This is one of the reasons BibDesk has the "Open With Temporary Cite Keys" feature. If you search BibDesk's Help for Bookends or check Appendix A, you should find a link to this page:
http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/manual/BibDesk%20Help_7.html#SEC30 On Jun 19, 2008, at 5:06 AM, Christiaan Hofman wrote: > And of course there's nothing anyway can say other than "you obviously > have invalid bibtex" based on this info. You can look at the bibtex > source and try and fix it yourself by double-clicking the entry in the > error panel. > > Christiaan > > On 19 Jun 2008, at 5:51 AM, James Howison wrote: > >> Just to be clear; another program is generating something it calls >> BibTeX that BibDesk can't import? >> >> Probably helpful if you paste in the text it purports is bibtex, it >> sounds like Bookends might be generating faulty bibtex? >> >> On Jun 18, 2008, at 11:38 PM, Shane Eastwood wrote: >> >>> I am getting this error, when exporting Bookends bibliograph in >>> Bibtex >>> format and then dragging to Bibdesk 1.3.12 (v940) window. i am not >>> sure where the problem is coming from. Do you know how to fix the >>> problem? >>> >>> By manually removing the first ',' on the first line of each >>> reference >>> entry, and then dragging into Bibdesk main window resolves the >>> problem >>> it appears. However how can i make it run properly? >>> >>> Please see below: >>> >>> bibliography 26 syntax error found ",", expected one of: >>> number, >>> name (entry type, key, field, or macro name), end of entry ("}" or >>> ")") or quoted string ({...} or "...") >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Shango. >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. >>> It's the best place to buy or sell services for >>> just about anything Open Source. >>> http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Bibdesk-users mailing list >>> Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. >> It's the best place to buy or sell services for >> just about anything Open Source. >> http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php >> _______________________________________________ >> Bibdesk-users mailing list >> Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
