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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+#script to do some serious catalogue maintainance
+#written 22/11/00
+# by chris@katipo.co.nz
+
+use strict;
+use CGI;
+use C4::Output;
+use C4::Database;
+use C4::Maintainance;
+
+my $input = new CGI;
+print $input->header;
+my $type=$input->param('type');
+my $bi=$input->param('bi');
+my $bib=$input->param('bib');
+my $type=$input->param('type');
+print startpage();
+print startmenu('catalog');
+
+if ($type eq 'change'){
+  my $biblionumber=$input->param('biblionumber');
+  my $dbh=C4Connect;
+  my $query="Select * from biblio where biblionumber=$biblionumber";
+  my $sth=$dbh->prepare($query);
+  $sth->execute;
+  my $data=$sth->fetchrow_hashref;
+  print "Shifting group $bi to biblio $biblionumber<br>
+  Title:$data->{'title'}<br>
+  Author:$data->{'author'}<p>
+  Are you sure?
+  <p>
+  ";
+  print "<a href=/cgi-bin/koha/maint/shiftbib.pl?type=update&bi=$bi&bib=$biblionumber>Yes</a>";
+} elsif ($type eq 'update'){
+  shiftgroup($bib,$bi);
+  print "Shifted";
+} else {
+  print "Shifting Group $bi from biblio $bib to <p>";
+  print "<form action=/cgi-bin/koha/maint/shiftbib.pl method=post>";
+  print "<input  name=bi type=hidden value=$bi>";
+  print "<input type=hidden name=type value=change>";
+  print "<input type=text name=biblionumber><br>";
+  print "<input type=submit value=change></form>";
+}
+print endmenu('catalog');
+print endpage();