p-print-03 fails with error: 'Attempt to access item beyond bounds of memory (Signal 11)'

• Article Type: General
• Product: Aleph
• Product Version: 20

Problem Symptoms:
p-print-03 services fails always at the same System number with error
$alephe_scratch/xxx01_p_print_03.00728

Execution error : file '/exlibris/aleph/a20_1/aleph/exe/docx_to_marc.gnt'
error code: 114, pc=0, call=100, seg=0
114 Attempt to access item beyond bounds of memory (Signal 11)

Cause:
Record exceeds limit: expand_doc_bib_z30 in use

Resolution:
The expand programm expand_doc_bib_z30 is used for service p-print-03

xxx01/tab/tab_expand
PRINT-REC expand_doc_bib_z30 CONF=expand_doc_bib_z30_vufind,TAG=852

Note the warning
! Note that this program should be used with special care as
! it can create performance problems, due to the potential
! overflow of the buffers. This program should be avoided by
! libraries that have numerous item records linked to one
! bibliographic record (usually due to the individual listing
! of serial issues).
..."

The limit of 100000 bytes for the record in question are exceeded and results in a crash of service p-print-03.

This behavior will not be changed.
See possible workarounds in 'Additional information'