Re: About IDs and citation keys

Quoting Torsten Bronger <[email protected]>:

> This all sounds like the CK in RefDB is what the ID is in general
> database applications: A primary key that doesn't change.
>

Basically yes. Providing both a unique ID and a unique citation key  
combines the best of both worlds: You can file paper copies by ID, and  
electronic offprints by citation key. Without legacy support for paper  
copies, CK would be sufficient.

> My scenario is this: In my RefDB web frontend, the user can upload
> PDF files which are stored in the file system.  Every reference gets
> a sub-directory with its PDF file.  The question is, which name
> should the sub-directory have?  In order to avoid re-naming it, it
> should never change.  At the moment, I use the ID but probably the
> CK is better?
>

I suggest to use CK instead.

regards,
Markus

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