Sorry -- this is one place where the help file isn't correct.  In 4.x, this was true.  In 5.x, I made is so that a new file is always generated.  The reason for this was it was confusing for people in 4.x.  I've been trying to think of a way to re-introduce this back into MarcEdit, but do so in a way that isn't confusing.

--TR

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MarcEdit support in technical and instructional matters
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cookson, Ms. Melissa
> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 1:58 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [MARCEDIT-L] Extract Selected Records function - re-inserting
> edited records
> 
> I hadn't realized that this function existed, so I've been playing with
> it today and have a question about it. In the help file it says:
> 
> " If a users checks the Resave modified records in source checkbox, the
> source file will be modified.  The selected records will be removed
> from the source file, and re-inserted when the modified records are
> saved.  A back-up of the original source file is stored in the
> Application Directory under the name: xia2me.tmp."
> 
> Where is the "Resave modified records in source" checkbox? I don't see
> anything like that on the screen (I assume it's supposed to be
> somewhere on the "Select Individual Record(s) to Make" window). From
> what I can tell, in order to save my extracted records, I have to give
> them a name, which means they'll end up as a separate file rather than
> as part of the original file. I'd love for my extracted records to be
> re-inserted into the original file, but I'm not sure how to get
> MarcEdit to do it.
> 
> 
> Melissa Cookson
> Catalog Librarian
> Tarleton State University
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MarcEdit support in technical and instructional matters
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Reese, Terry
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 12:36 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [MARCEDIT-L] How to find records lacking an 856 field
> 
> Use the Extract Selected Records function.  Change the display field to
> 856, and then search.  Any records without an 856 will say something
> like Display field not present.  Search on that text and you can
> extract them from your file for further processing.
> 
> --TR
> 
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