Not able to search multiple bib files when opening org link? about ebib HOT 2 CLOSED

In a LaTeX file, there is a \bibliography or \addbibresource command that defines the bib-files associated with the file. Ebib uses this to search the key. For orgmode files, Ebib simply uses the current database, because it doesn't know which bib files are associated with the org file. If orgmode has a away of defining the bib files for a specific org file, let me know, it shouldn't be difficult to let Ebib use that information.

If there is no such way, what you can do is set the variable ebib-local-bibtex-filenames to a list of bib files. In orgmode, the following should work, I think:

** Local Variables:
** ebib-local-bibtex-filenames: '("one.bib" "two.bib")
** End:

The files will need to be open in Ebib, they won't be loaded automatically. (I guess that's something that could be improved. As soon as I have the time... ;-)

You can also use absolute paths in ebib-local-bibtex-filenames, e.g., "~/path/to/bibfile.bib". If you have a relative path, e.g., "path/to/bibfile.bib" then Ebib only considers the filename itself, i.e., "bibfile.bib". (That too is something that could be improved...)

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Thanks for reply.

My problem is solved by setting ebib-local-bibtex-filenames (global value) to my bibtex files. Worked in my situation because I just want to automatically locate entry in my libraries, consisting of 3 bibtex files.

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