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Glad I could help. Got a lot of help from code in the forums and it's good my re-massaging of other code works:):)

Fangbeast wrote:ISBNnumber.s = "0552151769"

Do you know that the ISBN number has changed from 10 to 13 digits (EAN)?

Now this ISBN is : "9780552151764"

see at http://www.isbn.org/converterpub.asp

graves wrote:

Fangbeast wrote:ISBNnumber.s = "0552151769"

Do you know that the ISBN number has changed from 10 to 13 digits (EAN)?

Now this ISBN is : "9780552151764"

see at http://www.isbn.org/converterpub.asp

That has nothing to do with how IFSDB works. If a book has the ISBN "0552151769" printed on the jacket, then that is how it is stored. Nobody arbitrarily changes their entire database to suit the EAN numbering scheme.

Only new prints will (maybe?) be printed that way I imagine. Existing books will stay as they are.

Thanks, Fangbeast!

graves wrote:

Fangbeast wrote:ISBNnumber.s = "0552151769"

Do you know that the ISBN number has changed from 10 to 13 digits (EAN)?

Now this ISBN is : "9780552151764"

see at http://www.isbn.org/converterpub.asp

It does not matter. You can search with the ISBN-10 or ISBN-13 either. The IsfDb recongize the "correct" number.
The Fangbeast's code works right.
Just try the codes "0767926021" and "9780767926027" and you will get the "The Da Vinci Code Illustrated Screenplay: Behind the Scenes of the Major Motion Picture".
Regards

Thanos

Fangbeast wrote: Nobody arbitrarily changes their entire database to suit the EAN numbering scheme.

Only new prints will (maybe?) be printed that way I imagine. Existing books will stay as they are.

From Jan,1,2007 the old ISBN-10 isn't valid and ALL publishers have changed their DataBases to new ISBN-13. It's a International Directive from ISBN Agency http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/index.asp.

But ALL of them supports also the accesss from both codes.

Could an Admin please move Mohawk's post to Tips and tricks as it is useful?

@All, could you please not hijaack this post and start your own? Unless it has something specifically to do with the original post, it just fills up the thread with junk that confuses beginners seeking answers.

Split done:
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?t=35419