Converting Biblioscape records to Zotero
Biblioscape users are in a jamb, and I'm one. Maybe someone here can help with how to convert Biblioscape records to Zotero.
The long-time developer of Biblioscape, Paul Chen, is apparently incapacitated or has died. He has not responded on his on-line forum for 9 months (since March), nor are emails answered. Biblioscape was apparently a one-man show.
The big problem is that when installed and registered, Biblioscape has a tight security mechanism that combines the user name with the the machine ID or hard drive ID of the computer on which it is installed. With a new motherboard or drive, Biblioscape always had to be contacted for a new serial number.
So, my laptop's motherboard fried. Running Biblioscape from my old drive as an external (the program runs from its .exe file, not the Windows registry), I get an invalid serial number message. I have all my data files, but no way to export them.
My question: Is there anyway to convert Biblioscape files to Zotero, without using Biblioscape to export them?
I have 5000+ reference records, years of accumulation I can't access. Others are (or in time will be) in the same boat - and some with far more records than me. Hoping there is a solution, or that one can be developed ...
The long-time developer of Biblioscape, Paul Chen, is apparently incapacitated or has died. He has not responded on his on-line forum for 9 months (since March), nor are emails answered. Biblioscape was apparently a one-man show.
The big problem is that when installed and registered, Biblioscape has a tight security mechanism that combines the user name with the the machine ID or hard drive ID of the computer on which it is installed. With a new motherboard or drive, Biblioscape always had to be contacted for a new serial number.
So, my laptop's motherboard fried. Running Biblioscape from my old drive as an external (the program runs from its .exe file, not the Windows registry), I get an invalid serial number message. I have all my data files, but no way to export them.
My question: Is there anyway to convert Biblioscape files to Zotero, without using Biblioscape to export them?
I have 5000+ reference records, years of accumulation I can't access. Others are (or in time will be) in the same boat - and some with far more records than me. Hoping there is a solution, or that one can be developed ...
Did anyone figure out how import a database or records from Biblioscape to Zotero?
I have the same problem of Akref (see above). I would much appreciate any help.