On 15 Jan 2008, at 6:13 PM, Holger Frauenrath wrote: > Hi Adam, > >> If your files are already in the correct location as a matter of >> course, you may want to disable part of AutoFile (uncheck "File >> papers automatically"). Then you can drag-and-drop the PDF onto >> the reference from SciFinder, and you'll have a link to that file >> without moving the file. > > Well, I knew that I could do this manually for one file at a time. > For a larger number of files, it would be nice to have *some* > solution along the lines of "drop a number of files onto BibDesk, > check if references with citekeys = filenames exist and link them" ... > > This could, fo course, be an Applescript solution as well (in short): > > * select references, check whether files exist and link (i.e., the > way the old AppleScript worked) > * select PDF files, check if references with citekeys = filenames > exist and link > * scan Literature folder for orphaned files (beginning of filename = > citekey, but no link exists) and link > >> This is big drama as far as I'm concerned, since it should never >> happen as described. I'd like to know more details: >> >> - what did you do in the interface >> - what didn't work (what did you expect to see) >> - you have /no/ linked files? >> - what type of volume are the files stored on? (local drive, >> FireWire drive, NFS/AFP/SMB?) > > The problem is, I guess, I was a DAU (dümmster anzunehmender User = > the most stupid user that you as the developer has to assume to be > using the software). I don't know exactly what I did. Basically this: > I opened a reference file (containing all links to files in "local- > url"), got a warning because my citekeys were not unique, clicked > "ok" and opened the file nonetheless, then chose "convert ..." (with > default options). I was expecting to see my linked files in "Local > Field" (and the PDF preview). But all "local-url" and "local-field" > fields are empty. >
Are you saying also your Local-Url fields are empty? How did this happen? Bibdesk does not remove them with the default options. Christiaan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
