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Would you send me a copy of your Filemaker template?  Thanks.

On Fri, 19 Feb 1993, Joe T. Coohill wrote:

> Those of you who use the Mac may be interested in the following description of
> my use of EndNote Plus as part of my research plan. Actually, the following
> description would apply to anyone who uses a database to take research notes.
>
> I set up a database in FileMaker Pro based on the traditional way that I take
> research notes on index cards. The first field is EN citation, where I type:
> Coohill, 1992, p. 143. I also have a hidden field that adds the necessary
> brackets for EN Plus -
> oohill, 1992, p. 143Y. I created this hidden field
> just so I didn't have to bother with typing the brackets all the time. Within,
> FileMaker Pro, I can also create an automated list of sources to cut down on
> typing, but I haven't done that yet because I simply have too many sources and
> the menu would be enormous, although I may insert the most commonly used
> sources. The rest of the fields are taken up with the research note itself.
> Each record in the database is equivalent to an index card, if you care to
> think of it that way.
>
> I then have a button defined to sort my cards (by the number that I place in
> my "outline" field. I'm a well-organized chap. ;-) ) and export certain fields
> as text. The text file I end up with is an organized first draft of my
> research paper, with the EN citation placed at the end of each "card's" text.
> So, the text might look something like this:
>
> Coohill argues that the debates on the Education Bill of 1870, and the high
> degree of party betrayl displayed by the liberal dissenters, point to an
> emerging "ideology of party," which grew quickly and strongly until 1886.
>
> oohill, 1992, p. 143Y One of the problems with his analysis is that it is
> clear that he's out of his mind and must have been dropped on his head as a
> child.
>
>
> So, when I run the EN Plus through my paper (using the feature that creates
> auto references), it turns all my bracketed citations into full ones.
>
> What all this means is that I only have to type my entry once when taking my
> notes, and don't have to re-type it when writing the draft (since the draft is
> "written" automatically from my database). So, basically what I'm saying is
> that you can save lots of time by having other programs that you use "work"
> with EN Plus. Of course, all my database is doing is exporting text (the
> bracketed citation) which, as far as databases are concerned, could mean
> anything. But EN Plus "reads" that text specially, so it works well.
>
> Now I've got three programs (FM Pro, EN+, and Word)working together! I've very
> happy, and so is my wife (who's also using the database for her MA thesis).
>
> I'd love to hear if anyone out there is interested in this sort of thing, or
> has suggestions for improvement or changes. Also, I'll be glad to send out a
> copy of the database to those of you who use FM Pro 2.0.
>
> -Joe Coohill,UC Santa Barbara