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unreadable bibtex file generated by Mendeley

Hi,

I use bibtex file generated by Mendeley to combine a document in Latex. But Latex cannot read bibtex files generated by Mendely simply because Mendeley puts 2 generic sentences at the beginning of every bibtex file it generates. When I manually remove the two sentences, Latex works. Is there other automatic way to solve this problem?

Thanks!

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      • huynhiemhuynhiem commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Please ignore this issue! It is just because of a wrong address to bib file. Sorry deeply! Neo

      • huynhiemhuynhiem commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        I don't quite know how to answer your questions but I am doing my best.
        I use MikTeX 2.7 and just update a minute ago but I still cannot combine. When I combine, I click on the icons in WinEdt v.5.5. When I click on the icon BibTeX (shift + ctrl + B), here are the printouts:

        This is BibTeX, Version 0.99cThe top-level auxiliary file: Proposal.aux
        A level-1 auxiliary file: Chapter2.aux
        The style file: .//plainnatNoDOIURL.bst
        I couldn't open database file c://share//Library_Neo_collection//Mendely//Optimization.bib
        ---line 7 of file Proposal.aux
        : \bibdata{c://share//Library_Neo_collection//Mendely//Optimization
        : }
        I'm skipping whatever remains of this command
        I found no database files---while reading file Proposal.aux
        Warning--I didn't find a database entry for "Liberti2009"
        Warning--I didn't find a database entry for "Margot2007"
        (There were 2 error messages)

        When I click on the icon TeXify (shift + Ctrl + X), the printouts are long and here is the part I think you might want to see:

        This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-1.40.9 (MiKTeX 2.7) (preloaded format=latex 2010.1.31) 31 JAN 2010 15:59
        entering extended mode
        ...
        Package natbib Warning: Citation `Liberti2009' on page 2 undefined on input lin
        e 2.
        Package natbib Warning: Citation `Margot2007' on page 2 undefined on input line
        5.
        ) [2
        ] (Proposal.bbl
        Package natbib Warning: Empty `thebibliography' environment on input line 8.
        )
        Package natbib Warning: There were undefined citations.
        [3
        ...

        Here are my scripts calling the bib file in Latex:

        \bibliographystyle{.//plainnatNoDOIURL}
        \bibliography{c://share//Library_Neo_collection//Mendely//Optimization}

        Do you want other information?
        Thanks a lot for trying to help! I really appreciate it.

        Neo

      • robert.knightAdminrobert.knight (Admin, Mendeley) commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Which version of Latex/Bibtex are you using? The sentences at the top of the Bibtex file should be treated as comments. Can you paste the commands you are using to combine your Bibtex and Latex files and the output from them at each stage?

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