It shouldn't be a problem so long as you string quote the author field, like this:
"auth 1, auth 2", journal X, ... "auth 3", journal Y, ... The parser is smart enough to know that everything between quotes is one field. Dan. 2009/7/2 Martien <martien.van.steenber...@gmail.com>: > > I have tried CSV import and it works. However, having multiple authors > (for the same publication) separated by commas give confusing results > since the number of fields may vary. That's why I researched XML-based > import. But that's too cumbersome for someone like me with > insufficient XML skills and tools. > > On Jun 30, 5:52 pm, Yaron Koren <yaro...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> The only real suggestion I have is to use CSV import instead of XML - it's >> much simpler and has none of the formatting problems that you're >> experiencing. Actually, at this point I don't know that the XML-import >> feature has any real benefit... >> >> -Yaron >> >> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Martien <martien.van.steenber...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> > wrote: >> >> > Hi Yaron, >> >> > Short question: >> >> > Is there an easy way to import serveral hundred BibTeX entries into an >> > Publication/Author SMW? >> >> > I am exploring the XML import from Data Transfer, but rather than >> > reinventing the wheel, I just wonder if someone has done this before. >> >> > I'm running into some language differences too. My SMW is in Dutch and >> > so refers to "Pagina's" rather than "Pages". Not sure if the single >> > quote (') is correct in XML. >> >> > It would be of much help if I have a samle XML file that include the >> > fields as specified in: >> >> >http://aardnoot.nl/Sjabloon:Auteur >> >http://aardnoot.nl/Sjabloon:Publikatie >> >> > Succes en plezier, >> >> > Martien. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Semantic Forms" group. To post to this group, send email to semantic-forms@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to semantic-forms+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/semantic-forms?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---