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en:user_advanced:z3950 [2020/11/11 23:35] – [Using the Z39.50 client] kjdonen:user_advanced:z3950 [2020/11/16 20:23] – [Download through Z39.50] kjdon
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 See the [[en:user:download|download]] page for general information on downloading records through Greenstone.  See the [[en:user:download|download]] page for general information on downloading records through Greenstone. 
  
-Greenstone can download records from a specified Z39.50 server from the GLI (from the Download panel) or the command line (using the ''downloadfrom.pl'' script). Either way, you are presented with five options: +Greenstone (2 and 3) can download records from a specified Z39.50 server from the GLI (from the Download panel) or the command line (using the ''downloadfrom.pl'' script). Either way, you are presented with five options: 
  
 ^Argument^Description^ ^Argument^Description^
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 If downloading via the command line, a folder containing the files will be downloaded into the directory from which you run the script (unless the ''-cache_dir <full-path-to-folder>'' option is set). If downloading via the command line, a folder containing the files will be downloaded into the directory from which you run the script (unless the ''-cache_dir <full-path-to-folder>'' option is set).
 +
 +To see the script options, run
 +<code>
 +downloadfrom.pl -h   (shows the general downloading options)
 +downloadfrom.pl -download_mode Z3950 -h  (shows the specific options for Z3950 mode)
 +</code>
 +
 +A sample command might be
 +<code>
 +downloadfrom.pl -download_mode Z3950 -host lx2.loc.gov -port 210 -database LCDB_MARC8 -find "snails" -max_records 10
 +</code>
 +
 +This will make a folder called lx2.loc.gov in the folder that you ran the command from, containing a MARC file with your result records.
  
 As the files downloaded via Z39.50 are in MARC format, they can be processed by [[en:plugin:MARCPlugin|MARCPlugin]], which must be included in the collection plugin list.  As the files downloaded via Z39.50 are in MARC format, they can be processed by [[en:plugin:MARCPlugin|MARCPlugin]], which must be included in the collection plugin list. 
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   * The ''gsdlsite.cfg'' file needs to be copied from the cgi-bin directory to the directory you are running z3950server from. Check that the 'gsdlhome' entry is valid. The other entries don't matter.   * The ''gsdlsite.cfg'' file needs to be copied from the cgi-bin directory to the directory you are running z3950server from. Check that the 'gsdlhome' entry is valid. The other entries don't matter.
   * Before running the server, set up your Greenstone environment in the terminal by running the following in your top level Greenstone directory:   * Before running the server, set up your Greenstone environment in the terminal by running the following in your top level Greenstone directory:
-<TABAREA tabs="Greenstone3,Greenstone2"> +Linux/Mac
-<TAB>Linux/Mac +
-<code> +
-source gs3-setup.bash +
-</code> +
-Windows +
-<code> +
-gs3-setup.bat +
-</code></TAB> +
-<TAB>Linux/Mac+
 <code> <code>
 source setup.bash source setup.bash
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 <code> <code>
 setup.bat setup.bat
-</code></TAB> +</code> 
-</TABAREA>+
   * By default, the server listens on localhost:9999. To change the port or address, run   * By default, the server listens on localhost:9999. To change the port or address, run
 <code> z3950server tcp:server-name:port-num</code> <code> z3950server tcp:server-name:port-num</code>
en/user_advanced/z3950.txt · Last modified: 2023/03/13 01:46 by 127.0.0.1