Re: [Koha] Barcodes with leading zeros and spaces
Hi, Lori, We had a similar barcode problem. Our library has two different barcode patterns, and we needed a way to canonicalize them for Koha. Our solution was to buy a new optical scanner that was programmable. For under US$200 we purchased a Symbol LS2208 barcode scanner. It supports a programming capability called Advanced Data Formatting. You can program the scanner to recognize certain character strings, for example p 000 and either scan or skip following characters. There is almost no limit to what you can program the thing to handle. Now Koha never sees the barcode variants. The new scanner is also more sensitive and accurate than our old one. Steve Campbell Converse Free Library Lyme, New Hampshire, US On May 30, 2012, at 12:46 PM, Lori Bowen Ayre wrote: Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 09:45:54 -0700 From: Lori Bowen Ayre lori.a...@galecia.com To: Nora Blake nbl...@masslibsystem.org Cc: Koha List koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: Re: [Koha] Barcodes with leading zeros and spaces Message-ID: CAEJpJYUi37thJceioNMtEKWx=qirvtygfo67uft3kot4mwg...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks All. This is useful. I'll forward all the suggestions on to the library that had these questions! Much appreciated. Lori ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
[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.comSpecializing 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
Re: [Koha] Barcodes with leading zeros and spaces
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.comSpecializing 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
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.comSpecializing 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
Re: [Koha] Barcodes with leading zeros and spaces
Hi Lori, Hmmm... That can become a tricky one. I know on most barcode readers you can set them up so if there is a space in the barcode as your suggesting, that it will drop the space when it scans the barcode, so it will read it as P123, etc. for Koha. I use an Opticon OPR-2001, Cino FuzzyScan F460/F680, and DataLogic scanners and they all have this option that can be set. I¹m not sure without looking, but you might also be able to tweak the settings in Koha to configure it to understand these types of barcodes... But I would suggest changing the scanner settings is the best way to get around this problem. Best Wishes, Joel From: Lori Bowen Ayre lori.a...@galecia.com Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 14:11:17 -0700 To: Joel Harbottle joel.harbot...@hotmail.com.au Cc: Koha List koha@lists.katipo.co.nz 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 tel:%28707%29%20763-6869 // lori.a...@galecia.com Availability: http://tungle.me/lori.ayre lori.a...@galecia.comSpecializing 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
