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Hello everybody,

I have my own set of id and I want to use them the way it works with recordNumber

I make it clear: when you type {#<recordNumber}, assuming “#” is set to be the “Record Number Marker”, it is looking for the reference having <recordNumber> as record number. I want to type {#<myOwnReference>} in place.

I know the “use field instead of record number” and I am using the Label field to store my own ids, but it is not working the way I just described.

Why, is it not working the same way as with record numnber if I “use Label field instead of record number”?

A workaround will be to have a way to replace the content of recordNumber with the one of a field (Label for example). But, in that case, RecordNumber should be alpha-numeric and this functionnality should test the unicity of new “recordnumber”

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Hi Leanne,

I am just asking EN to let us use the “Use field instead of record number” (in EN’s Preferences/Temporary Citations) to let us really use the selected field as if it were the record number.

{#RecorNumber} gives you the correct reference (’#’ or whatever is your “Record Number Marker” in Preferences/Temporary Citations)

but not {#Label} (if you have choosen <Label> for “Use field instead of record number”)

I hope I made it clear :wink:

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I don’t see the subtlety either :wink: Thanks for your answer, I will try this and I let you know if it fulfill my needs

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Leanne, it is still not working on my EN.

Could you give me a clear example please, so that I could better see what you are doing

Thanks a lot

Emmanuel

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Hello everybody,

I have attached a jpg file to better make my point. In this EN.jpg, you will find 8 screenshots (EN1…EN8)

Considering EN1 with preferences set as in EN2, when I format the following {¶1}, {¶23}, I automatically get a nice (Sutcliffe et Weick, 2009 (2008)), (Weick, 2009 (2005)) 

After changing my preferences like in EN3, when formating {¶SutW-3}, I have a disappointing EN4. Why ? I want to use Label instead of recrod number… Just as it is written in the preferences pane…

A workaround would be to set labels as in EN5, but when formating {@W-6} I have a choice to do between two references (EN6). I can bracket my labels as in EN7, but (1) is is boring to write {@W-6@} and (2) I have to validate the reference, the substitution is not automatic (EN8)

Do you know another workaround ?

Thanks

Emmanuel

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Well, in fact, I think that “Use field xxx instead of record number” is not working at all as if it were a record number… If I uncheck the mark, I still have the same behavior as previously described.

The only way this check box gave an incidence is when associated with Author and Year, as shown in the preference pane’s example.

But I want it to work exactly as a record number. I want EN to replace automatically the new reference by the citation even when I merely write {¶LabelRef} (and not the whole {Author, Year, ¶Label})

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> I take it you type in your label manually into the temp citation, rather than inserting it from Endnote

Right.

I also hope I posted in the right place… Thanks for your attention