Re: corrupted library

On Mar 22, 2007, at 13:56, John.Fullerton,
"[jfullert"lib-gw.tamu.edu]
wrote:

> I've received a request for help with an EndNote
library that has been

> corrupted. I'm just at the initial stages of
involvement and don't 
> have all information. Does anyone have any
recommendations?

Yes. Get all the information. The first item being -- why
can't they
just restore the library from the backup?

> [...] 5-6 year old library was corrupted (maybe
involving being 
> moved). What can we do to correct?

<http://www.endnote.com/support/faqs/Database/faq3.asp&g
t;

User Guide > Appendix B: Troubleshooting, with particular
attention to
"The EndNote  Library is Corrupted".

> Links from EndNote to PDF attachments were broken when
the folder 
> containing the PDF folder was moved to another
location.

If they were absolute paths, then, according to the User's
Guide:

"[...] if you ever move the file from  the original
folder, EndNote will
not be able to access it unless  you clear the PDF file from
your
EndNote reference and reinsert it from the new folder
location."

However, if all PDFs were in the same folder, I'd use Change
Text on the
Link to PDF field to change the path globally.


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