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Copy the RefID into another field
Author: Rainer M Krug    Posted: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:15:00 -0800
Hi 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

SV: Copy the RefID into another field
Author: Peter Malling    Posted: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 16:35:00 -0800
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?

Re: Copy the RefID into another field
Author: Mariël Volckaert    Posted: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:30:00 -0800
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: > > Hi > > 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

RE: SV: Copy the RefID into another field
Author: Becky Skidmore    Posted: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:30:00 -0800
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----- From: "listmaster" "mailto:listmaster" On Behalf Of "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?

RE: Copy the RefID into another field
Author: Linda K    Posted: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:30:00 -0800
If I understand the problem, you need to export your database and then import it into a new one that is structured with author-date, then allocate the old RefID to one of the user-defined fields. DO NOT add the old RefID to "keywords". When they changed how 10+ does searching, it started looking for dates in the keywords field--a real pain in the wazoo!! Caution: I seem to be coming down with something so I may be hallucinating. <g> Karyn Popham UCT 2676A / x9665 Sr. Res. Asst. Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research School of Public Health University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston "Linda.K.Popham" 713-500-9665 -----Original Message----- From: "listmaster" "mailto:listmaster" On Behalf Of Rainer.M.Krug "rkrug" Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 6:15 PM To: "RIS-List" Subject: <RefMan> Copy the RefID into another field Hi 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

Re: Copy the RefID into another field
Author: Rainer M Krug    Posted: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:35:00 -0800
Hi Mariël thanks for the tipe - I did it like that and it worked. Rainer Mariël.Volckaert "mariel" wrote: > 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: > >> Hi >> >> 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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