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"Reese, Terry" <[log in to unmask]>
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MarcEdit support in technical and instructional matters <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:16:33 -0700
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That would be great.  I'm hoping to sort this out today.

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Terry Reese
Gray Family Chair for Innovative
Library Services
Oregon State University Libraries
Corvallis, OR  97331
tel:  541.737.6384
web: http://people.oregonstate.edu/~reeset/
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On Aug 30, 2010, at 12:11 PM, "Shana L. McDanold" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  Terry,
> 
> I'm happy to send along my files in question if need be.
> 
> Thanks,
> -Shana
> 
> On 8/30/2010 3:02 PM, Reese, Terry wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I had someone else who had experienced a problem trying to match with the 035.  I'm looking at some sample files now to see why there were problems and if need be, quickly post a solution.
>> 
>> --TR
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: MarcEdit support in technical and instructional matters
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Shana L. McDanold
>>> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 11:46 AM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: [MARCEDIT-L] merge records question
>>> 
>>>   Hi,
>>> 
>>> I can't quite figure out what's going wrong. I'm trying to merge two
>>> .mrk files using the merge records function.
>>> 
>>> One file has full records. This is my source file.
>>> 
>>> One file I created from a .txt delimited file. This is my merge file.
>>> It
>>> has two main elements: the 035$a and the 856 40$u associated with that
>>> 035. Each 856 is unique to each 035 (one-to-one relationship, no
>>> repeats).
>>> 
>>> The match point is that first 035$a. My source file has multiple 035s,
>>> but the one I'm matching is the first (position 1).
>>> 
>>> I want to add the 856 for each 035 into the full record in the source
>>> file. Simple, no? Yeah. Apparently not so simple.
>>> 
>>> My set up:
>>> The record identifier, 035$a, is repeatable, matching on position 1.
>>> I'm merging selected fields only - the 856.
>>> I've also tried merging all unique data.
>>> I don't want to overlay because the merge file has a dummy LDR and 008
>>> present that I do not want.
>>> 
>>> Unfortunately, it's not working. One of two things are happening:
>>> 1. the 856 in the LAST record in the merge file is being added to ALL
>>> the records in the source file - result of merge only 856 field
>>> 2. the 856 in the FIRST record in the merge file is being added to ALL
>>> the records in the source file - result of merge all unique data
>>> 
>>> So, the question is how do I get each unique 856 into each record? And
>>> what is going wrong? Why is it merging all the same 856 data?!?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> -Shana
>>> 
>>> --
>>> ----------
>>> Shana L. McDanold
>>> Electronic Resources&   Serials Cataloging Librarian
>>> University of Pennsylvania Libraries
>>> Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
>>> 3420 Walnut Street
>>> Philadelphia, PA  19104-6206
>>> phone: 215-746-0267
>>> fax: 215-573-9610
>>> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>>> 
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> 
> -- 
> ----------
> Shana L. McDanold
> Electronic Resources&  Serials Cataloging Librarian
> University of Pennsylvania Libraries
> Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
> 3420 Walnut Street
> Philadelphia, PA  19104-6206
> phone: 215-746-0267
> fax: 215-573-9610
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> 
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