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Obtaining Record Definitions

 
To obtain the definition for any record structure used in M3:
 
1.     Minimize the ReportTool window.
 
2.     Using a simple text editor such as Notepad or WordPad, open the Patrons.ini file (the default path is C:\Program Files\Mandarin M3\Definition).
 
This document and all other .ini files in the Definition folder contain field definitions for all the valid fields in MARC tables for ReportTool. Each field tag is enclosed in brackets; each field definition is preceded by t00=. (A sample Patrons.ini file is shown in Figure 7.15.)
 
NOTE: Within .ini files, t00 contains English terms, t01 contains French, t02 contains Spanish, t03 contains German, and t04 contains Italian.
 
FIGURE 7.15
 
 
3.     On the File menu, click Print, and then close the document.
 
4.     Maximize the ReportTool window.