Note that if you're working with XML at the record level that MARC::File::XML has a bug (the logic for the 'as_xml_record' method is reversed with respect to outputting XML headers).
See this: http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=34082 It won't affect simple conversion, but is worth knowing about and fixing. On 9/2/08 11:04 AM, "Galen Charlton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 5:33 AM, Dmitry Arsentiev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The question #1: Would it be right to develop my scripts with MARC.pm >> and MARC::XML.pm, >> or I should to develop only with MARC::Record > > I'd recommend using MARC::Record and MARC::File::XML. > >> The question #2: If I should to develop MARC::Record-based script, >> can I easy convert from MARC to MARCXML, >> or I've to write handler for each field I got >> from MARC? > > It can be as easy as loading a MARC record into a MARC::Record object > (e.g., $marc), then using the output of $marc->as_xml() or > $marc->as_xml_record(). > > Regards, > > Galen -- Bill Dueber Library Systems Programmer University Library, University of Michigan 734.615.0412
