Re: transfering Reference Manager (DOS) files to Endnote-MAC

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From: Glenn Rosen
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1993 09:05

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  > I have made one attempt by outputting a Reference Manager text file
  > (with the standard field titles- eg AU, TI, etc.), translating the
  > file from DOS to Mac format with Apple-Link, and than loading the
  > file via Endlink as a text file into EndNote (on an acquaintance's
  > machine who owns Endnote and was demoing it for me). Every field
  > transfered fine EXCEPT the journal titles- they were completely
  > blank in the Endnote database- nothing came through. Does anyone
  > else have experience with this problem, or suggestions about a
  > better way to do this?

Using Paperchase, I have found that I have to globally change the default
prefix for journals from 'TA  -' to 'JT  -' before the full journal name will
be imported into the Alternate Journal field. The 'SO -' prefix seems to handle
the importation into the Journal field.

Hope this helps.

Glenn Rosen
gdr@dyslab.bih.harvard.edu

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