Given that File_MARC has been around since, what, the late 1950's, why
don't you just slap a 1.0 on it? It's not like anyone isn't using it
because they're waiting for the API to stabilize; we're all using it
regardless.


On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 12:01 AM, Dan Scott <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I hear the maintainer of File_MARC is pretty responsive to questions
> and bug reports. This list might be a good place to raise questions
> about usage; others may be interested.
>
> Was the "random undescriptive exit error" something like the following?
>
> C:\php>pear install File_MARC
> Failed to download pear/File_MARC within preferred state "stable",
> latest release is version 0.7.3, stability "beta", use
> "channel://pear.php.net/File_MARC-0.7.3" to install
> install failed
>
> One of these days that package will make it to 1.0 and the "-beta"
> will no longer be necessary. Or the pear.php.net install instructions
> will include that. Or newer versions of PEAR will be smarter about
> detecting that no stable version is available and automatically offer
> to install the beta.
>
> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 8:18 PM, Riley Childs <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Thanks! I will give it a shot tomorrow
> >
> > Riley Childs
> > Junior and Library Tech Manager
> > Charlotte United Christian Academy
> > +1 (704) 497-2086
> > Sent from my iPhone
> > Please excuse mistakes
> >
> >> On Sep 25, 2013, at 8:14 PM, Ross Singer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >> Try:
> >>
> >> pear install file_marc-beta
> >>
> >> -Ross.
> >>
> >>> On Wednesday, September 25, 2013, Riley Childs wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I have been having some troubles with the installation (some random
> >>> undescriptive exit error)
> >>>
> >>> Riley Childs
> >>> Junior and Library Tech Manager
> >>> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> >>> +1 (704) 497-2086
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>> Please excuse mistakes
> >>>
> >>>>> On Sep 25, 2013, at 7:28 PM, Eric Phetteplace <[log in to unmask]
> <javascript:;>>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I think File_MARC is the standard:
> >>> http://pear.php.net/package/File_MARC/
> >>>>
> >>>> Are there others?
> >>>>
> >>>> Best,
> >>>> Eric
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Riley Childs <[log in to unmask]
> <javascript:;>>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Does anyone know of any good MARC PHP Libraries, I am struggling to
> >>> create
> >>>>> MARC records out of our proprietary database.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Riley Childs
> >>>>> Junior and Library Tech Manager
> >>>>> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> >>>>> +1 (704) 497-2086
> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>> Please excuse mistakes
> >>>
>



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Bill Dueber
Library Systems Programmer
University of Michigan Library