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How
to use PocketCites for Windows with Reference Manager
Transferring records from Reference Manager to JFile
You first need to export your bibliography from Reference Manager.
To convert a file exported in Reference Manager to JFile, simply click the EndNote to JFile button, select the file, and the conversion will begin. A dialog will appear that shows conversion progress. The resulting JFile database is placed in the "Install" folder you specified in Settings. If you've set this folder as your Palm Install folder and have correctly set the HotSync ID, the database will be installed automatically on your next HotSync. The database will be called <RM-FileName> in JFile.
Transferring records from JFile to Reference Manager
To convert a PocketCites JFile database to a file that you can import in Reference Manager, simply click the JFile to EndNote button and select the file. PocketCites will default to the location of the "Palm databases" you've specified in Settings. Normally you would want to set this to your Palm Backup folder. When you've selected a .pdb database file, the conversion will begin. A dialog will appear that shows conversion progress. PocketCites will place a file that you can import in Reference Manager called <RM-FileName.RIS> in the "Import and Export" folder. (See Importing Records from JFile to Reference Manager.) The file produced is in RIS format. See how to import into your bibliographic software.
Truncating fields and converting line feeds:
Due to JFile limitations and oddities in the bibliographic packages, some problems could be encountered if your fields are too long or they contain line feeds. One of the chief functions of PocketCites is to remove line feeds and truncate fields to lengths that JFile can handle. PocketCites will automatically replace line feeds in your import file with "…"
PocketCites will also limit your fields to the length
you specify. Since JFile Pro fields are limited to 4K, the maximum field
length defaults to 3990. You may set them lower if you wish.
Other Settings:
PocketCites for Windows allows you to choose which fields to send to JFile, to define pop-up menus and to set column widths. Choose fields by checking their corresponding boxes. The field names vary depending upon which bibliographic software you are using.
Set pop-up menu and column width preferences by right-clicking on the field names and selecting Properties.
Note that several fields default to pop-up fields the exact ones depend upon which bibliographic software you have selected.
Be very careful changing the Reference Type pop-up
value list, because they must exactly match your bibliographic softwares
reference types. Editing the Reference Type pop-up values is possible but
not recommended.
Try entering some new records into JFile. In general you enter records as you would in any JFile database. Here are a few things to keep in mind however:
Importing Records from JFile to Reference Manager
To get the records you've created in JFile and converted with PocketCites intoReference Manager you should do the following:
Ensure the filter is set to
"RIS.cap" as shown below.
Wooden Brain Concepts also recommends that you both import and export records via a different library than your default library. This way you can avoid unwanted mistakes, unexpectedly truncated fields, etc.
Limitations: