Perl script to add a borrower using X-service

Tags: Last Updated: Oct 30, 2009 00:49

Description
Very basic and simple perl script to test adding a new borrower to ALEPH using the X-service bor-update.
Author: João Neves
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Institution: Datinfor
Year: 2009
License: BSD style
Short description: Use, modification and distribution of the code are permitted provided the copyright notice, list of conditions and disclaimer appear in all related material.
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Skill required for using this code:
basic.

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State

Stable

Programming language

Perl - XML for bor-update

Software requirements

None. Your ALEPH server should have all the necessary packages

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Working example

Using the following Ex Libris open interfaces

ALEPH X-services

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Version 1.2 ....

Version 1.1 ....

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Installation instructions

Copy both files to any directory in your aleph server. Execute the attached perl script like this:

perl update_bor.pl xml_aleph.txt

You should have a new user created on the USM50 database. You might need to change the database and XML data to have a user added to other database. Please note that the XML structure is reduced to a minimum. You can add a lot more data. Also note that you can only add one user at a time.

Pls note that you might meed to change the port number or other parameters in the script. Got this warning from Yoel at EXL.