relative paths for bibtex in lyx

Question

I insert a bibliography into my LyX document through insert > list/TOC > bibtex bibliography. I find my file and everything works out. However, the path it uses is absolute as opposed to relative so when I open things up on another machine the bibliography is not found. How do I specify a relative path for my bibtex file in LyX?

I believe the recommended solution is to not use any path at all. Put the .bib file where your TeX distribution can find it. See this answer. — scottkosty, Nov 01 '13 at 02:48
yeh i did that as a work around but it's sort of annoying since i have several files working off the same cites — Alex, Nov 01 '13 at 03:46

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 08 '19 at 15:38

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I have a German version of LyX, so no guarantee for the correct translation of Buttons etc., but:

click on the bibtex created reference database
the window where you can define the database opens: click on Add...
instead of choosing something from the list or clicking on Browse... just type the relative path to the textfield in between. Syntax which was working on my Windows PC: ../Quellen/Literaturdatenbank, where Literaturdatenbank is the BibTeX-File (*.bib)

edited Jan 08 '19 at 15:38

phrogg

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answered Jan 17 '14 at 13:14

Lillibilli

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relative paths for bibtex in lyx

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