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Update fileds based on DOI

Asked by Fabio

Would it be possible to update fields in an entry using the DOI ? Everything else (except the bibtexkey) would be either overwritten or merged with the new up to date information
Thanks

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Ryo IGARASHI (rigarash) said : 		#1

Hi, Fabio,

Thank you for using jabref-ads. Sorry for the late reply; I have been busy these days.

What do you mean by 'update fields'? Do you mean that the jabref-ads plugin should check the whole entries in the database when you enter the DOI in order to merge or overwrite the entry to the up-to-date one?

If so, the current code does not allow to do this, unfortunately.

However, if you just overwrite the entry, the latest Jabref (2.8.1) release has 'Find duplicate' feature so that you can:
1. Enter DOI and fetch new entry from ADS and save
2. Use 'Find duplicate' and remove old entry
as a workaround.

P.S. Current jabref-ads release (0.3) does not work well with current Jabref release (2.8.1). I will update jabref-ads within 2-3 days.

Best regards,
--
Ryo IGARASHI, Ph.D.
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Fabio (fabio-altomare) said : 		#2

On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Ryo IGARASHI
<email address hidden> wrote:
> Your question #208863 on jabref-ads changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/jabref-ads/+question/208863
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Ryo IGARASHI proposed the following answer:
> Hi, Fabio,
>
> Thank you for using jabref-ads. Sorry for the late reply; I have been
> busy these days.
>
> What do you mean by 'update fields'? Do you mean that the jabref-ads
> plugin should check the whole entries in the database when you enter the
> DOI in order to merge or overwrite the entry to the up-to-date one?

Sometime I want to update the field of an entry using the DOI. This
really is only important when I am working with other people: so I
would liek to update the entry except for the bibtexkey

> However, if you just overwrite the entry, the latest Jabref (2.8.1) release has 'Find duplicate' feature so that you can:
> 1. Enter DOI and fetch new entry from ADS and save
> 2. Use 'Find duplicate' and remove old entry
> as a workaround.

I think that the find duplicate is not smart enough: it looks like it
only checks for the bibtexkey.
I will post to the mailing list in the next few days.

>
> P.S. Current jabref-ads release (0.3) does not work well with current
> Jabref release (2.8.1). I will update jabref-ads within 2-3 days.
>
> Best regards,

Looking forward to the update.
Thanks
Fabio

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