Strings in Bibtex files

I tried to import my Bibtex files into Zotero and ended up with the message: "An error occurred while trying to import the selected file. Please ensure that the file is valid and try again." Boiling my file down to one entry I could reproduce the error message with the following file content:

@STRING{JPO = "J. Phys. Oceanogr."}

@Article {Large_jpo_97,
author = {W. G. Large and G. Danabasoglu and S. C. Doney and
J. C. McWilliams},
title = {Sensitivity to surface forcing and boundary layer
mixing in a global ocean model: annual-mean
climatology},
journal = JPO,
year = 1997,
volume = 27,
pages = {2418-2447},
annote = {XX, Global 3D OGCM: NCAR, cited after NSF proposal
00ia}
}

Without the @STRING syntax the import worked. Is this a problem, a bug or my mistake? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

PS: I'm using Zotero 1.0.0b4.r5 under Linux.
  • The problem with @STRING probably means that Zotero doesn't yet support Bibtex macros. Sounds like a bug to me.
  • Has there been any progress solving this @STRING issue? Are there plans to solve it? -> Would be great!
  • Metl

    I haven't heard anything back about this issue - still doesn't work in the latest update.
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