Re: [Bibdesk-users] script for removing fields?

[James H. <jam...@vi...>]

On Sep 27, 2008, at 3:33 PM, Alex Hamann wrote:

> I am currently importing a large number of entries from Library of
> Congress. I always have to clear the Annotation field and delete a
> number of LoC-specific fields like Library ID. As I am not good
> writing Apple Script I have to do that manually.
> I am just wondering, is there anybody who has written a script for
> this kind of operation and would be willing to share it?

This is a script that I use to replace annotation text. It won't  
delete or add fields, so you'll need to get that from someone else.  
The script is designed to allow you to enter content into the  
annotation field of selected references, but it can be used to delete  
content, too. To use this script, open a BibDesk library and select  
all the entries for which you wish to replace the annotation content.  
Then open TextEdit and enter into its top document anything that you  
wish put in the annotation field (leave the document blank to delete  
annotation content from the selected references). Then run the script-- 
you can run it from BibDesk's script menu if you put it in BibDesk's  
scripts folder.

Jim Harrison