Hi Hayward Thank you for your reply. Your suggestion worked perfectly.
Is there any way yo make the pdf open in a new tab instead? Best regards James. On Wed, 18 May 2022, 21:22 C.S. Hayward, <[email protected]> wrote: > 127.0.0.1 is a loopback address that will address your computer as if it > were something else. If it only works from the computer you’re on, that is > to be expected. Find the IP of the server and use that IP to replace > 127.0.0.1. Note that this may only work from within your local network. > > Sent from ProtonMail for iOS > > > On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 1:54 PM, muiru james <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I got interested in this discussion and tried to attach an a pdf to a > record in koha. (Followed bywater solutions video on > https://youtu.be/mbYgsodcPaU) > > > My pdf cannot however open. I get a request denied from 127.0.0.1. It opens > if I log in from the server but not from any other computer. > > My koha version is 20.11.11 on ubuntu 20.05. > > What am I missing? > > Thanks for your help. > > James > > > > > On Wed, 18 May 2022, 17:19 Caroline Cyr La Rose, < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Heather! > > > > > > Thanks so much for your answer! (I was hoping you would answer because > > you're so knowledgable!) > > > > > > If I understand correctly, $3 is indeed used to specify the library for > > which the link is used, and it is possible to omit $u (as you said, it > > dates back to when stuff would maybe be on cdroms). > > > > > > I tried this in Koha > > > > 856 40 $3 Local periodical computer > > > > > > and the staff interface and OPAC still showed a link. This may be > > because of ind1= 4. I tried with different access methods, including > > ind1 = 7 and 'file' in $2; Koha always shows a link, clickable, but that > > leads nowhere. > > > > > > I also noticed that in the worldcat example for 'Encyclopedia of > > children and childhood', what I assume is in the $z (e.g. '(Unlimited > > Concurrent Users)') is not included in the clickable part of the link. > > Whereas in Koha, if you put something in $z, it will be clickable. > > > > > > I understand it's a very fringe case that 856 would be used for > > electronic resources that are not online (no $u). But to me, only > > $a/$d/$f, $u and $y should be in the clickable part of the link. The > > rest should be regular text. And if there is no $a/$d/$f or $u, there > > should be no link at all (not even the 'Click here'). > > > > > > Maybe I will file a bug in bugzilla and see what others say, unless > > someone else on the mailing list has an opinion. > > > > > > Thank you again! > > > > > > Caroline > > > > > > > > On 2022-05-17 17:16, Hernandez, Heather H wrote: > > > Hi, Caroline-- > > > > > > It's the way that it's supposed to work--if you look at this record on > > > WorldCat.org: > > > http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51900244 > > > You'll see a link that says, "Flint Campus only," etc.--all the links > > > have text indicating authorized users only (text that's been put into > > > the 856 $z). > > > > > > It's supposed to work like that because many places have electronic > > > resources that are available only to authorized users of particular > > > networks. It dates back to when some resources would even be on > > > CDRoms mounted on particular computers/drives that only authorized > > > users could access. > > > > > > For the resource you're describing, if it were my library, I'd do > > > something like: > > > 856 40 $3 Research Center access $u http://... $z Requires staff login > > > > > > They might want, e.g.: > > > 856 40 $3 Local periodical computer > > > 856 40 $3 In-library access only > > > > > > You can use only the $3 if you want, too--we only use that field, and > > > it will display in place of "Click here to access," e.g.: > > > Details for: A dream of seven decades San Francisco's Aquatic Park / › > > > SF Maritime NHP Research Center catalog (bywatersolutions.com) > > > < > > > https://keys.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=35047 > > > > > > > > > I try to always put something into the $3, because "Click here to > > > access" is antiquated, when so many users are tapping on their phones, > > > and in the situation like you describe where not everyone is > > > authorized to access. > > > > > > Cheerio! > > > --h2 > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Ms. Heather Hernandez (she, her, hers) Technical Services Librarian > > > Library catalog: https://keys.bywatersolutions.com/ San Francisco > > > Maritime National Historical Park Research Center 2 Marina Blvd., > > > Bldg. E, 3rd floor, San Francisco, CA 94123-1284 415-561-7032 (office > > > generally M-W, telecommuting Th-F) [email protected] < > > > https://webmail.lmi.net/src/compose.php?send_to=heather_hernandez%40nps.gov > > > > > -- > > Caroline Cyr La Rose, M.S.I. > > Bibliothécaire | Responsable de produit > > > > Tél. : 1-833-465-4276, poste 221 > > [email protected] <mailto: > [email protected]> > > > > INLiBRO | Spécialistes en technologies documentaires | www.inLibro.com > > <http://www.inLibro.com> > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > _______________________________________________ > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

