Reference formats and databases
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Reference formats and databases

Customize data output submenu

This submenu offers commands to switch between different data output types for references and notes, as well as the output formats of reference data and of citations.

Select Reference Output Type

refdb-select-data-output-type(outputtype);

bound to: Ctrl-cCtrl-rsr

Reference data can be retrieved in a variety of formats. If you use the menu command, a submenu with the available types will pop up. If you run the command in the minibuffer, please be aware that the argument is a symbol, not a string.

Note

RIS and RISX are the most convenient types for working with references, as they can be updated in the database without further conversion. The other types are useful for exporting the data.

Select Notes Output Type

refdb-select-notesdata-output-type( outputtype);
  outputtype);

bound to: Ctrl-cCtrl-rsn

Notes data can also be retrieved in several formats. If you use the menu command, a submenu with the available types will pop up. If you run the command in the minibuffer, please be aware that the argument is a symbol, not a string.

Note

xnote is the only type suitable for working with notes, as they can be updated in the database without further conversion. The other types are useful for exporting the data.

Select Output Format

refdb-select-data-output-format(format);

Selects the reference data output format. This will only affect output types other than RIS and RISX which always return all available information. With all other types only a reasonable subset is displayed by default. You can choose to display only ID values, all fields, or selected fields. If you run the command from the minibuffer, please note that format is a symbol, not a string.

Select Additional Data Fields

refdb-select-additional-data-fields(void);

Invokes the customization page for the appropriate variable which holds a list of data fields to display.

Select Citation Output Type

refdb-select-citation-type(citationtype);

Selects the output type of citations. The short and the full citation type are available. The default is full, and you should not change this unless you know what you're doing.

Select Citation Output Format

refdb-select-citation-format( citationformat);
  citationformat);

Selects the output format of citations. The default is the XML syntax, but you can select the SGML syntax for SGML documents. The xref element is empty, therefore the XML version requires an additional slash to denote this fact.

Select Database

refdb-select-database(database);

bound to: Ctrl-cCtrl-rsd

If used from the menu, this command will pop up a submenu with all databases that the current user has access to. The currently selected database is marked accordingly. Select one of the available databases to make it the active database.

If called interactively, this command will prompt the user with a completion list of available databases.

Show Database Info

refdb-whichdb(void);

Displays some information about the currently selected database.

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