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JabRef version

Latest development branch build (please note build date below)

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GNU / Linux

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JabRef 6.0-alpha.301--2026-04-20--9f353c5
Linux 6.12.0-160000.27-default amd64
Java 25.0.2
JavaFX 26+27

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  • I made a backup of my libraries before testing the latest development version.
  • I have tested the latest development version and the problem persists

Steps to reproduce the behaviour

For a large number of entries I got a warning in the log, saying something about a # character. However, the string mentioned in the message does not contain any # characters.

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Example:

Entry
@InProceedings{AGS16,
  author    = {Akila, V. and Govindasamy, V. and Sandosh, S.},
  booktitle = {International Conference on Computation of Power, Energy Information and Commuincation (ICCPEIC)},
  title     = {Complex event processing over uncertain events: Techniques, challenges, and future directions},
  year      = {2016},
  month     = apr,
  pages     = {204--221},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  doi       = {10.1109/iccpeic.2016.7557198}
}
Log
The character # is not allowed in BibTeX strings unless escaped as in '\\#'. In JabRef, use pairs of # characters to indicate a string. Field value: Akila, V. and Govindasamy, V. and Sandosh, S.
The character # is not allowed in BibTeX strings unless escaped as in '\\#'. In JabRef, use pairs of # characters to indicate a string. Field value: International Conference on Computation of Power, Energy Information and Commuincation (ICCPEIC)
The character # is not allowed in BibTeX strings unless escaped as in '\\#'. In JabRef, use pairs of # characters to indicate a string. Field value: IEEE
The character # is not allowed in BibTeX strings unless escaped as in '\\#'. In JabRef, use pairs of # characters to indicate a string. Field value: Akila, V. and Govindasamy, V. and Sandosh, S.
The character # is not allowed in BibTeX strings unless escaped as in '\\#'. In JabRef, use pairs of # characters to indicate a string. Field value: International Conference on Computation of Power, Energy Information and Commuincation (ICCPEIC)
The character # is not allowed in BibTeX strings unless escaped as in '\\#'. In JabRef, use pairs of # characters to indicate a string. Field value: IEEE
The character # is not allowed in BibTeX strings unless escaped as in '\\#'. In JabRef, use pairs of # characters to indicate a string. Field value: Akila, V. and Govindasamy, V. and Sandosh, S.
The character # is not allowed in BibTeX strings unless escaped as in '\\#'. In JabRef, use pairs of # characters to indicate a string. Field value: International Conference on Computation of Power, Energy Information and Commuincation (ICCPEIC)
The character # is not allowed in BibTeX strings unless escaped as in '\\#'. In JabRef, use pairs of # characters to indicate a string. Field value: IEEE

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