Importing PubMed txt; number of items imported incorrect
Hi devs, getting one of two failed outcomes when attempting to import PubMed results that were exported as a .txt.
The first is a successful import that is missing most items. The Import screen reports that 441 items were imported, but what is imported is a tiny fraction. Importing the file into two libraries the first import netted 24 items, the other 15.
Screenshot of Import dialogue and 25 imported items: https://imgur.com/a/gX0TQ8Q
Repeated the process, only 15 this time: https://imgur.com/a/pQNWb7z
The other outcome is import errors using this file, such as 1581327832.
PubMed txt: https://mega.nz/file/FgU00aKD#pw1EX8JzZLO1OxLW3ExfWh0IcGDxqLLTE2jzkO1VQmQ
The first is a successful import that is missing most items. The Import screen reports that 441 items were imported, but what is imported is a tiny fraction. Importing the file into two libraries the first import netted 24 items, the other 15.
Screenshot of Import dialogue and 25 imported items: https://imgur.com/a/gX0TQ8Q
Repeated the process, only 15 this time: https://imgur.com/a/pQNWb7z
The other outcome is import errors using this file, such as 1581327832.
PubMed txt: https://mega.nz/file/FgU00aKD#pw1EX8JzZLO1OxLW3ExfWh0IcGDxqLLTE2jzkO1VQmQ
If you can reproduce that, we can troubleshoot, but if that happened just once inexplicably, it's probably not worth (nor possible) trying to figure out why.
I'll give the .txt import another go later but this might be one of those inexplicable once off things.
Select the PubMed records you want
Send to : Citation manager
Create file
Use the Zotero file Import by selecting the nbib file you downloaded.
This may have just been a once-off issue, but the importer shouldn't accept files it can't handle. The import is already slow as hell compared to EndNote, it shouldn't be flaky as well.
Importing is not a dealbreaker because it is not something I do frequently. Good to hear it is about to get faster but it won't be what drives me back to EndNote
At the risk of derailing the discussion, the biggest sticking point for me is the citation integration with Word. Using the Add/Edit citation button takes ~5 seconds before any results appear, and this adds up quickly in large documents. Again for reference, this is instant in EndNote. I've looked in the documentation and Knowledge Base and there is no info on how to speed this up. I've been meaning to make a new top-level thread about this in case it is useful for others but is there anything that I can do to make the wait shorter?
> if this is happening regularly you can generate a Debug ID for an import and we can take a look
Will do. It did happen again just now when I tried to import but I hadn't enabled logging. I'll give it a beat and will try again with logging on in case it repeats. I've had three or four of these JavaScript errors today trying to import the same file.