If it's one time, you could also use the Match Files features. Have you tried it? As for an AppleScript, there is not really one for this, the whole point is that this is custom (it depends on how you named the files). Ansd AppleScript is suitable t do custom thins. So then you should write one yourself.
Christiaan On 3 Feb 2008, at 7:20 PM, Sama Agahi wrote: > Thanks! > > I was primarily thinking of doing this as a one time thing. So I guess > I need an applescript. Is there any particular one that you can > recommend. > > Best wishes, > Sama > > 3 feb 2008 kl. 18.04 skrev Christiaan Hofman: > >> Two things you could try is AppleScript and Match Files. the question >> is also if you want to automate this for the future or for a one-time >> linking of files. In the former case you could try a script hook. >> >> Christiaan >> >> On 2 Feb 2008, at 3:52 PM, Sama Agahi wrote: >> >>> Dear list members, >>> >>> I am new to BibDesk (appreciating it much so far), and have a >>> question >>> I have been unable to answer on my own. >>> >>> I have a substantial collection of papers and ebooks in a folder. I >>> would like to file them in my bibdesk bibliography. The question is >>> whether there is a way to automate this. Some of the items are >>> informatively named (e.g. 'authorname, YEAR, title.pdf') but not >>> all. >>> (Preferably I would like to end up with all files linked to their >>> respective bibdesk entries.) >>> >>> So far I have been manually putting them into the bibdesk >>> bibliography >>> or, in some cases, importing the citation data from the net and then >>> linking the file manually. >>> >>> Best wishes and many thanks in advance. >>> >>> Sama >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> 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 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
