[Papyrus-L] Problems with Citations using XP

[Dave Goldman, Research Software Design]

Tom Gill wrote (a couple of weeks ago):

>What I have been doing is using the insert file function in Word to
>paste the txt file into the document.  This has not been working as
>indicated in my earlier messages.  Is there an alternative strategy for
>pasting the txt file into the document?

While PAPREF is probably the best way to go (unless it does not work for
you, as is apparently Tom's case), here's alternative Word macro code to
try instead of the .InsertFile command:

  Open "c:\pap\clip.txt" For Input As #1
  Line Input #1, reference$
  Close #1
  Insert reference$

This code opens the clip.txt file (as file "#1"), copies its first (and
only) line of text into a variable named "reference$", closes the file, and
then inserts the contents of reference$ into your manuscript.

My best guess is that when you tell Word to .InsertFile a file, it
incorrectly keeps that file open forever, thus preventing other programs
(such as Papyrus) from altering the file's contents. The above code
explicitly closes the file immediately after reading its data, so it should
avoid this problem.


-- Dave Goldman (dave at ResearchSoftwareDesign.com)

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