Re: About IDs and citation keys

Quoting Torsten Bronger <[email protected]>:

> Hallöchen!
>
> I need something that *never* changes for a reference entry, so I
> plan to use the ID.  My problem is that I don't easily get it after
> addition of the reference.  I only get the generated citation key.
> But the citation key can change.
>

The citation key is not supposed to change. In fact, it takes quite  
some effort to change the citation key. I'm not aware of a simple way  
using RIS, and risx prefers the citation key over the ID if both are  
specified. Also, if you have to re-create a database from a RIS or  
risx dump, the ID is more likely to change than the citation key.

Do you have some scenario in mind which is likely to alter the citation key?

regards,
Markus



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