On 18.07.2012, at 03:14, Philip Spaelti wrote:

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>> I have quite a few documents with endnotes, but the links between the endnote markers and the notes are broken and have to be fixed. Is there any way to do this automatically using a macro?
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> I would say yes. It depends a bit on the configuration you have.

That’s good to hear and that gives me courage to carry on. I’m not exactly sure though what you mean by configuration. The endnote number (= the note’s marker location in the document) and the form/style of note references (at the end of the document) can be easily altered before the macro is run in order to make them accessable for the macro.


>> Here is an example document (with endnote markers and notes):
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>> http://minus.com/mm5Wh0xYO/1f
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> By the way this is only a png, right? One would have to have the actual file to determine whether it's possible in your case.


Yes, this is only a png to demonstrate what I was trying to say. Many of these documents are novels downloaded from Project Gutenberg or reviews from online magazines. 


> Assuming you had two files, one with the text and the foot/endnote locations marked and numbered, and the second with the text of the notes correctly numbered, you could certainly write a macro to turn those into proper notes.

Two files? That sounds interesting. I hadn’t thought of that. Maybe that makes it easier. Thanks for the suggestion.

> (A macro like that has been on my to do list for some time. But notes are generally such a low priority for me…)

I will keep my eye on the ball and let the list know if I can come up with something useful. 


Best wishes,
Þorvarður