Check out this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTBJW85RuJs has a link to a
applescript file. Check out if you can use it and adapt it:
A demo of two BibDesk AppleScripts that improve BibDesk import
functionality. Scripts are here: https://github.com/mankoff/BibDeskApp...
<https://github.com/mankoff/BibDeskAppleScripts>
Thanks to pdfmeat and bibfetch, useful tools that are needed by this
script. https://github.com/mankoff/pdfmeat
https://github.com/mankoff/bibfetch
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On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Christiaan Hofman <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> On Feb 10, 2016, at 12:23, Natalie Ceperley <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am new to the list, so I apologize for my newbie questions. I
> didn't not find an answer in the archives, unfortunately.
>
> I have two questions.
>
> 1) In the feature list, it says that "BibDesk will automatically move
> and rename these files for you." I cannot find and option to make
> this happen. How do I do this?
>
>
> In the Autofile preferences, check the “File papers automatically” option.
> You should probably also modify pother preferences there, such as your
> papers folder and the local file format.
>
> Note that this will not move existing files, only newly added files. To
> auto-file existing files you can use the “Autofile linked file” actions,
> e.g. in the Publications menu or in contextual menus.
>
> 2) Is there a way to batch import pdf files and have fields populated
> by metadata? When I import files one by one, most fields are blank or
> random.
>
> Thank you for your help!
>
> Natalie
>
>
> There are some hidden preferences (see the Wiki for details) to try and
> import meta data from imported PDFs. unfortunately metadata from PDFs is
> usually not available or of very bad quality, that’s why we don’t use this
> be default. So YMMV. Otherwise you may need to use AppleScript for any
> customized data handling.
>
> Christiaan
>
>
>
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