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From: Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com>
Subject: Re: setting default BibTex file
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:10:57 -0400
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To: suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com>
Cc: Julian Burgos <julian@hafro.is>, nicholas.dokos@hp.com, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org

suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Julian,
> 
> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 13:49, Julian Burgos <julian@hafro.is> wrote:
> > But if I add this to my .emacs file
> >
> > (setq reftex-default-bibliography
> > (quote("home/julian/Documents/Refs/BibTex/References")))
> >
> > and this to the end of my org file
> >
> > \bibliographystyle{plain}
> > \bibliography{}
> >
> > When I do the LaTex export I get an "undefined citations" error.
> > Any ideas?
> 
> Org-mode doesn't use reftex for its export. Unless that setting
> actually includes the \bibliography{..} in the exported tex file, I
> don't think that will have any effect. Actually in the docstring for
> the variable I see it says:
> 
>   *List of BibTeX database files which should be used if none are
>   specified. When `reftex-citation' is called from a document which has
>   neither a `\bibliography{..}' statement nor a `thebibliography'
>   environment, RefTeX will scan these files instead. Intended for using
>   `reftex-citation' in non-LaTeX files. The files will be searched along
>   the BIBINPUTS or TEXBIB path.
> 
> I think this *only* helps you insert the citations with reftex, you
> still have to have that line in the tex file.
> 

... but you can shorten it by setting BIBINPUTS in your .profile/.login/whatever
and then using

\bibliography{References}

in your .org/.tex files.

Nick