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Re: Copy the RefID into another field
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Author: Mariël Volckaert
Posted: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:30:00 -0800
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Hello Rainer
I think I have a solution for your RefId (copy)problem ... You can't solve it in Reference Manager, because you can't copy or move the RefId field into another field.
So, I propose you try next steps:
LAUNCH REFERENCE MANAGER
1 Make a new RM database
2 Choose Tools/Options/ and change the Reference ID Assignment Mode into 'Authors,primary + Date,primary'.
3 Open the old database
4 Choose File/Export
5 In the dialog, you choose the RIS-format and you select 'all files'.
LAUNCH WORDPAD or NOTEPAD
1 Open the txt-file you saved in step 5.
2 Choose Edit/Replace
3 The 'Replace' dialog appears.
4 In the 'Find' box, you enter following data:
ID -
Which means: ID space space dash
In the 'Replace' box, you enter following data:
U1 -
Which means: U1 space space dash
5 Click the 'Replace all' button
6 Save the txt-file and close WordPad/NotePad
ACTIVATE REFERENCE MANAGER
1 Choose File/Import Text File
2 The 'Import Text File' dialog appears
2 In the 'Database' box you select the new empty RM database
3 In the 'Filter' box you select the RIS filter
4 In the 'Text file' box you select the txt file you saved in WordPad/NotePad
5 Click the 'Import' button.
Now all your imported references have an 'Authors+Date' Identification. The original numerical identification has been copied into the UserDef field.
I tried this procedure, and it worked.
Success!
Met vriendelijke groet - Best regards - Cordialement Mariël Volckaert www.ResearchSoftware.nl | mailto: "mariel" www.esdnow.com | mailto: "info"
On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:15:00 -0800
Rainer.M.Krug "rkrug" wrote:
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> Hi
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> I want to switch from numerical RefID to the AuthorYear principle, but
> I have to keep the number as many articles are already filed with the
> RefID and I don't want to change that at the moment.
> I found the "Move Field", but I can't do it as I can't delete the
> RefID ("Copy Field" only copies one value into all records). Any ideas
> on how I can copy the field values?
>
> Rainer
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