automatic aux scanning

[fmassel]

Hello,

Currently, I use the "bbt-zotero-insert-key" function in Emacs to cite as I write; the final step of my workflow involves exporting a collection to a BibTeX file. Between citing and exporting the collection, in Zotero, I have to manually scan the aux file to add items to the collection that I later export.

I am looking for a way to automate this process in Zotero. Is it possible to trigger a scan of the aux file every x seconds, so that it populates the collection that will be exported to BibTeX without the need for manual intervention?

[retorquere]

cron + curl are your friends.

[fmassel]

Thanks, I think I got the idea. Probably the best way for me to go on about this is to write a function in emacs that: 1. Compiles the latex file, 2. Reads the aux and feeds it to Zotero through collection.scanAUX; 3. Exports the collection to BBT bibtex through autoexport.add (I’m note entirely sure about the translator option...). 4. Recompiles the latex + bibtex A bit of work an Googling, but I guess doable. Francesco – Francesco P. Massel Professor of Physics University of South-Eastern Norway Dept. of Science and Industry systems

…

On 10 Nov 2024, at 20:02, Emiliano Heyns ***@***.***> wrote: cron + curl are your friends. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[retorquere]

Close:

1. correct
2. you would feed it the path, not the contents
3. you would only set up auto-export once, either manually or via that API. Once set up, BBT will export for every change to the collection. An alternative is to use pull-export.