Run Script
Scripts are available to help you to edit entire groups (hit lists) of records at once. It is possible to use a script to help you to make changes to every record in a Calm database if required.
There are scripts available to help you to carry out various procedures including:
- Change the case of text in a specified field on records in a hitlist
- Find and report on duplicate RCNs on records in a hitlist
- Find, report on and change duplicate RCNs on records in a hitlist
- Copy text from one specified field to another specified field on records in a hitlist, or on all records in a database
- Add text to a specified field on records in a hitlist
- Swap the text in the RefNo field for the text in the AltRefNo field, and vice versa, on catalogue records in a hitlist.
Script files are available to download from the portal section of the Axiell website. Downloaded scripts should be saved in the Cmd folder in the Archive folder in your DScribe folder. On network configurations (client/server) this means the Cmd folder on the server.
If you have Administrator rights (set in the Security database), you can run downloaded script files as follows:
- Click the Run Script option from the File drop-down menu, a dialogue box is displayed
- Enter the name of the script you have downloaded and wish to run, click OK
- You may be presented with a list of instructions to follow, depending on the script. Follow any instructions, entering data as required
Please Note that it is advisable to practise running scripts on a small number of records first, to ensure that the script has the desired effect, before using it to edit a large hit list of records.