[Refdb-users] Field math advice

[Daniel O'D. <dan...@ul...>]

Hi all,

A question:

In adding legacy data to my refdb database, I have inconsistencies in
the way end page numbers are represented: they can show up in any of the
following formats:

a) 323-324
b) 323-24
c) 323-4

I think I'd prefer (a), because the others can all be derived from it.
What I'd been thinking of doing was trying to extract the records that
are in the form (b) or (c) and then manually correct them (if somebody
has a better idea, I'd love to hear it).

To find the ones I wanted, I thought I'd use something like this:

refdbc: getref :EP:<:SP:

But this clearly isn't doing what I'm expecting, as here are my first
three results (of hundreds); ideally of these three, only the first
should show up; the second one in the list actually has an EP that is
larger than SP, though it isn't showing up in the output:

ID*:1 (1992)
Key: ABRAHAM1992
Abraham,Lenore
Cædmon's Hymn and the Geþwærnysse (fitness) of things
American Benedictine Review 43:331-44

ID*:5 (1998)
Key: SZARMACH1998
Szarmach,Paul E.
Anthem: Auden's Caedmon's Hymn

in: Utz,Richard J., Shippey,T.A., Workman,Leslie J., University of
Sydney, Centre for Medieval Studies(ed.), Medievalism in the modern
world essays in honour of Leslie J. Workman; part of: Making the Middle
Ages
Series Volume: v. 1pp. 329-340


Any suggestions?

-d

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