Android bar code scanner seems not to use source list

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Android bar code scanner seems not to use source list

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1vladmihaisima
Feb 20, 2019, 4:23 am

Android app version: 1.1.0 (build 25)
Android version: 9.0

Problem: scan book with bar code produces no results although ISBN is found on same source on website

Steps to reproduce:
- on phone: from "Home", "Account", select only one source ("Biblioteca Naţională a României")
- on phone: scan book with bar code - checked that correct ISBN is read by the bar code reader
- on phone: no results are found
- on website: manually add bar code on website and use same source ("Biblioteca Naţională a României")
- on website: book is found - but I do not add it to my collection
- on phone: scan book with bar code
- on phone: book is now found!!

Based on the above maybe the app always uses only overcat (and a manual website search would add the book to overcat).

Please advise if there is any way to use the app.

2vladmihaisima
Edited: Feb 20, 2019, 4:37 am

(probably Murphy's law as soon as you click post you find a similar bug report). For the reference:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/303906 (other bug)
https://www.librarything.com/topic/302878#6741558 (original report)

Note: not 100% sure they are the same bug, but they look similar anyhow.

3lorax
Feb 21, 2019, 9:42 am

Pretty sure this is a known issue as reported in the second thread you link to.

4lorannen
Feb 21, 2019, 1:37 pm

Closing this as a duplicate, per >2 vladmihaisima: and >3 lorax: