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Bookends 1.1 Bug Warning
The new version of Bookends (a HyperCard stack for bibliography maintenance) 
has a serious bug with its ability to import files downloaded from the 
Medline/Medlars databases. This happens when the records are downloaded with 
the normal "print (prt)" option where the Source field (SO) contains Journal, 
year & month, volume and pages.  If the year does not have a trailing space 
then all sorts of aberrant imports are made.  Most obviously, large chunks of 
the record are deleted, information from the subsequent record is included in 
an aberrant fashion with the previous record and some records will be skipped 
entirely.  All this behaviour disappears if a trailing space is placed behind 
the year in the "offending" records.  This bug is being reported to the 
manufacturers, Sensible Software.  As the import of Medline/Medlars files is 
carried out by an XFCN, no easy fix is available.  Until an upgrade is issued, 
return to only importing Medline/Medlars files that have been created in the 
"print detailed" format.
This bug was discovered while downloading files from the National Library of 
Australia MEDLINE/MEDLARS service and it is possible that this library uses 
different software to that in the US. 
Despite this bug and the hours I have wasted tracking it down, I like Bookends 
and will continue to recommend it.

Ian McCauley 
Biological Sciences
Murdoch University
Murdoch WA 6150
Australia
ACSNET:   i_mccauley@vaxa.uwa.oz