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 Author: gunga View Messages Posted By gunga
 Posted: Jul 16, 2023 11:01
 Subject: Instructions List
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gunga (2393)

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I have a question about the Instruction database and maybe someone can help me.

I am trying to put together a LEGO instruction library of the sets numbered 9999
and lower. Short of going year by year and writing down all the set numbers
for 5+ decades, is there a way to generate a list from Bricklink that has all
set instructions, in numerical order, starting with set 001-1?

Brickset has a database you can download, but I noticed that it is not correct
- I noticed several errors in the 1xxx range of sets. So I can't trust it.
For example, I have set instructions 1248-1 and their database doesn't list
it.

Another question I have, though it is subject to personal preference, is how
would you sort them? Year? Theme? Numerical Order? Other? I'm leaning
towards year.

Thanks in advance!

Bill
 Author: taxan View Messages Posted By taxan
 Posted: Jul 16, 2023 11:38
 Subject: Re: Instructions List
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In Catalog, gunga writes:
  I have a question about the Instruction database and maybe someone can help me.

I am trying to put together a LEGO instruction library of the sets numbered 9999
and lower. Short of going year by year and writing down all the set numbers
for 5+ decades, is there a way to generate a list from Bricklink that has all
set instructions, in numerical order, starting with set 001-1?

Brickset has a database you can download, but I noticed that it is not correct
- I noticed several errors in the 1xxx range of sets. So I can't trust it.
For example, I have set instructions 1248-1 and their database doesn't list
it.

Another question I have, though it is subject to personal preference, is how
would you sort them? Year? Theme? Numerical Order? Other? I'm leaning
towards year.

Thanks in advance!

Bill

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Instruction No: 1248 Name: Fire Boat
* 		1248-1 Fire Boat
Instructions: Town: Classic Town: Fire
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Jul 16, 2023 12:44
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In Catalog, gunga writes:
  I have a question about the Instruction database and maybe someone can help me.
[…]
Brickset has a database you can download, […]

You can download the BrickLink catalogue: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogDownload.asp
 Author: Huw View Messages Posted By Huw
 Posted: Jul 17, 2023 17:54
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In Catalog, gunga writes:
  Brickset has a database you can download, but I noticed that it is not correct
- I noticed several errors in the 1xxx range of sets. So I can't trust it.
For example, I have set instructions 1248-1 and their database doesn't list
it.

They are not errors as such. We only list those that have been published by LEGO.

Huw