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Importing data means that you can add data from other formats into a B3 database. B3 can import data in *.b3d and *.b3z format, but several additional formats are available. However, it is not possible to manage a database in one these formats, they are not fully implemented for now and they could lead to a loss of data. A list of available formats for import is given in the following table:
| Format: | Description: | Implementation level:
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| *.b3d; *.b3z | B3 databases | Full
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| *.bib | Bibtex file | Full
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| Pubmed text | Text output of Pubmed database | (deprecated, use XML instead)
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| Pubmed xml | XML output of Pubmed database | Full
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| RIS | Reference Manager(c) format | Articles only for now
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| EndNotes(c) export | EndNotes(c) export format1 | Articles only for now
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It is also possible to scan recursively a directory for bibliographic data, and to fetch the Pubmed database. whatever the importing procedure, the final step is the same: the entries are displayed in a BibView window.
[1] This is a plain text, tagged format, not the binary .enl EndNotes file format! You have to export your file in this format using the appropriate EndNotes filter.