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Biggles
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Techreport Author Initials only singular

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Hi All,

For some reason I cannot get a techreport to list all the authors initials, eg instead of Rantz, SE (1982) it only displays Rantz, S (1982). I can't find anything to change this in makebst. Some help on this one would be great.

Thanks.

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Show at least the complete BibTeX database entry for this technical report and tell us the bibliography style. All this is best done by means of a minimal working example (MWE).


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Biggles
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Post by Biggles »

Sorry about that.

I hope this helps


An example Tex file is:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{natbib}

\begin{document}
\bibliographystyle{Refstyle}
\def\bibname{Reference List}
\citep{rant1982}

\bibliography{literature}
\end{document}
The BibTeX export that I am using from end note is:

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@techreport{
  rant1982,
  Author = {Rantz, S.E.},
  Title = {Measurement and Computation of Streamflow: Volume 1. Measurement of stage and discharge},
  Institution = {US Government Printing Office},
  Address = {Washington, DC},
  Series = {Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2175},
  Year = {1982} 
}
The bst file is in the attachment.
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spbasic.bst.zip
The according BibTeX style.
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Post by localghost »

Regarding the output of the name you have to modify the author field of the database entry.

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Author = {Rantz, S. E.}
There is a space needed for recognition of two names.

Please use the »Code« environment when posting code for more clarity.
Biggles
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Re: Techreport Author Initials only singular

Post by Biggles »

Thanks so much for your help. I'm new to this so appreciate your help with posting.
Cheers.
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