[Bibdesk-rfes] [ bibdesk-Feature Requests-3599788 ] Add file paths to RIS export

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Feature Requests item #3599788, was opened at 2013-01-07 04:58
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Category: Output Formats
Group: None
Status: Open
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: John King (jonfish)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Add file paths to RIS export

Initial Comment:
The current RIS export feature specifically excludes file paths (L1, L2 etc).

This occurs in line 86 of  BDSKRISParser.m:   NSSet *tagsNotToConvert = [NSSet setWithObjects:@"UR", @"L1", @"L2", @"L3", @"L4", nil];

According to Adam Maxwell, "As a guess, it's because BibDesk's export predates the addition of L1 to the RIS standard.  As an alternate guess, it's because the specification is inadequate; the current standard says that L1 is "File Attachments," which is hopelessly vague."

Some applications require the file path. For example, Nvivo, a popular QDA tool which is increasingly use for literature reviews, does not import BibTeX and is not compatible with Bibdesk Endnote export. It will import RIS, however, and if L1 is included it will automatically import attached PDFs.

Either:

1. The offending line should be removed from BDSKRISParser.m
2. An option should be added to the RIS export so that file paths can be included
3. The RIS export filter should be duplicated, renamed as 'RIS export including file path' and the offending line removed.



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