Re: [Bibdesk-users] RIS import from Wiley InterScience not working

2007-11-02 Thread Christiaan Hofman
The RIS from that site is incomplete, it misses a TY entry  
(publication type). And that is precisely what we use to recognize  
RIS, so BibDesk cannot identify it as RIS. If you can I'd file a bug  
report with them and ask them to correct it in the future (but don't  
hold your breath, as they're commercial).

Christiaan

On 2 Nov 2007, at 2:40 PM, Bertolt Meyer wrote:

 Hi all,

 I am having trouble with importing RIS-formatted citations from Wiley
 InterScience into bibdesk. For example: On this page:

 http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/112417957/ABSTRACT

 I click on Download Citation. On the following page, I select Plain
 Text/Citation/Mac and press ok. Safari then downloads a .RIS-file to
 my Download-Folder. It has a BibDesk-Icon so it is obviously
 associated with it. When I double-click the file in the Finder, an
 empty BibDesk-Window opens and nothing happens. When I open the file
 with a text editor (Smultron), highlight all and Select Bibdesk - Add
 to Bibliography from the Services Menu, nothing happens. What am I
 missing?

 I use BibDesk 1.3.10 on MacOS 10.5.0.

 Thanks for your help,
 Bertolt

 -- 
 Bertolt Meyer
 Oberassistent
 Psychologisches Institut Universität Zürich
 Sozialpsychologie
 Binzmühlestr. 14 / 1, Box 15
 CH-8050 Zürich

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[Bibdesk-users] RIS import from Wiley InterScience not working

2007-11-02 Thread Bertolt Meyer
Hi all,

I am having trouble with importing RIS-formatted citations from Wiley  
InterScience into bibdesk. For example: On this page:

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/112417957/ABSTRACT

I click on Download Citation. On the following page, I select Plain  
Text/Citation/Mac and press ok. Safari then downloads a .RIS-file to  
my Download-Folder. It has a BibDesk-Icon so it is obviously  
associated with it. When I double-click the file in the Finder, an  
empty BibDesk-Window opens and nothing happens. When I open the file  
with a text editor (Smultron), highlight all and Select Bibdesk - Add  
to Bibliography from the Services Menu, nothing happens. What am I  
missing?

I use BibDesk 1.3.10 on MacOS 10.5.0.

Thanks for your help,
Bertolt

-- 
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Oberassistent
Psychologisches Institut Universität Zürich
Sozialpsychologie
Binzmühlestr. 14 / 1, Box 15
CH-8050 Zürich

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Re: [Bibdesk-users] RIS import from Wiley InterScience not working

2007-11-02 Thread Christiaan Hofman
Of course I fully disagree with their remark that the developer  
should be familiar with Wiley. In fact, the problem is not about  
knowing their quirks. The problem is that their broken format does  
not give a way to recognize it as RIS, and distinguish it from some  
similar formats, such as PubMed. They don't add *any* identifying  
characteristic.

Christiaan

On 2 Nov 2007, at 5:06 PM, Bertolt Meyer wrote:

 Hi Christian,

 thanks for your answer. I just chatted with a support guy named Peter
 Phillips at Wiley, I thought you'd might be interested in their not so
 supportive attitude (my favorite is the bit on the software vendor
 supposed to be familiar with wiley):

 --snip--
 [I explain the problem]

 Peter Phillips: You are correct, there is no TY field, but I cannot
 see that we populate this field with any of our citations.
 Peter Phillips: Your software vendor should be familiar with the
 citation format used by Wiley InterScience and should be able to
 supply the correct filters to import our data into their software.
 Bertolt: Well, but the TY field is standard in the RIS specification.
 Maybe other reference managers can handle a missing TY, but bibdesk -
 the most popular BibTeX front end for the Mac - unfortunately cannot.
 The bibdesk developers claim that the TY field is a neccessity for
 proper RIS import (i can forward you their mail if you wish).
 Peter Phillips: We export citations in Plain Text and EndNote format.
 Bertolt: Well actually its RIS and EndNote format, yes.
 Peter Phillips: I will forward your comments onto our developers to
 see if they are aware of the specification you mention.
 Bertolt: Thank you very much. Most kind.
 Peter Phillips: Thank you for using Wiley InterScience Customer
 Support Live Chat.
 You will receive a transcript of this chat by email.
 When we have resolved your query, you will receive another email
 confirming the answer we have supplied.
 --snip--

 My bet is that I will either never hear from them again or that they
 will repeat the claim that software should support their non-TY-
 citations.

 Cheers,
 Bertolt

 Am 02.11.2007 um 15:20 schrieb Christiaan Hofman:

 The RIS from that site is incomplete, it misses a TY entry
 (publication type). And that is precisely what we use to recognize
 RIS, so BibDesk cannot identify it as RIS. If you can I'd file a bug
 report with them and ask them to correct it in the future (but don't
 hold your breath, as they're commercial).

 Christiaan

 On 2 Nov 2007, at 2:40 PM, Bertolt Meyer wrote:

 Hi all,

 I am having trouble with importing RIS-formatted citations from  
 Wiley
 InterScience into bibdesk. For example: On this page:

 http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/112417957/
 ABSTRACT

 I click on Download Citation. On the following page, I select  
 Plain
 Text/Citation/Mac and press ok. Safari then downloads a .RIS-file to
 my Download-Folder. It has a BibDesk-Icon so it is obviously
 associated with it. When I double-click the file in the Finder, an
 empty BibDesk-Window opens and nothing happens. When I open the file
 with a text editor (Smultron), highlight all and Select Bibdesk -
 Add
 to Bibliography from the Services Menu, nothing happens. What am I
 missing?

 I use BibDesk 1.3.10 on MacOS 10.5.0.

 Thanks for your help,
 Bertolt

 -- 
 Bertolt Meyer
 Oberassistent
 Psychologisches Institut Universität Zürich
 Sozialpsychologie
 Binzmühlestr. 14 / 1, Box 15
 CH-8050 Zürich

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Re: [Bibdesk-users] RIS import from Wiley InterScience not working

2007-11-02 Thread Bertolt Meyer
Hi Christian,

thanks for your answer. I just chatted with a support guy named Peter  
Phillips at Wiley, I thought you'd might be interested in their not so  
supportive attitude (my favorite is the bit on the software vendor  
supposed to be familiar with wiley):

--snip--
[I explain the problem]

Peter Phillips: You are correct, there is no TY field, but I cannot  
see that we populate this field with any of our citations.
Peter Phillips: Your software vendor should be familiar with the  
citation format used by Wiley InterScience and should be able to  
supply the correct filters to import our data into their software.
Bertolt: Well, but the TY field is standard in the RIS specification.  
Maybe other reference managers can handle a missing TY, but bibdesk -  
the most popular BibTeX front end for the Mac - unfortunately cannot.  
The bibdesk developers claim that the TY field is a neccessity for  
proper RIS import (i can forward you their mail if you wish).
Peter Phillips: We export citations in Plain Text and EndNote format.
Bertolt: Well actually its RIS and EndNote format, yes.
Peter Phillips: I will forward your comments onto our developers to  
see if they are aware of the specification you mention.
Bertolt: Thank you very much. Most kind.
Peter Phillips: Thank you for using Wiley InterScience Customer  
Support Live Chat.
You will receive a transcript of this chat by email.
When we have resolved your query, you will receive another email  
confirming the answer we have supplied.
--snip--

My bet is that I will either never hear from them again or that they  
will repeat the claim that software should support their non-TY- 
citations.

Cheers,
Bertolt

Am 02.11.2007 um 15:20 schrieb Christiaan Hofman:

 The RIS from that site is incomplete, it misses a TY entry
 (publication type). And that is precisely what we use to recognize
 RIS, so BibDesk cannot identify it as RIS. If you can I'd file a bug
 report with them and ask them to correct it in the future (but don't
 hold your breath, as they're commercial).

 Christiaan

 On 2 Nov 2007, at 2:40 PM, Bertolt Meyer wrote:

 Hi all,

 I am having trouble with importing RIS-formatted citations from Wiley
 InterScience into bibdesk. For example: On this page:

 http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/112417957/ 
 ABSTRACT

 I click on Download Citation. On the following page, I select Plain
 Text/Citation/Mac and press ok. Safari then downloads a .RIS-file to
 my Download-Folder. It has a BibDesk-Icon so it is obviously
 associated with it. When I double-click the file in the Finder, an
 empty BibDesk-Window opens and nothing happens. When I open the file
 with a text editor (Smultron), highlight all and Select Bibdesk -  
 Add
 to Bibliography from the Services Menu, nothing happens. What am I
 missing?

 I use BibDesk 1.3.10 on MacOS 10.5.0.

 Thanks for your help,
 Bertolt

 -- 
 Bertolt Meyer
 Oberassistent
 Psychologisches Institut Universität Zürich
 Sozialpsychologie
 Binzmühlestr. 14 / 1, Box 15
 CH-8050 Zürich

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