Re: Converter API available?

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3 total messages Started by NR Phillips Mon, 15 Nov 1993 09:55

#1346

Author: NR Phillips
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1993 09:55

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> I have a
> good Mac programmer here who can help me, and I will release the
> resulting module to the world. Tips?

Don't know how easy it will be, but I'm interested in doing something similar
for the PC - my ideal would be to be to allow users to write some kind of
configuration file to specify the labels that will be found in the downloaded
file (we also have at least one database with Author:, Title: etc., but there
are others). I'll do you a swap if it every happens!

Nick

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Re: Converter API available?

#1355

Author: Danny J. Blubaugh
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1993 00:39

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I subscribe to Reference Update, which will write a file in Medline format.
I wrote a short BASIC program that converts the file into Refer format for
loading into EndNote.  I use a MAC, but it is much easier to program the
IBM.  Hence, I have Reference Update write a file on the MAC.  I then
use the standard Apple File Exchange to transfer the file to an
IBM-formatted diskette.  I put the diskette in the IBM, run my little
BASIC program, bring the diskette back to the MAC and use Apple File
Exchange to transfer the file onto the MAC, then import the references
into EndNote.  It takes about 5 minutes altogether.  I'll be happy to send
the program to anyone interested in it (e-mail me at blubaugh@cc.usu.edu).
With a little modification, one could use it to convert other formats as
well.

Re: Converter API available?

#1368

Author: Peter Heifetz
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 15:18

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In article <1993Nov17.003950.25377@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>,
anon01ae@nyx.cs.du.edu (Danny J. Blubaugh) wrote:

> I subscribe to Reference Update, which will write a file in Medline format.
> I wrote a short BASIC program that converts the file into Refer format for
> loading into EndNote.  I use a MAC, but it is much easier to program the
> IBM.  Hence, I have Reference Update write a file on the MAC.  I then
> use the standard Apple File Exchange to transfer the file to an
> IBM-formatted diskette.  I put the diskette in the IBM, run my little
> BASIC program, bring the diskette back to the MAC and use Apple File
> Exchange to transfer the file onto the MAC, then import the references
> into EndNote.  It takes about 5 minutes altogether.  I'll be happy to send
> the program to anyone interested in it (e-mail me at blubaugh@cc.usu.edu).
> With a little modification, one could use it to convert other formats as
> well.



Why go through all this when you can use EndLink to import the
Medline-formatted RefUpdate text files directly? 

-- 
Peter Heifetz
Duke University Department of Botany

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