BibTeX, biblatex and biber ⇒ How to print the citation key within the bib output

[alex2747]

Hi,

is there a way I can print the citation key as part of the output of a citation? For example, if my bib entry is something like:

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@ARTICLE{Dey2001,
  author = {A. K. Dey},
  title = {Understanding and Using Context},
  journal = {Personal Ubiquitous Computing},
  year = {2001},
  volume = {5},
  pages = {4--7},
  number = {1},
  publisher = {Springer-Verlag} 
}

I would like to have something like the following generated:

A. K. Dey, Understanding and Using Context in Personal Ubiquitous Computing 5 (2001), Springer-Verlag, Dey2001

I tried to change my bst file to include something like:

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FUNCTION {format.id}
{ key empty$
    { "" }
    { key }
  if$
}

but that key seems not to be the citation key. Any idea how to achieve that?

Thanks
Alex

[Montag]

For starters I can say that the use of the natbib-package provides such formats. The interesting part begins on page 6 of the file natbib.pdf.

[alex2747]

Hi,

I managed to take a standard bst file and to make some other changes to that file. I rather do not want to use a new package, to avoid looking into that issue and start all over again.
Is there no other simple way to have the citation key printed in the reference without natbib?

Thanks
Alex

[Montag]

Hm ... ok.
If I understand you correctly, you want to print the citation key for all inline citations, right?
You could load natbib and use its features just for that.

You could still use your own .bst-file/bibliography-style for your bibliography.

[alex2747]

Hi,

If I understand you correctly, you want to print the citation key for all inline citations, right?

Yes, I think that is right

You could load natbib and use its features just for that.

You could still use your own .bst-file/bibliography-style for your bibliography.

Hm, sure, that would be an option. So any suggestions what to put in to my bst file?

Thanks
Alex

[Montag]

You could load natbib and use its features just for that.

You could still use your own .bst-file/bibliography-style for your bibliography.

Hm, sure, that would be an option. So any suggestions what to put in to my bst file?

You could use the style you already made? You said:

I managed to take a standard bst file and to make some other changes to that file.

[alex2747]

yes, I made some changes to that file, but I do not know what changes I need to make in order to have the citation key given as well in a citation.

Do you know how to do that or what I need to put into the bst file???

Thanks
Alex

[Montag]

yes, I made some changes to that file, but I do not know what changes I need to make in order to have the citation key given as well in a citation.

Do you know how to do that or what I need to put into the bst file???

Thanks
Alex

Come on, I already told you: For the inline citations and their different versions (with or without key ... and so on => "styles", if you will), you would have to consult the file called natbib.pdf (see above). If you decide to give natbib a try, that is.

The bst-file will be used for your bibliography.
AFAIK.
That's how I got to know about the use of a .bst-file.

[olofos]

To get the citation key in the .bst file you use the function cite$.

The 'key' field in the bib-file is used, eg, by the alpha style to generate a label for entries without an author/editor. It is not related to the key/label used for citing the entry.

A nice reference for anything related to bibtex and the details of coding style files is the Tame the BeaST document by Nicolas Markey.

[alex2747]

Hi,

To get the citation key in the .bst file you use the function cite$.

Thanks a lot; this was exactly what I needed. Nothing less, nothing more.

Cheers
Alex