Pmarcexport with -aM flag produces warning for valid characters

• Article Type: General
• Product: Voyager
• Product Version: 8.2.2

Description:
Issue number: 16384-21057
Module: MarcExport
Server platform affected: Solaris, Linux
PC OS: Windows XP
Browser & version: N/A

Releases replicated in: 8.1.0, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2.0
Last version without bug: 8.0.0

Expected results:
Example: All characters should be correctly translated when exported via Pmarcexport to MARC21 MARC-8 format.

Actual results:
Some valid Voyager database characters are incorrectly translated when exported via Pmarcexport to MARC21 MARC-8.

Workflow implications: Some exported characters cannot be displayed outside of Voyager.

Replication steps:
Open Cataloging client.
Options > Preferences > Mapping > Expected Character Set of Imported Records to MARC 21 UTF-8.
Cataloging > Record -> Import -> From new file -> one of the attached .bib records-> save to DB > note BibID.
On server,
/m1/voyager/voydb/sbin/Pmarcexport -rB –mR –aM
Enter range as the newly created BibID:
MARC ID range [0000000-0000000]? BibID-BibID

Note warning:

Record Type: BIB
Export Mode: Range of MARC IDs
Export Target:
Output File Name: /m1/voyager/xxxdb/rpt/marc.exp.YYYYMMDD.HHSS

(# = 100 records)
EXPORTING...

WARN Record XXXX translation error=...


#...COMPLETED

Records written to Output File: 1

Workaround: Export records to a different character set than MARC21 MARC8.

Other information: Other –a flags such as –aV, aR, and –aO produce no warning.

Resolution:
Fixed in Voyager 8.2.2.

• Article last edited: 3/18/2015