Yes, the batch importer can be used with the --replace argument. It would require creating the same files/structure as the regular import, so you can change the titles at the same time. This will keep the same handles, assuming that information is available via the "handle" file (just another text file that has one line for the handle, only including prefix/item_number.) For DSpace 1.6.x, this info is better presented in chapter 8.3.3. You can also see the exact files you'd need to create by exporting an item.
B-- >>> On 12/20/2010 at 7:40 AM, in message <c309c260a4cf62418ac9b79b786db6eb429e8b5...@mbxa.exchange.cornell.edu>, George Stanley Kozak <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi... > > I recently added a collection of about 1500 items (all with PDF bitstreams). > The Collection owner contacted me thispast weekend and said that he would > like me to do a mass change of the Titles and would like to replace all of > the PDFs as well (he wants to retain the handles). > > I figure that I can use the batch metdata export/import to change the > titles, but can I use the batch item importer to replace the PDFs? What I'd > have to do is delete the existing PDF of an item and then add a new PDF. > Can that be done with the item importer, or will I have to manually delete > old bitstreams before adding the new ones? > > I've never really encountered a case like this before. > > George Kozak > Digital Library Specialist > Cornell University Library Information Technologies (CUL-IT) > 501 Olin Library > Cornell University > Ithaca, NY 14853 > 607-255-8924 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lotusphere 2011 Register now for Lotusphere 2011 and learn how to connect the dots, take your collaborative environment to the next level, and enter the era of Social Business. http://p.sf.net/sfu/lotusphere-d2d _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
