BibTeX, biblatex and biber ⇒ Bibliography Error caused by Citation

[Per W]

Hello!

Now I am using TeXworks for writing. I have problems with the bibliography. A typical error looks like the following

At first there is a warning.

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LaTeX Warning: Citation `holm1967' on page 13 undefined on input line 919.

Later come an error.

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! Undefined control sequence.
l.28 \bibitem[\protect\citename
                               {Holm, }1967]{holm1967}

I use these commands to create it.

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\bibliographystyle{authordate1}

\bibliography{article1}

I have created another article with a IEEE template, and it gets correct. In this -bbl filethis. I have

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\bibitem{holm1967}
R.~Holm,

What can be the error?

I have experience with LaTeX throughout the years.

[Johannes_B]

Are you able to prepare a minimal working example, showing the relevant packages? This way we can reproduce the exact cause of problems.

[Per W]

Here come the files that I use. They have been shortened, still the problem remains. I used the templates from Inderscience Publishers, specifically the 9.5x6.5 LaTeX format.

[Johannes_B]

A MWE would be the following:

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\begin{filecontents}{\jobname.bib}
@Book{holm1967,
  author = 	 {Holm, Ragnar},
  ALTeditor = 	 {},
  title = 	 {Electric contacts, theory and applications},
  publisher = 	 {Springer-Verlag},
  year = 	 {1967},
  OPTkey = 	 {},
  OPTvolume = 	 {},
  OPTnumber = 	 {},
  OPTseries = 	 {},
  OPTaddress = 	 {},
  edition = 	 {4th},
  OPTmonth = 	 {},
  OPTnote = 	 {},
  OPTannote = 	 {}
}
\end{filecontents}
\documentclass{article}

\begin{document}
for example by using the theories in~\cite{holm1967}. The biggest variation is in $k$, 


\bibliographystyle{authordate1}
\bibliography{\jobname}

\end{document}

The bibliographystyle authordate1 gives the corrupted bibitem. Authordate1.bst is a very old file, i do not recommend it's usage.

Instead, you could choose the modern package biblatex in conjunction with biber. Many styles are available.

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\begin{filecontents}{\jobname.bib}
@Book{holm1967,
  author = 	 {Holm, Ragnar},
  ALTeditor = 	 {},
  title = 	 {Electric contacts, theory and applications},
  publisher = 	 {Springer-Verlag},
  year = 	 {1967},
  OPTkey = 	 {},
  OPTvolume = 	 {},
  OPTnumber = 	 {},
  OPTseries = 	 {},
  OPTaddress = 	 {},
  edition = 	 {4th},
  OPTmonth = 	 {},
  OPTnote = 	 {},
  OPTannote = 	 {}
}
\end{filecontents}
%\documentclass{singlecol-new}
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[style=authoryear]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{\jobname.bib}
\begin{document}
for example by using the theories in~\cite{holm1967}. The biggest variation is in $k$, 

\printbibliography
\end{document}

[Per W]

Thank you for the suggestions, Johannes_B!

After trying further I found out that singlecol-new caused problems. Strange that it was provided by the editorial. I found another class to use.