Opened 8 years ago

Closed 8 years ago

#1331 closed defect (invalid)

NYTimes.com import/export defect

Reported by: jrlicht Owned by: simon
Priority: major Milestone:
Component: export Version: 1.0
Keywords: Cc:

Description

Error in NYTimes.com article import/export:

Platforms:
Zotero, version 1.0.9
Firefox, version 3.0.5
Microsoft Windows Vista

Steps:

  1. Saved article: “Obama, Visiting G.O.P. Lawmakers, Is Open to Some Compromise on Stimulus” (​http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/us/politics/28obama.html?_r=2&hp) - Automatically filled: Title, Author, Pubication, Date, Section, ISSN, URL, Accessed, Repository, Date Added, Modified, “New York Times Snapshot” attachment, 5 tags
  2. Filled in all “Info” sections
  3. Added a “Note”
  4. Attached an email (.html), .pdf, .mp3, .doc, highlighted snapshot attachment
  5. Exported item in RIS format to desktop (“Exported Items.ris”)
  6. Closed Firefox and reopened under a different profile
  7. Imported “Exported Items.ris” from desktop
  8. Repeated Steps 1-7 (5 times) while deleting 1 attachment every repetition
  9. Repeated Steps 1-8 with another NYTimes.com article: “Disney’s Profit Dropped 32% in Quarter” (​http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/business/media/04disney.html?_r=1&ref=business)

Items lost upon import:
· “Info” fields – Edition, Section*, Language, Short Title, Accessed, Call Number, Loc. in Archive, Repository*, Rights, Extra (* Recognized upon save in Step 1)
· “Attachments” – all attachments lost: email (.html), .pdf, .mp3, .doc, highlighted snapshot attachment, “New York Times Snapshot” attachment

Items successfully imported:
· “Info” fields: Title, Author, Abstract, Publication, Date, Pages, ISSN, URL, Date Added, Modified
· “Notes”
· “Tags”
· “Related”

Other:
· URL link to article was added as an attachment upon import

Change History (1)

comment:1 Changed 8 years ago by dstillman

  • Resolution set to invalid
  • Status changed from new to closed

1) Import/export doesn't have anything to do with how an item was created (e.g., saved from NYTimes.com) -- all that matters is what fields are present

2) Only Zotero RDF preserves attachments

3) Zotero RDF is supposed to be (mostly) lossless. For all other formats, you'd need to check the specification (e.g., ​http://www.refman.com/support/risformat_intro.asp) to make sure a given field is actually supported before filing a bug, and then check the intermediate file (e.g., the .ris file) to see if the field is being dropped on export or import.

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