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I have just started using Endnote. I have linked files (PDF) to my references, but now when I try to open them I get the following error.

Ive added the PDFs by right clicking on them and selecting open with Endnote, and they are all on a shared drive.

the box says:

The URL (\\Computer\folder1\folder2\folder3\pdfdoc.pdf)Could Not Be Launched

(obviously with the real folder names)

error

After communication with EndNote, they have said that there is an update that will prevent this problem. However they have been unable to come up with a solution to fix the already imported files.

Is there a fix for this problem?

geminiCoder
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Older versions of Endnote had a problem passing requests to Adobe. Also, the space in the UNC filepath can cause problems.

Solution

Add a custom file handler script for PDF files.

  • create a batch file containing start "" "C:\path\to\Adobe\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" %1

  • save the file as c:\PDF_Wrapper.bat

  • change the file association for .PDF files to c:\PDF_Wrapper.bat

Jeremy W
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There is a bug in Endnote 4. In order to resolve it download the latest update. As of yet I have not come across a solution to fixing the problem with pre-imported files, apart from re-importing them :(

geminiCoder
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