It is my understanding that there will be some bulk editing functionality in 3.2 : http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=en:development:rfcs3.2#cataloguing I know that doesn't help you right now, but it is good news because you're not the only one who needs this type of functionality.
--- Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 714 n...@liblime.com AIM/Y!/Skype: nengard http://liblime.com http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/ 2009/6/27 Roche III, Edward <edward_ro...@solanco.k12.pa.us>: > But I need to do it for about 9000 items. Is there a way to run it for all > the items at once? If not, that is problem. What if someone wants to change > their barcodes from their previous software (like us) they will need to do > this process for each?!?!? There has to be a way to mass import changes to > the items table then have it makes the changes to the other tables and the > zebra db as well. > > Edward Roche > Technology Support/Network Admin > Solanco School District > edward_ro...@solanco.k12.pa.us > 717.786.2151 > > The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually be afraid you > will make one. > Elbert Hubbard > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Welykochy [mailto:r...@praxis.com.au] > Sent: Fri 6/26/2009 11:34 PM > To: Roche III, Edward > Cc: koha-devel@lists.koha.org > Subject: Re: [Koha-devel] updateitem.pl > > Roche III, Edward wrote: > >> Can someone tell me how to use this script. I know it cannot be used >> from the command line and I have tried to run it from with the browser. >> Any help help would be great. > > 1. search for an item in the catalogue, taking you to > /cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/search.pl > > 2. click on one of the items in the results area that has a barcode, taking > you to > /cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/detail.pl > > 3. click on the barcode in the barcode column, taking you to > /cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/moredetail.pl > > 4. the updateitem.pl script is called when you click on one of the buttons > labeled "Set Status", "Withdraw" or "Update" > > HTHH > > cheers > rickw > > > -- > _________________________________ > Rick Welykochy || Praxis Services > > You should be open minded, but not so open minded that your brain falls out. > -- Richard Dawkins > > > _______________________________________________ > Koha-devel mailing list > Koha-devel@lists.koha.org > http://lists.koha.org/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel > > _______________________________________________ Koha-devel mailing list Koha-devel@lists.koha.org http://lists.koha.org/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel