Why on private email? This is a learning forum. If the instructions that Christiaan gave were unclear fair enough, but just saying you don't understand puts all the onus on someone else to work out which step you might be having trouble with. At least work through the instructions and explain which part didn't make sense (and what you tried as you tried to make sense of it).
Hell, make a screencast that shows the steps not working, put a little effort in and you'll get a lot back. Just don't act as though private instructions tailored just to you are the point of the list. </overreaction> On Jun 17, 2008, at 6:25 PM, Daniele Pontillo wrote: > Sorry Christiaan > I get to understand your theoretical explanation but probably you're > just a bit too concise for practical purposes. I.e.: could you give > me step by step instructions on my private email if you have some > spare time? > thanks > > Il giorno 18/giu/08, alle ore 00:18, Christiaan Hofman ha scritto: > >> >> On 18 Jun 2008, at 12:11 AM, Daniele Pontillo wrote: >> >>> I understand what you mean but I don't know how to do that >>> >> >> You understand or you don't. You don't know how to do what? >> >> Christiaan >> >>> Il giorno 17/giu/08, alle ore 23:58, Christiaan Hofman ha scritto: >>> >>>> Be aware that Database Find & Replace works on the literal >>>> expression in the field. So I guess this particular name is not >>>> included exactly in this form, perhaps as "F. White" instead. The >>>> best way to fix a name is probably to look it up in any item, >>>> double-click the name in the little name table in the detail >>>> window. You then get a window for that author, where you can >>>> change the name for all publications that contain it. You can >>>> also choose Author as the grouping field, and edit the name in >>>> the group table. >>>> >>>> Christiaan >>>> >>>> On 17 Jun 2008, at 11:49 PM, Daniele Pontillo wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi! >>>>> I am trying to replace a wrong first name initial in the author >>>>> field of my database, with no success. >>>>> Example >>>>> White, F. and Black, R and Doe, J. and Harris, B. >>>>> I'd like to change the F. >>>>> My steps: >>>>> edit-find-database find and replace. >>>>> field: author >>>>> find: White, F. >>>>> replace: White, G >>>>> >>>>> no success (it says nothing found) >>>>> thanks >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Daniele Pontillo >>>>> Chief, Echo Lab, Cardiology, Belcolle Hospital >>>>> Strada Sanmartinese, Viterbo, Italy 01100 >>>>> Work: +39 0761 339424 >>>>> Mobile: +39 3383734157 >>>>> Home: +39 0761 834051 >>>>> http://www.danpont.it >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. >>>>> It's the best place to buy or sell services for >>>>> just about anything Open Source. >>>>> http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php_______________________________________________ >>>>> Bibdesk-users mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. >>>> It's the best place to buy or sell services for >>>> just about anything Open Source. >>>> http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php_______________________________________________ >>>> Bibdesk-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users >>> >>> Daniele Pontillo >>> Chief, Echo Lab, Cardiology, Belcolle Hospital >>> Strada Sanmartinese, Viterbo, Italy 01100 >>> Work: +39 0761 339424 >>> Mobile: +39 3383734157 >>> Home: +39 0761 834051 >>> http://www.danpont.it >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. >>> It's the best place to buy or sell services for >>> just about anything Open Source. >>> http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php_______________________________________________ >>> Bibdesk-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. >> It's the best place to buy or sell services for >> just about anything Open Source. >> http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php_______________________________________________ >> Bibdesk-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users > > Daniele Pontillo > Chief, Echo Lab, Cardiology, Belcolle Hospital > Strada Sanmartinese, Viterbo, Italy 01100 > Work: +39 0761 339424 > Mobile: +39 3383734157 > Home: +39 0761 834051 > http://www.danpont.it > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php_______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. 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