PocketCites for Windows™ Wooden Brain Concepts   woodenbrain@kagi.com http://beam.to/woodenbrain Windows version by Jon Trinder pcw@ninelocks.co.uk

Description:

If you use a bibliography package and have a Palm, you've probably wished there was a way to either bring specific citations with you to the library on your Palm, or enter citations on your Palm to later upload to the PC. With PocketCites for Windows, you can do exactly this. PocketCites for Windows is a Windows application which converts files exported from various bibliographic programs by ISI  ResearchSoft into JFile databases and back again to files which can be imported in your PC software.

PocketCites for Windows supports these bibliographic programs

•     EndNote  Version 3 and above
•     Reference Manager Version 9 and above
•     ProCite Version 5 and above.

Update Notes:
 

August 2001 Version 1-3 (For JFile 5). Please report bugs to any bugs to Jon Trinder.

Download:

Download PocketCites for Windows here.

Index

Requirements

Operation

Install & Setup

Using PocketCites with EndNote

Using PocketCite with Reference Manager

Using PocketCites with ProCite

Shareware

Version History

PocketCites for Windows is a stand-alone application which works with EndNote, Reference Manager, ProCite and JFile. It requires:

On the PC:

• EndNote 3.0 or greater (previous versions may also work but are not supported) or
• Reference Manager 9.x or
• ProCite 5.x

• Palm Desktop for Windows

• JFile v5.0 or greater (formerly JFile Pro)

Distribution:

Shareware: $15-30, sliding scale. (see below)

Operation:

PocketCites for Windows is a utility for converting exported EndNote, Reference Manager or ProCite records to JFile databases and JFile databases back to files than can then be imported in EndNote,Reference Manager or ProCite. While not a true conduit, PocketCites provides easy two-way conversion between JFile and  import & export files from your bibliographic software.

Operation varies slightly depending on which bibliographic software you use. Please see the relevant sections later.

Initial Setup:

To install PocketCites for Windows, follow these instructions.

We will assume that all the required software mentioned above has already been installed.

In Windows:

1. Launch the self-extracting archives, which will create a PocketCites folder in C:\Program Files\
2. The PocketCites folder contains:
• PocketCites.exe (the application)
• Jconv5.exe (a helper application provided by Land-J)
• EndNote folder containing two export styles for EndNote 3 & 4
• Register Application
• This documentation in its own folder
• ReadMe.txt - Latest release notes please read it!
3. Note that two EndNote export styles are located in the EndNote folder. One is for EndNote 3.0 and the other for EndNote 4.0.
4. If you use EndNote move the appropriate PocketCites export style to the corresponding styles folder.

In EndNote 3.0, use C:\Program Files\EndNote\Styles\Export folder. In EndNote 4 use C:\…\EndNote 4\Styles folder.

In PocketCites:

• Launch the PocketCites.exe application. Necessary supporting files and directories, including an Import and Export Folder, will be created within the PocketCites folder.

• Select the mode option and select which bibliographic package you use.

• Select the Settings option and set your preferred folders as follows:

1. EndNote Import/Export: The "Import and Export" folder for files coming from and going to EndNote. (This will be shown as Ref.Manager, ProCite or EndNote depending on the mode setting(see above)
2. Palm Install: The location of your Palm Install directory (PocketCites for Windows will put .pdb files here)
3. Incoming Palm Files: the location of your Palm Backup directory (HotSync'ed databases from the Palm are kept here)

 
 
1. If you want PocketCites to automatically install databases on your Palm on your next HotSync, set your Palm HotSync ID number. There are two ways to determine your Palm HotSync ID number.
1. Refer to your Palm device. Enter the following on your Palm:
1. A shortcut symbol (A fish standing on its tail)
2. A "." (i.e. two taps in the character or number area)
3. A "4" in the numeric area.
4. The palm will then pop-up your HotSync name and number. You may have to do this more than once because it pops up quickly!
2. Use the RegEdit Utility that comes with Windows (see this sample dialog box):
1. Install a valid .prc or .pdb file using the Palm desktop Install tool (but do not HotSync)
2. Launch RegEdit.exe [either in your Start Menu or in C:\Windows]
3. Browse to this path:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\U.S. Robotics\Pilot Desktop\HotSync Manager
4. Look for the Keyname "Install####".
5. The #### is your HotSync ID number. In the sample, it is 7044.
2. Set other preferences from the main screen. (See Settings section below.) You may change field truncation values and select which fields you wish to appear in JFile by (un)checking the boxes. By right-clicking on the field name, you may change other settings such as pop-up menus and column widths in JFile.

Shareware:

This software is offered as Shareware. Although Wooden Brain Concepts would like to distribute it as freeware, considerable effort has been put into this project when both developers should be working on their Ph.D. projects. We would thus very much appreciate some minimal compensation. Jon Trinder agreed to develop a Windows version of PocketCites mainly because of demand from Windows users for a Windows version of what had been only a Mac product.

This is a fully functional version, except that it has a built-in nag screen, and you have to respond to the reminder each time you convert files. Once you have paid, Wooden Brain Concepts will e-mail you a Shareware Code to disable the nag screen. You can access the registration dialog via the About option.

Various site-license and world-wide license arrangements are also available.

Thank you!

Note: PocketCites for Windows is slightly more expensive than the Mac version (EndNote only) because it requires no additional for-fee supporting software, whereas the Mac version relies on several other components.

Disclaimer:

Wooden Brain Concepts cannot be held responsible for any damage this software may do to your data, to your computer, to your sanity, to your appetite, or anything else. Using this software constitutes an agreement to these terms.

Limitations:

1. 10,000 records maximum
2. Record size limited to 32K (per record)
3. Popups can contain no more than 100 items (and approx 2000 characters).
4. The files are unique to the bibliographic software you are using. ie If a JFile was created in EndNote it can only be used with EndNote etc

Thanks to John Lehett and Land-J for JFile file structure technical information and for permitting the distribution of Jconvpro.exe with PocketCites for Windows and to ISI Researchsoft for great software and supplying technical information during the developement of PocketCites for Windows.

Troubleshooting & Technical Help:

Technical support will be offered only to registered users directly by the Windows developer, Jon Trinder. General inquires and sales questions should be addressed to woodenbrain@kagi.com.

Version History

v1.3: August, 2001

v1.0: Septembe 2000