On 07/02/08 18:57, "Tony | "Zearin"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Maxwell, Adam R wrote: >> If you're retrieving data in a format that BibDesk supports natively (e.g. >> BibTeX or RIS), you can use an "External File Group" to read from a URL. >> >> If you're retrieving it in some other format (e.g. XML), it sounds like you >> might want a "Script Group" that reads BibTeX data from standard output of a >> command-line tool or from an AppleScript. I've written a couple of these >> using NSXMLDocument to grab data from RSS feeds, and source is available if >> you want. >> > I just tried the "External File Group" with a test URL. Works like a > charm. Thanks! :) > > The file was in .bib format. To be honest, BibDesk has so many > Import/Export options I haven't yet decided which one would be the best > format to use as a "master" file. RSS would be one attractive option, > since I could use it to populate content for sections of the website, > but I don't know there would be data loss if I used RSS as a master > file. So I tried your recommendation with straight BibTeX for starters. At present, BibTeX is the only lossless file format, although RIS is pretty close. You'll probably have to export a copy in some other format, using a template or one of the built-in export types. > It looks like "External File Group" is read-only. I see that there is > the ability to Import the entries, but then I think that if I edited the > imported file it would be on the local imported file only, right? So it > would not be reflected on the server? Correct. Remote groups (including Bonjour groups) are read-only. > Does BibDesk support something like this, but with Read-Write capability? No, unless you can mount the volume read/write. If you have e.g. ssh access, you could set up a script hook to upload to a server using scp. > Sure, I'd love to take a look at your scripts. Thank you for the > generous offer! http://homepage.mac.com/amaxwell/.Public/compendextobibtex.zip http://homepage.mac.com/amaxwell/.Public/pubmedtobibtex.zip http://homepage.mac.com/amaxwell/.Public/jfm_script.zip First is for pretty generic RSS, though I've only used with Compendex. The second is for PubMed search feeds, and the last is for Journal of Fluid Mechanics update feeds. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
