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RE: SV: Copy the RefID into another field
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Author: Becky Skidmore
Posted: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:30:00 -0800
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I think the only way to do this easily is to create a new database and
export the current contents in RIS.cap format. Then you'd create a new
RIS import filter that maps the current ID to a new field (the easiest
would be to have it map to one of the user-defined fields that you are
not using).
I don't use the Author/Year method for assigning IDs but I'm assuming
that these will all re-assign appropriately during the import. The
alternative is to create a new database and first copy over the records
that now follow the author/year format. Then select the records that
used the old ID# format, export them, and import them into the same
database, using the new filter for mapping the temp ID.
Becky Skidmore
Information Specialist
CCOHTA
-----Original Message-----
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"Peter.Malling"
Sent: December 1, 2005 7:35 PM
To: "RIS-List"
Subject: <RefMan> SV: <RefMan> Copy the RefID into another field
I'm not exactly sure if this answers your problem, but if the problem is
that RefID is read-only, you can make it editable by disabling
Tools|Options|Reference Edit|Assign Reference ID.
Peter.
> 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?
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