Dear Ed: Your problem is easy to solve. Be not afraid! You need to add a label to each reference in Endnote; afterwards, export it to a Bibtex file.
When you enter Endnote, open a reference in your Endnote library. Scroll down and you will see a field titled "Label." The label will become the Bibtex key in your .bib file when you export to the .bib file. The Bibtex key is important because it is the reference's unique identifier. Without it, the .bib entry for a particular reference is incomplete and unrecognizable for processing. For a reference like Nahm, A.C. (1996). Korea: Tradition & Transformation, Seoul, Hollym International Corp. I would make the label Nahm1996 (no spaces). Unfortunately, you will have to make labels for the entire library you want to export. This can be time consuming; however, you will get into the habit of entering a label when you enter new references to Endnote in the future. If you plan to export references from Endnote to Bibtex format often, then I recommend that you make your the label field display in your Endnote library window. You can adjust this in Endnote's settings. Be careful with prolific writers that publish more than once in the same year. Expanding my example above, I would make these types of labels like the following: Nahm1996a, Nahm1996b, Nahm1996c, etc. After you have made all of your labels, export the library and you will see all of the references. Try exporting one reference in the manner I have described and you will understand how it works. This took me several hours to figure out on my own. I had nobody to help me and the documentation was scarce, but I am glad to help you. Peace be with you and good luck! Sincerely, Jeremy M. Kritt Seoul National University of Technology Seoul, South Korea On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Ed Sykes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Running: Windows XP, EndNote X1 > I'm trying to export from EndNote to BibTeX format using their output style > file. > > The most recent BibTeX output style can be found here: > > http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyledetail.asp?SORT=0&PAGE=3&METH=0&DISC=none&JOUR=none&BSRT=none&FF1=none&FF2=none&FF3=none&CITE=none&DKEY=714200664457JBA > > When I import it into LyX I point it to the exported .bib file but when I > try to add a citation there are no records to choose from. > > Anyone else encountered this problem? > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Cheers, > Ed Sykes > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/EndNote-X1-BibTeX-output-and-LyX-tp17636893p17636893.html > Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >
