On Sep 24, 2009, at 10:45, Carlos Hernandez wrote: > Dear All, > I have two BibTex files (.bib) and in one of them I updated some > items (publications) while in the other I updated different items > (publications). That is, the same publication may be updated in one > file while not in the other. > > Is there a simple way to merge these two files and to keep the most > recently updated records for each publication in the files? > > I'm looking forward your advice and hints. > > Best regards, > Carlos
Open one file (that has the most recent items), and add the other file as an external file group (you can drag&drop the file on the groups pane below External). Then select this group and choose Merge In External File Group from the contextual menu. You can also import items individually using the Import buttons (they should be disabled when the item is already in your database). However this does not specifically select the most recent items. If you really want to only keep the most recent items you'll have to do some manual work and/or write an AppleScript. A way you can do this is open a new file, and drop both old files on the main table of this new file. Then choose Database > Select Duplicates, and choose Database > New Static Group With Selection. You can then try to sift through the duplicates in that new static group. Note that, when you've got a group selected, you can force items to be deleted from the database by hitting Option-Delete (as opposed to just Delete, which only removes item from the selected group). Christiaan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
