For the next releaseI have also added a warning when trying to auto-file using 
a file name that is too long.

Christiaan

> On 5 Oct 2023, at 13:29, Roberto <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Thanks a lot. This has fixed the troubles so far!
> 
> On Mon, Oct 2, 2023 at 10:47 AM Christiaan Hofman <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> You can set a max number of authors by adding a number after the %a or %A 
> specifier in the format. See the Help for details 
> (https://bibdesk.sourceforge.io/manual/BibDeskHelp_92.html#SEC160 
> <https://bibdesk.sourceforge.io/manual/BibDeskHelp_92.html#SEC160>). Similar 
> for the title with the %t or %T format specifiers. For instance, use %t50 
> instead of %t. 
> 
> As for a warning, that can be difficult. It is also not clear to me precisely 
> what limitations there are.
> 
> Christiaan
> 
>> On 2 Oct 2023, at 09:04, Roberto <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks for chiming in. How do I  set a max number of authors? And what about 
>> the title length (it often comes from bibtex imports).
>> 
>> In any case, wouldn't make sense to make a length check on the variable that 
>> holds the candidate filename and issue a stopping warning to the user to 
>> correct the entry or amend the filename somwhow? 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Sun, Oct 1, 2023, 23:17 Christiaan Hofman <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On 1 Oct 2023, at 22:09, Roberto <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I think the auto-file feature brings the program in some kind of stuck 
>>> situation when I try to auto-file an entry which results in a file name 
>>> longer than allowed by the FS. 
>>> Is this happening to me only?
>> 
>> I can imagine that could happen. If that is the case, you should reconsider 
>> your auto file format. For instance, if you use the title, set a maximal 
>> length, or when using author names, set a maximum number of authors.
>> 
>> Christiaan

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