[Tex/LaTex] Change from BibTeX to BibLaTeX

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I have a BibTeX library exported from EndNote. I'm writing a thesis and, in order to have bibliographies for each chapter, I'm trying to switch to BibLaTeX. My .tex file, which compiles perfectly fine when using BibTeX, gives the following error message when I try to compile it using biber:

ERROR - BibTeX subsystem: C:\Users\esukeo\AppData\Local\Temp\wQX37mGMgn\endref.bib_5600.utf8, line 2, syntax error: found "=", expected ","

As I see it (I'm still fairly inexperienced), the .bib file which works fine in BibTeX is formatted so it is incompatible with the BibLaTeX compiler. An example entry from the .bib file:

@article{Ash07,
   author = {Ashley, T. and Buckle, L. and Datta, S. and Emeny, M. T. and Hayes, D. G. and Hilton, K. P. and Jefferies, R. and Martin, T. and Phillips, T. and WaIiis, D. J. and Wilding, P. J. and Chan, R.},
   title = {Heterogeneous InSb quantum well transistors on silicon for ultra-high speed, low power logic applications},
   journal = {Electronics Letters},
   volume = {43},
   number = {14},
   pages = {777-779},
   year = {2007},
   abstract = {<removed>},
   ISSN = {0013-5194},
   DOI = {10.1049/el:20071335},
   type = {Journal Article}
}

Is there a solution in the BibLaTeX build process? If not, can I have chapter bibliographies using BibTeX? Manually editing the .bib file is not an option, as there are hundreds of entries.

I am using TeXstudio, reinstalled today when this problem started, so it and MiKTeX are up to date. TeXstudio has been configured to compile using biber

Best Answer

Thank you for your help everyone. The .tex file compiled after I went back to the .bib file, removed the unlabeled entries and tidied all the remaining entries so they fit LaTeX syntax. The problem is in the .bib file and the export from EndNote to .bib - BibTeX tolerated EndNote's perculiar formatting but Biber does not.

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