Importing pdf with .bib

Justindutoit
Hello, I have a .bib file (from qiqqa) that I have imported into Zotero. However, it does not include the pdfs, and I need them to be included. If I drag and drop the pdfs, then I lose much of the associated metadata.

Is there a way of importing a .bib file and have it include the pdfs?

Thanks.
  • adamsmith
    Yeah -- look at what Zotero *exports* when exporting bibtex with attached files -- that's how the .bib file should link to files for them to import with the bibtex
  • Justindutoit
    Ah, I see the differences (see example below). Any idea how I convince Qiqqa to export bibtex (especially filename I'd imagine?) in the Zotero format rather than the one it is using?

    Zotero:

    @article{doudill_soil_1998,
    title = {Soil water movement and nutrient cycling in semi-arid rangeland: vegetation change and system resilience},
    volume = {12},
    abstract = {Recent...},
    language = {en},
    journal = {HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES},
    author = {Doudill, Andy J and Heathwaite, A Louise and Thomas, David S G},
    year = {1998},
    pages = {17},
    file = {Doudill et al. - 1998 - Soil water movement and nutrient cycling in semi-a.pdf:files/75270/Doudill et al. - 1998 - Soil water movement and nutrient cycling in semi-a.pdf:application/pdf},
    }


    Qiqqa:
    @article{Dougill1998
    , author = {Dougill, Andy J and Heathwaite, A Louise and Thomas, David S G}
    , file = {Dougill1998 - Soil water movement and nutrient cycling in semi-arid rangeland- vegetation change and system resilience.pdf:docs/Dougill1998 - Soil water movement and nutrient cycling in semi-arid rangeland- vegetation change and system resilience.pdf:application/pdf}
    , journal = {Hydrological Processes}
    , keywords = {frost;grass;grazing;mortality;rainfall;semiarid;se;frost;grass;grazing;mortality;rainfall;se;semiarid}
    , number = {3}
    , pages = {443--459}
    , title = {Soil water movement and nutrient cycling in semi-arid rangeland: vegetation change and system resilience}
    , volume = {12}
    , year = {1998}
    , filename = {C:\\Users\\JustinDT.GFN\\OneDrive\\Temp for deletion\\docs\\Dougill1998 - Soil water movement and nutrient cycling in semi-arid rangeland- vegetation change and system resilience.pdf}
    , tags = {frost;grass;grazing;mortality;rainfall;se;semiarid}
    }

  • bwiernik
    You could open your .bib file in a text editor and find-and-replace “filename =“ with “file =“
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