > > > > Any thoughts about how Koha would handle that? > > > > Lori > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Lori Bowen Ayre // > > Library Technology Consultant / The Galecia Group Oversight Board & > > Communications Committee / Evergreen > > (707) 763-6869 // lori.a...@galecia.com > > Availability: http://tungle.me/lori.ayre > > > > <lori.a...@galecia.com>Specializing in open source ILS solutions, > > RFID, filtering, workflow optimization, and materials handling > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > _______________________________________________ > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > > > _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha