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• Thank you for your help.

  in [Solved] Another RIS Import failure report Comment by ssalo August 30, 2013
• Yes, the import does work this way. Thank you for this tip, although importing this way will be time-consuming. However, the publication dates now show, for example, as "1969/01-1969/04/30." As that is exactly as they are shown in the RIS (usin…

  in [Solved] Another RIS Import failure report Comment by ssalo August 29, 2013
• I attempted to import a group of 10 items to test the updated translator dealing with date formatting. The import did not work (the bar ran quickly to about 2/3 and then stopped). Here are the error reports generated: Timestamp: 8/29/2013 …

  in [Solved] Another RIS Import failure report Comment by ssalo August 29, 2013
• Thank you. I'll try it out.

  in Controlling date formatting in data import Comment by ssalo August 29, 2013
• Aurimas, thanks, no, I was hesitant to try the custom translator. I'm pretty new to customizing.

  in Controlling date formatting in data import Comment by ssalo August 29, 2013
• Adam, Here is a sample RIS entry: TY - JOUR A1 - Traverso, Georgina Jill T1 - A Bear-Leader in Mexico City JF - Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society PY - 1966/07-1966/10/31 VL - 3, 45 IS - 3-4 SP - 149-150 N1 - Notes:…

  in Controlling date formatting in data import Comment by ssalo August 29, 2013
• Thanks, Aurimas, I have read the useful thread several times. Unfortunately, I did not see anything directly related to my issue. Have I missed something?

  in Controlling date formatting in data import Comment by ssalo August 29, 2013
• No. Do you think the number of items in duplicates is an issue? I am slowly merging them.

  in [Solved] Another RIS Import failure report Comment by ssalo August 29, 2013
• Thank you, Adam. First, where would I post the file? Second, we are talking about a large file with many examples of the format. Yes, the import file is in RIS, of course. I was wondering, if there is no way of controlling how Zotero imports th…

  in Controlling date formatting in data import Comment by ssalo August 29, 2013
• I found what you meant -- Firefox tools. Below are errors shown. There are a lot of warnings as well. Do you need those? Timestamp: 8/29/2013 11:24:30 AM Error: TypeError: History.getState is not a function Source File: http://www.zotero.or…

  in [Solved] Another RIS Import failure report Comment by ssalo August 29, 2013
• Dan, thank you for writing. Displaying my ignorance here, but where do I find Tools?

  in [Solved] Another RIS Import failure report Comment by ssalo August 29, 2013
• It ran about 2 hours without any progress along the bar.

  in [Solved] Another RIS Import failure report Comment by ssalo August 27, 2013
• I encounter a similar problem in trying to import an ris file. Also was able to import large files recently, but not now. (I need to replace the earlier collection with a revised one.) As above, the import bar appears but remains frozen. The same be…

  in [Solved] Another RIS Import failure report Comment by ssalo August 27, 2013