Document ClassesAccess to BibTeX fields in document

Information and discussion about specific document classes and how to create your own document classes.
Post Reply
Jack
Posts: 1
Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 7:06 pm

Access to BibTeX fields in document

Post by Jack »

Is there a way to access individual BibTeX fields in a LaTeX document? For example I would like BibTeX fill in the spaces in the following sentance:
The author of ____________, written in the year __________, clearly discusses the history of \latex \cite{refName}.

Recommended reading 2024:

LaTeXguide.org • LaTeX-Cookbook.net • TikZ.org
LaTeX Beginner's Guide LaTeX Cookbook LaTeX TikZ graphics TikZによるLaTeXグラフィックス
User avatar
pumpkinegan
Posts: 91
Joined: Thu May 03, 2007 10:29 pm

Re: Access to BibTeX fields in document

Post by pumpkinegan »

The natbib package will give you some functionality: the year or author fields of a BibTeX entry can be used directly. See: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/ ... tnotes.pdf

However, I do not know how to cite the title (your first blank space) from a BibTeX entry. Perhaps you should try playing around with the "Citation aliasing" feature of natbib as a workaround?

Patrick.
vamsi
Posts: 4
Joined: Wed May 23, 2007 7:36 pm

Re: Access to BibTeX fields in document

Post by vamsi »

I could not able to use bibtex for formating reference in my files.

can any one tell me how can i use bibtex using texnic center.
User avatar
countbela666
Posts: 64
Joined: Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:44 pm

Access to BibTeX fields in document

Post by countbela666 »

Hi vamsi,

in the first paragraph of my reply to the following post the usage of BibTeX via TeXnicCenter is described: http://www.latex-community.org/viewtopi ... ilit=#p792

Regards
Marcel

EDIT: oh come on, please don't post questions twice, this is really annoying and absolutely unnecessary
Listen to me children of the night, beyond the doors of darkness you will find
a thousand worlds for you to see here, take my hand and follow me...
Post Reply