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Chapter 18 Exporting patron records
This chapter contains general information about exporting patron records,
discusses what you'll need to get ready, and provides instructions on how to
export patron records.
About exporting patron records
The Export Patrons option allows you to clean up" your patron database at the end
of a school year, send patron records to another school within a district, or allow
districtwide access to patron records. Schools within a district can then share patron
records, even those exported from different platforms (such as Windows, Macintosh,
or DOS). By using the search and replace" option of a text editor, you can globally
update your exported files and reimport them into your database, allowing global
updates not found in the Patron Maintenance Global Update functions.
Note:
Bar Tender can read exported patron files, allowing you to print your own
barcodes using Bar Tender. See Appendix G, The Bar Tender," for
additional information on using Bar Tender with Circulation Plus and
Catalog Plus.
Before you begin exporting records, decide whether you want to export your
data to your hard drive or to floppy disk.
Make sure you have enough floppies to handle your exported patron records.
The actual amount of space required for patron records can vary, based on how
much patron data you actually record in the records. A 3.5" disk should hold
approximately 4,000 patron records.