On 8/23/07, Christiaan Hofman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> On 23 Aug 2007, at 10:58 PM, Chris Goedde wrote:
>
> > On Aug 23, 2007, at 3:41 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote:
> >
> >> I just did the following:
> >>
> >> Open optics.bib
> >> Add a new External File Group for Bibliography.bib and select it
> >> Select all items
> >> Choose Database > Merge In External Items.
> >>
> >> It added 4 new items to the Library of optics.bib.
> >>
> >> Also if I select the Bibliography.bib group and choose Database >
> >> Select Duplicates, it finds all but 4 items. Moreover all but 4 of
> >> the Import buttons are disabled.
> >>
> >> Is there anything you see differently?
> >
> > Here's what I do. I'll add a little more detail to make sure we're
> > talking about EXACTLY the same things.
> >
> > Open optics.bib. This has a library of 382 items.
> >
> > Click on the little gear-thingy in the lower-left corner of
> > optics.bib and choose "Add External File Group..." from the menu.
> >
> > Navigate the sheet that appears (using "Choose...") to find
> > Bibliography.bib and choose it. I now have a "Bibliography.bib"
> > external group inside the optics.bib window. It has 127 items in
> > it. They all show up with an "Import" button in the main panel.
> >
> > Choose one of the items in the "Bibliography.bib" group, then hit
> > cmd-A to select them all. They are now all highlighted.
> >
> > Choose Database > Merge In External Items. After this, I now have
> > 509 items in my library, and 127 items in the Last Import group. I
> > can clearly see that there are many duplicates, but for some
> > reason, when I choose "Select Duplicates" Bibdesk just beeps at me.
> >
> > Strange! Suggestions welcome.
> >
> > Chris
>
> Strange indeed. I did exactly the same and ended up with 386 items, 4
> in the Last Import group. When you have the Bibliography group
> (before merging) are the Import buttons enabled (this is best seen
> when you select the items). What version of bibdesk are you using?
>
> Christiaan
And there is yet another alternative that is less strict in determining
duplicates. In the external file group, select duplicates by whatever field
you think is good (like Title, or cite key; select the corresponding
column). Then invert the selection (Edit menu) and merge in the selected
items.
Christiaan
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