Trying to import PDFs from Endnote X4
Thank you for your help. I'm finding it difficult to transfer the PDFs in my Endnote library into Zotero. I tried using the script provided on the following webpage (http://www.zotero.org/support/kb/exporting_from_endnote_with_pdfs), but it's not working for me, because each of my Endnote PDFs is stored in its own subfolder.
For instance, I have a PDF named "00000658-200308000-00003.pdf", which is stored as follows "Endnote PDF Folder/8B4CB5E3d01-1663912065/8B4CB5E3d01.pdf"
When I run the above script, the following:
"internal-pdf://8B4CB5E3d01-1663912065/00000658-200308000-00003.pdf"
is replaced with:
"file://C:\Documents and Settings\...\parent PDF storage folder\00000658-200308000-00003.pdf"
In other words, I lose the unique subfolder associated with the PDF. Hence, Zotero can't find the PDF. Would someone please send some script that addresses this issue if you have it available?
Thanks!
For instance, I have a PDF named "00000658-200308000-00003.pdf", which is stored as follows "Endnote PDF Folder/8B4CB5E3d01-1663912065/8B4CB5E3d01.pdf"
When I run the above script, the following:
"internal-pdf://8B4CB5E3d01-1663912065/00000658-200308000-00003.pdf"
is replaced with:
"file://C:\Documents and Settings\...\parent PDF storage folder\00000658-200308000-00003.pdf"
In other words, I lose the unique subfolder associated with the PDF. Hence, Zotero can't find the PDF. Would someone please send some script that addresses this issue if you have it available?
Thanks!
FIND:
internal-pdf://
REPLACE with:
file://C:/{...}/PDF/
Where {...} is the the link to your Endnote PDF folder beginning with the letter of your drive and usually ending with /PDF/ - with SLASHes instead of BACK SLASHes.
More primitive, but worked perfectly fine for me.
Is this a common occurrence? Is there something I can do to get these PDFs to export that is not manually intensive. If not, than I guess I'm stuck with Endnote, since I have tons of PDFs and most of them are not transferring. I really hoping this is not the case!
I should add that ALL of my PDFs are saved as "File Attachments" in Endnote.
Where are all your PDFs stored? Are they stored in the PDF folder of your Endnote Library or scattered all over your HDD? Depending how they are stored, the links to the files will be recorded differently. They will be relative in the first case (internal-pdf://Almotkan-BP-3174516992/Almotkan-BP.pdf), and absolute in the second (these look like "file://D:\Downloads\Almotkan-BP.pdf"). Maybe you have a combination of both, and that is the reason why some get exported into Zotero, and some do not. Perhaps, you should try to convert all links into relative ones (Endnote will copy all the PDFs into its PDF folder) and then try to export your entire library again.
Back up your Endnote library before trying anything of this!
I figured out that I had to edit the style in Endnote. For some reason, the L1 export field for journal articles was pulling data from the URL field in the references, instead of the file attachments field. All of the other reference types had the file attachments field associated with L1. Not sure why this was the case, but changing this solved the problem.
I have the same problem you had to L1 export field for journal articles. But I couldn't understand your solution. What was the kind of changing you made?
Thanks in advance,
Cadu
Open Endnote > Edit > Output Styles > Edit "RefMan (RIS) Export"
In the left hand box, look under "Bibliography" and click on "Templates".
In the right hand box, change L1 to the following: L1 - `File Attachments|`
File > Save
Now try exporting again.
Just to clarify to other people:
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In the right hand box (reference type “Journal Article”) change:
FROM:
L1 - `URL|`
TO:
L1 - `File Attachments|`
File > Save
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I created the "RefMan (RIS)” style with this adaptation. So, it is just to download the style at http://www.4shared.com/file/v2xCFsiA/RefMan__RIS__Export__To_Zotero.html and the Endnote to Zotero (including PDF) exportation will work good!