Re: Keyless BibTeX entries no longer being parsed

Fr=E9d=E9ric Gobry wrote:
>> Yes, the BibTeX files exported by a number of systems lack citation keys.
> =

> Would you mind giving me the names of the ones you know? I'll put that
> in the Wiki, as a reminder.
> It might also help me decide what the default behavior should be. As I
> don't rely on the bibtex keys in the rest of the code, my options are
> still open.
> =

>>> The idea with the parsers in 1.3 is that
>>> they should do what's correct by default
>> No problem. However keyless entries were parsed by the baseline 1.3.3
>> version. Is it a symptom of some problem that they aren't now, or was
>> that a deliberate decision?
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> I'd say it's just that it was not explicitely specified, and hence no
> test broke when the code changed :) Inconsciously, I probably assumed
> that it was safe to count these ids to exist.
> =

>> Thanks for the pointer. I can assign my own invented key for such cases.
> =

> You can also ignore it in that case (though the Writer might consider
> it a mistake too, I haven't checked yet)
> =

I know of Endnote, at least. If you do not specify labels it does not
put any keys into the exported BibTex file. (very broken IMO!)

Cheers
Jochen

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