Category: MarcEdit

  • MarcEdit 5.9 Update

    I’ve posted a new update to MarcEdit.  Change list is as follows: Enhancement: Add_Field_Stream API — Added character encoding typing to ensure compatibility with script languages. Enhancement: Delete_Field_Stream API — Added character encoding typing to ensure compatibility with script languages. Enhancement:  Added enhanced error checking code and debugging options to OCLC functions. Enhancement: Added option…

  • MarcEdit 5.9 Update

    I had a few free cycles this past weekend, and decided to close a few enhancement requests.  Nothing earth shattering.  Here’s the list: Version: 5.9.75 Enhancement: Swap Field Function — Modified the tool so that when swapping a multiple subfields to a single subfield. I.E., 245ahb to 999a Enhancement: Merge Function — Updated the weighting…

  • Merry Christmas! MarcEdit 5.9 Update

    Merry Christmas!  I hope that everyone has a wonderful holiday, full of happiness, family, and rest.  I’ve been spending the past couple of days wrapping up my last Christmas present — this one to the MarcEdit community…a shiny new update.  In what has become a bit of a holiday tradition, I try and use the…

  • MarcEdit 5.9 Update

    Couple of updates related to the RDA Helper and Task generator.  Here’s the change list: Bug Fix: RDA Helper: GMD corrections related to the GMD. Bug Fix: RDA Helper: Fixed a miss spelling that would occur under specific circumstances around sound recordings. Bug Fix: FAST Generation: When processing FAST Headings, there are cases where the…

  • MarcEdit and the OCLC Metadata API: Introduction

    ******************************************************************************************************************************************************* I wanted to note that I’ve updated this post to correct/clarify two statements within this post.  The requirement of 2 wskeys Terms of use OCLC has two wskey structures.  For those developers that have been working with OCLC for a long time and have a wskey for their search services, OCLC can decommission your…

  • MarcEdit 5.9 Updates

    I’ve posted a new MarcEdit update.  It corrects the following: 5.9.58* 5.9.58** Bug Fix: OCLC Library: In some cases, the library didn’t get updated.  I’ve hard reset the version number to ensure this doesn’t occur.** Enhancement: OCLC Metadata API — Interface has been made more responsive when searching/downloading/updating records.** Enhancement: OCLC Metadata API — Response…

  • MarcEdit 5.9 Update

    The new MarcEdit update is out.  This version includes a number of enhancements, mostly around OCLC’s Metadata API.  A word of note, these functions are early days — in that they have been tested under very controlled conditions.  Likewise, the status messages returned by the API are displayed in their raw xml form (I’ll be…

  • MarcEdit 5.9 Update

    I’ve posted the latest MarcEdit update.  This update includes the following: Bug Fix: UTF-8 to MARC-8 Conversion: When converting specific characters from the Extended Arabic set from UTF-8 to MARC-8, some data translations were embedding null characters between translated data characters.  This has been corrected. Enhancement: Generate Call Numbers Tool:  Generate FAST Headings has been…

  • MarcEdit 5.9 Update

    I’ve been trying to remember how this started, but for a number of years now, it always seems like I am posting MarcEdit updates around important days and events, and today is no exception.  I have for the community’s consideration a new MarcEdit update.  It corrects a handful of bugs and includes most of the…

  • MarcEdit Update Posted

    The big change for this update is the Start Screen changes.  There are a few bug fixes as well, but those are noted in the change log.  You can download the update here: 32-bit: http://marcedit.reeset.net/software/MarcEdit_Setup.msi 64-bit: http://marcedit.reeset.net/software/MarcEdit_Setup64.msi There is a YouTube video showing the new functionality here: http://youtu.be/RcVuo0UOorc –tr