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Exports Papers Library to a BibTeX file
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Export Papers Library to BibTeX.scpt
activate application "Papers"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Papers"
keystroke "1" using command down
set allPapers to text field 1 of row 2 of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1 of group 1 of splitter group 1 of group 1 of group 1 of splitter group 1 of group 1 of group 1 of window 1
click allPapers
tell table 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1 of group 1 of splitter group 1 of group 1 of splitter group 1 of group 2 of splitter group 1 of group 1 of group 1 of window 1
keystroke "a" using command down
keystroke "c" using {command down, control down}
end tell
end tell
end tell
delay 0.5
do shell script ("pbpaste > ~/iCloud/PhD/Thesis/papers.bib")
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