jlegewie/zotfile — Issue #28: subfolders create problems if a field is missing
Author: jlegewie
Created: 2012-02-17 07:07:40+00:00
State: open
Labels: bug

"Another problem happens when using subfolders (e.g., \%T\%w\%y) and a field is missing. In that case, one cannot use "locate the file" since the path is known as, e.g, "\%T\\%y" instead of "\%T\%y". It is however strange to me that directly opening the file works smoothly (as if the path was defined or interpreted differently).
Anyway, I think the best solution to both avoid this error and provide a systematic classifying would be to replace missing field(s) by a common name specific to the field, as it should be done in a bibliography.
Example:
root\Journal Article\Journal of Power Sources\2005
root\Journal Article\Unknown journals\2005
root\Journal Article\Journal of Power Sources\Unknow dates

"Unknown journals/dates" replacement names are just examples. One could imagine "Undefined journals", "Other journals", "NA dates" or the French "[s.d.]" (sans date)."