Category: MarcEdit

Sometime this past month, I was asked if there was a way to automate the batch processing of Sanborn Cutters.  OCLC’s connection provides a handy set of methods for doing this if you are an OCLC member and utilize Connexion.  It’s wrapped up in a nifty library and provides access to the current Sanborn Table…

One of the parts of the MarcEdit Mac port that has been lagging has been the ability to manage a number of the preferences that MarcEdit utilizes when running the program.  Originally, I exposed the preferences for the MARCEngine and the Updates.  As part of the next update, I’ve included options to handle preference settings…

I’ve been working hard over the last month an a half trying to complete the process of porting functionality into the OSX version of MarcEdit.  I’ve completed the vast majority of this work, in addition to bringing in a number of other changes.  These changes will be made available as part of the 1/3/2016 update. …

Over the past month, I’ve been working hard to make a few MarcEdit Changes.  These changes will be released on 1/3/2016.  This update will include a version number change to 6.2.  This update will have the following changes: Bug Fix: RDA Helper — 260/264 changes were sometimes not happening when running across specific 260$c formatting.…

I’ve posted a new MarcEdit update.  You can get the builds directly from: http://marcedit.reeset.net/downloads or using the automated update tool within MarcEdit.  Direct links: 32-bit: http://marcedit.reeset.net/software/MarcEdit_Setup.msi 64-bit: http://marcedit.reeset.net/software/MarcEdit_Setup64.msi Linux/other: http://marcedit.reeset.net/software/marcedit.bin.zip OSX: http://marcedit.reeset.net/software/MarcEdit.dmg The change log follows: –tr *********************************************************************************************** MarcEdit Mac ChangeLog: 11/8/2015 MarcEdit Applications Changes:* Build New Field Tool Added ** Added Build New Field…

I’ve posted a new MarcEdit update.  You can get the builds directly from: http://marcedit.reeset.net/downloads or using the automated update tool within MarcEdit.  Direct links: 32-bit: http://marcedit.reeset.net/software/MarcEdit_Setup.msi 64-bit: http://marcedit.reeset.net/software/MarcEdit_Setup64.msi Linux/other: http://marcedit.reeset.net/software/marcedit.bin.zip OSX: http://marcedit.reeset.net/software/MarcEdit.dmg The change log follows: –tr *********************************************************************************************** MarcEdit Windows/Linux ChangeLog: 11/8/2015 MarcEdit Application Changes:* Updates to the Build New Field Tool** Code moved into…

An interesting question came up on the ListServ this week — a user was wondering if a task could be created with the option that data sorted in the task was variable.  An example user-case might be something like, a task where the replace all function may be variable depending which vendor file might be…

MarcEdit’s Validate Headings tool is getting a refresh to add a few missing elements.  Two new features are being added to the tool — the ability to automatically correct variants when they are detected, and the ability to automatically generate preliminary authority records for personal (100/700) records.  The new interface looks like:   Example of…

After about a month of working with the headings validation tool, I’m ready to start adding a few enhancements to provide some automated headings corrections.  The first change to be implemented will be automatic correction of headings where the preferred heading is different from the in-use headings.  This will be implemented as an optional element. …

So, this update is a bit of a biggie.  If you are a Mac user, the program officially moves out of the Preview and into release.  If you are a Mac user, this version brings the following changes: **************************** ** 1.1.25 ChangeLog **************************** Bug Fix: MarcEditor — changes may not be retained after save if…