If I put jun in a field, say I put it in the journal field, in my .bib file by hand, when I compile the macro does not seem to substitute it into June as I was expecting. Am I getting wrong what a MACRO is supposed to do?
As I cannot provide a small example as requested in the comment, here is my .bib file
%% This BibTeX bibliography file was created using BibDesk.
%% http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/
%% Created for roberto at 2015-09-18 18:46:00 +0200
%% Saved with string encoding Unicode (UTF-8)
@article{Arkani-Hamed:2001dz2,
Abstract = {},
Adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System},
Adsurl = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001JHEP...08..017A},
Author = {{Arkani-Hamed}, N. and {Porrati}, M. and {Randall}, L.},
Date-Added = {2015-09-18 16:45:41 +0000},
Date-Modified = {2015-09-18 16:45:57 +0000},
Doi = {10.1088/1126-6708/2001/08/017},
Eid = {017},
Eprint = {arXiv:hep-th/0012148},
Journal = {jhep},
Month = aug,
Pages = {17},
Title = {{Holography and phenomenology}},
Volume = 8,
Year = 2001,
Bdsk-Url-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2001/08/017}}
@article{Arkani-Hamed:2001dz,
Abstract = {},
Adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System},
Adsurl = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001JHEP...08..017A},
Author = {{Arkani-Hamed}, N. and {Porrati}, M. and {Randall}, L.},
Date-Added = {2015-09-18 16:41:56 +0000},
Date-Modified = {2015-09-18 16:41:56 +0000},
Doi = {10.1088/1126-6708/2001/08/017},
Eid = {017},
Eprint = {arXiv:hep-th/0012148},
Journal = {Journal of High Energy Physics},
Month = aug,
Pages = {17},
Title = {{Holography and phenomenology}},
Volume = 8,
Year = 2001,
Bdsk-Url-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2001/08/017}}
and my bst file (this is long) the MACRO {jhep} {"JHEP"} command was supposed to turn the jhep journal entry of the bibitem Arkani-Hamed:2001dz into a capitalized version but in PDF output I get it not-capital …
%%
%% This is file `mybibsty.bst',
%% generated with the docstrip utility.
%%
%% The original source files were:
%%
%% merlin.mbs (with options: `seq-no,nm-init,ed-au,nmlm,x1,m1,mcite,mct-1,mct-x2,xmth,tit-it,jtit-x,jttl-rm,thtit-x,jpg-1,pgsep-c,num-xser,isbn,issn,blk-com,com-blank,ppx,xedn,etal-xc,eprint,nfss,')
%% ----------------------------------------
%% *** boh ***
%%
%% Copyright 1994-2007 Patrick W Daly
% ===============================================================
% IMPORTANT NOTICE:
% This bibliographic style (bst) file has been generated from one or
% more master bibliographic style (mbs) files, listed above.
%
% This generated file can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms
% of the LaTeX Project Public License Distributed from CTAN
% archives in directory macros/latex/base/lppl.txt; either
% version 1 of the License, or any later version.
% ===============================================================
% Name and version information of the main mbs file:
% \ProvidesFile{merlin.mbs}[2007/04/24 4.20 (PWD, AO, DPC)]
% For use with BibTeX version 0.99a or later
%-------------------------------------------------------------------
% This bibliography style file is intended for texts in ENGLISH
% This is a numerical citation style, and as such is standard LaTeX.
% It requires no extra package to interface to the main text.
% The form of the \bibitem entries is
% \bibitem{key}...
% Usage of \cite is as follows:
% \cite{key} ==>> [#]
% \cite[chap. 2]{key} ==>> [#, chap. 2]
% where # is a number determined by the ordering in the reference list.
% The order in the reference list is that by which the works were originally
% cited in the text, or that in the database.
%---------------------------------------------------------------------
ENTRY
{ address
archive
author
booktitle
chapter
edition
editor
eid
eprint
howpublished
institution
isbn
issn
journal
key
month
note
number
organization
pages
publisher
school
series
title
type
volume
year
}
{}
{ label }
INTEGERS { output.state before.all mid.sentence after.sentence after.block }
FUNCTION {init.state.consts}
{ #0 'before.all :=
#1 'mid.sentence :=
#2 'after.sentence :=
#3 'after.block :=
}
STRINGS { s t}
FUNCTION {output.nonnull}
{ 's :=
output.state mid.sentence =
{ " " * write$ }
{ output.state after.block =
{ add.period$ write$
newline$
"\newblock " write$
}
{ output.state before.all =
'write$
{ add.period$ " " * write$ }
if$
}
if$
mid.sentence 'output.state :=
}
if$
s
}
FUNCTION {output}
{ duplicate$ empty$
'pop$
'output.nonnull
if$
}
FUNCTION {output.check}
{ 't :=
duplicate$ empty$
{ pop$ "empty " t * " in " * cite$ * warning$ }
'output.nonnull
if$
}
FUNCTION {fin.entry}
{ add.period$
write$
newline$
}
FUNCTION {new.block}
{ output.state before.all =
'skip$
{ after.block 'output.state := }
if$
}
FUNCTION {new.sentence}
{ output.state after.block =
'skip$
{ output.state before.all =
'skip$
{ after.sentence 'output.state := }
if$
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {add.blank}
{ " " * before.all 'output.state :=
}
FUNCTION {date.block}
{
skip$
}
FUNCTION {not}
{ { #0 }
{ #1 }
if$
}
FUNCTION {and}
{ 'skip$
{ pop$ #0 }
if$
}
FUNCTION {or}
{ { pop$ #1 }
'skip$
if$
}
FUNCTION {new.block.checka}
{ empty$
'skip$
'new.block
if$
}
FUNCTION {new.block.checkb}
{ empty$
swap$ empty$
and
'skip$
'new.block
if$
}
FUNCTION {new.sentence.checka}
{ empty$
'skip$
'new.sentence
if$
}
FUNCTION {new.sentence.checkb}
{ empty$
swap$ empty$
and
'skip$
'new.sentence
if$
}
FUNCTION {field.or.null}
{ duplicate$ empty$
{ pop$ "" }
'skip$
if$
}
FUNCTION {emphasize}
{ duplicate$ empty$
{ pop$ "" }
{ "\emph{" swap$ * "}" * }
if$
}
FUNCTION {tie.or.space.prefix}
{ duplicate$ text.length$ #3 <
{ "~" }
{ " " }
if$
swap$
}
FUNCTION {capitalize}
{ "u" change.case$ "t" change.case$ }
FUNCTION {space.word}
{ " " swap$ * " " * }
% Here are the language-specific definitions for explicit words.
% Each function has a name bbl.xxx where xxx is the English word.
% The language selected here is ENGLISH
FUNCTION {bbl.and}
{ "and"}
FUNCTION {bbl.etal}
{ "et~al." }
FUNCTION {bbl.editors}
{ "editors" }
FUNCTION {bbl.editor}
{ "editor" }
FUNCTION {bbl.edby}
{ "edited by" }
FUNCTION {bbl.edition}
{ "edition" }
FUNCTION {bbl.volume}
{ "volume" }
FUNCTION {bbl.of}
{ "of" }
FUNCTION {bbl.number}
{ "number" }
FUNCTION {bbl.nr}
{ "no." }
FUNCTION {bbl.in}
{ "in" }
FUNCTION {bbl.pages}
{ "" }
FUNCTION {bbl.page}
{ "" }
FUNCTION {bbl.chapter}
{ "chapter" }
FUNCTION {bbl.techrep}
{ "Technical Report" }
FUNCTION {bbl.mthesis}
{ "Master's thesis" }
FUNCTION {bbl.phdthesis}
{ "Ph.D. thesis" }
MACRO {jan} {"January"}
MACRO {feb} {"February"}
MACRO {mar} {"March"}
MACRO {apr} {"April"}
MACRO {may} {"May"}
MACRO {jun} {"June"}
MACRO {jul} {"July"}
MACRO {aug} {"August"}
MACRO {sep} {"September"}
MACRO {oct} {"October"}
MACRO {nov} {"November"}
MACRO {dec} {"December"}
MACRO {acmcs} {"ACM Computing Surveys"}
MACRO {acta} {"Acta Informatica"}
MACRO {cacm} {"Communications of the ACM"}
MACRO {ibmjrd} {"IBM Journal of Research and Development"}
MACRO {ibmsj} {"IBM Systems Journal"}
MACRO {ieeese} {"IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering"}
MACRO {ieeetc} {"IEEE Transactions on Computers"}
MACRO {ieeetcad}
{"IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits"}
MACRO {ipl} {"Information Processing Letters"}
MACRO {jacm} {"Journal of the ACM"}
MACRO {jcss} {"Journal of Computer and System Sciences"}
MACRO {scp} {"Science of Computer Programming"}
MACRO {sicomp} {"SIAM Journal on Computing"}
MACRO {tocs} {"ACM Transactions on Computer Systems"}
MACRO {tods} {"ACM Transactions on Database Systems"}
MACRO {tog} {"ACM Transactions on Graphics"}
MACRO {toms} {"ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software"}
MACRO {toois} {"ACM Transactions on Office Information Systems"}
MACRO {toplas} {"ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems"}
MACRO {tcs} {"Theoretical Computer Science"}
MACRO {jhep} {"JHEP"}
FUNCTION {bibinfo.check}
{ swap$
duplicate$ missing$
{
pop$ pop$
""
}
{ duplicate$ empty$
{
swap$ pop$
}
{ swap$
pop$
}
if$
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {bibinfo.warn}
{ swap$
duplicate$ missing$
{
swap$ "missing " swap$ * " in " * cite$ * warning$ pop$
""
}
{ duplicate$ empty$
{
swap$ "empty " swap$ * " in " * cite$ * warning$
}
{ swap$
pop$
}
if$
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.eprint}
{ eprint duplicate$ empty$
'skip$
{ "\eprint"
archive empty$
'skip$
{ "[" * archive * "]" * }
if$
"{" * swap$ * "}" *
}
if$
}
INTEGERS { nameptr namesleft numnames }
STRINGS { bibinfo}
FUNCTION {format.names}
{ 'bibinfo :=
duplicate$ empty$ 'skip$ {
's :=
"" 't :=
#1 'nameptr :=
s num.names$ 'numnames :=
numnames 'namesleft :=
{ namesleft #0 > }
{ s nameptr
"{f.~}{vv~}{ll}{, jj}"
format.name$
bibinfo bibinfo.check
't :=
nameptr #1 >
{
nameptr #1
#1 + =
numnames #1
> and
{ "others" 't :=
#1 'namesleft := }
'skip$
if$
namesleft #1 >
{ ", " * t * }
{
s nameptr "{ll}" format.name$ duplicate$ "others" =
{ 't := }
{ pop$ }
if$
numnames #2 >
t "others" = not and
{ "," * }
'skip$
if$
t "others" =
{
" " * bbl.etal *
}
{
bbl.and
space.word * t *
}
if$
}
if$
}
't
if$
nameptr #1 + 'nameptr :=
namesleft #1 - 'namesleft :=
}
while$
} if$
}
FUNCTION {format.names.ed}
{
format.names
}
FUNCTION {format.authors}
{ author "author" format.names
}
FUNCTION {get.bbl.editor}
{ editor num.names$ #1 > 'bbl.editors 'bbl.editor if$ }
FUNCTION {format.editors}
{ editor "editor" format.names duplicate$ empty$ 'skip$
{
"," *
" " *
get.bbl.editor
*
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.isbn}
{ isbn "isbn" bibinfo.check
duplicate$ empty$ 'skip$
{
"ISBN " swap$ *
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.issn}
{ issn "issn" bibinfo.check
duplicate$ empty$ 'skip$
{
"ISSN " swap$ *
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.note}
{
note empty$
{ "" }
{ note #1 #1 substring$
duplicate$ "{" =
'skip$
{ output.state mid.sentence =
{ "l" }
{ "u" }
if$
change.case$
}
if$
note #2 global.max$ substring$ * "note" bibinfo.check
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.title}
{ title
duplicate$ empty$ 'skip$
{ "t" change.case$ }
if$
"title" bibinfo.check
duplicate$ empty$ 'skip$
{
emphasize
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {output.bibitem}
{ newline$
"\bibitem{" write$
cite$ write$
"}" write$
newline$
""
before.all 'output.state :=
}
FUNCTION {if.digit}
{ duplicate$ "0" =
swap$ duplicate$ "1" =
swap$ duplicate$ "2" =
swap$ duplicate$ "3" =
swap$ duplicate$ "4" =
swap$ duplicate$ "5" =
swap$ duplicate$ "6" =
swap$ duplicate$ "7" =
swap$ duplicate$ "8" =
swap$ "9" = or or or or or or or or or
}
FUNCTION {n.separate}
{ 't :=
""
#0 'numnames :=
{ t empty$ not }
{ t #-1 #1 substring$ if.digit
{ numnames #1 + 'numnames := }
{ #0 'numnames := }
if$
t #-1 #1 substring$ swap$ *
t #-2 global.max$ substring$ 't :=
numnames #5 =
{ duplicate$ #1 #2 substring$ swap$
#3 global.max$ substring$
"," swap$ * *
}
'skip$
if$
}
while$
}
FUNCTION {n.dashify}
{
n.separate
't :=
""
{ t empty$ not }
{ t #1 #1 substring$ "-" =
{ t #1 #2 substring$ "--" = not
{ "--" *
t #2 global.max$ substring$ 't :=
}
{ { t #1 #1 substring$ "-" = }
{ "-" *
t #2 global.max$ substring$ 't :=
}
while$
}
if$
}
{ t #1 #1 substring$ *
t #2 global.max$ substring$ 't :=
}
if$
}
while$
}
FUNCTION {word.in}
{ bbl.in
" " * }
FUNCTION {format.date}
{
""
duplicate$ empty$
year "year" bibinfo.check duplicate$ empty$
{ swap$ 'skip$
{ "there's a month but no year in " cite$ * warning$ }
if$
*
}
{ swap$ 'skip$
{
swap$
" " * swap$
}
if$
*
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.btitle}
{ title "title" bibinfo.check
duplicate$ empty$ 'skip$
{
emphasize
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {either.or.check}
{ empty$
'pop$
{ "can't use both " swap$ * " fields in " * cite$ * warning$ }
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.bvolume}
{ volume empty$
{ "" }
{ bbl.volume volume tie.or.space.prefix
"volume" bibinfo.check * *
series "series" bibinfo.check
duplicate$ empty$ 'pop$
{ swap$ bbl.of space.word * swap$
emphasize * }
if$
"volume and number" number either.or.check
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.number.series}
{ volume empty$
{ number empty$
{ series field.or.null }
{ series empty$
{ number "number" bibinfo.check }
{ output.state mid.sentence =
{ bbl.number }
{ bbl.number capitalize }
if$
number tie.or.space.prefix "number" bibinfo.check * *
bbl.in space.word *
series "series" bibinfo.check *
}
if$
}
if$
}
{ "" }
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.edition}
{ edition duplicate$ empty$ 'skip$
{
output.state mid.sentence =
{ "l" }
{ "t" }
if$ change.case$
"edition" bibinfo.check
" " * bbl.edition *
}
if$
}
INTEGERS { multiresult }
FUNCTION {multi.page.check}
{ 't :=
#0 'multiresult :=
{ multiresult not
t empty$ not
and
}
{ t #1 #1 substring$
duplicate$ "-" =
swap$ duplicate$ "," =
swap$ "+" =
or or
{ #1 'multiresult := }
{ t #2 global.max$ substring$ 't := }
if$
}
while$
multiresult
}
FUNCTION {format.pages}
{ pages duplicate$ empty$ 'skip$
{ duplicate$ multi.page.check
{
n.dashify
}
{
}
if$
"pages" bibinfo.check
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {first.page}
{ 't :=
""
{ t empty$ not t #1 #1 substring$ "-" = not and }
{ t #1 #1 substring$ *
t #2 global.max$ substring$ 't :=
}
while$
}
FUNCTION {format.journal.pages}
{ pages duplicate$ empty$ 'pop$
{ swap$ duplicate$ empty$
{ pop$ pop$ format.pages }
{
":" *
swap$
first.page
"pages" bibinfo.check
*
}
if$
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.journal.eid}
{ eid "eid" bibinfo.check
duplicate$ empty$ 'pop$
{ swap$ duplicate$ empty$ 'skip$
{
":" *
}
if$
swap$ *
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.vol.num.pages}
{ volume field.or.null
duplicate$ empty$ 'skip$
{
"volume" bibinfo.check
}
if$
number "number" bibinfo.check duplicate$ empty$ 'skip$
{
swap$ duplicate$ empty$
{ "there's a number but no volume in " cite$ * warning$ }
'skip$
if$
swap$
"(" swap$ * ")" *
}
if$ *
eid empty$
{ format.journal.pages }
{ format.journal.eid }
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.chapter.pages}
{ chapter empty$
'format.pages
{ type empty$
{ bbl.chapter }
{ type "l" change.case$
"type" bibinfo.check
}
if$
chapter tie.or.space.prefix
"chapter" bibinfo.check
* *
pages empty$
'skip$
{ ", " * format.pages * }
if$
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.booktitle}
{
booktitle "booktitle" bibinfo.check
emphasize
}
FUNCTION {format.in.ed.booktitle}
{ format.booktitle duplicate$ empty$ 'skip$
{
editor "editor" format.names.ed duplicate$ empty$ 'pop$
{
"," *
" " *
get.bbl.editor
", " *
* swap$
* }
if$
word.in swap$ *
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {empty.misc.check}
{ author empty$ title empty$ howpublished empty$
month empty$ year empty$ note empty$
and and and and and
{ "all relevant fields are empty in " cite$ * warning$ }
'skip$
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.thesis.type}
{ type duplicate$ empty$
'pop$
{ swap$ pop$
"t" change.case$ "type" bibinfo.check
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.tr.number}
{ number "number" bibinfo.check
type duplicate$ empty$
{ pop$ bbl.techrep }
'skip$
if$
"type" bibinfo.check
swap$ duplicate$ empty$
{ pop$ "t" change.case$ }
{ tie.or.space.prefix * * }
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.article.crossref}
{
key duplicate$ empty$
{ pop$
journal duplicate$ empty$
{ "need key or journal for " cite$ * " to crossref " * crossref * warning$ }
{ "journal" bibinfo.check emphasize word.in swap$ * }
if$
}
{ word.in swap$ * " " *}
if$
" \cite{" * crossref * "}" *
}
FUNCTION {format.crossref.editor}
{ editor #1 "{vv~}{ll}" format.name$
"editor" bibinfo.check
editor num.names$ duplicate$
#2 >
{ pop$
"editor" bibinfo.check
" " * bbl.etal
*
}
{ #2 <
'skip$
{ editor #2 "{ff }{vv }{ll}{ jj}" format.name$ "others" =
{
"editor" bibinfo.check
" " * bbl.etal
*
}
{
bbl.and space.word
* editor #2 "{vv~}{ll}" format.name$
"editor" bibinfo.check
*
}
if$
}
if$
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.book.crossref}
{ volume duplicate$ empty$
{ "empty volume in " cite$ * "'s crossref of " * crossref * warning$
pop$ word.in
}
{ bbl.volume
swap$ tie.or.space.prefix "volume" bibinfo.check * * bbl.of space.word *
}
if$
editor empty$
editor field.or.null author field.or.null =
or
{ key empty$
{ series empty$
{ "need editor, key, or series for " cite$ * " to crossref " *
crossref * warning$
"" *
}
{ series emphasize * }
if$
}
{ key * }
if$
}
{ format.crossref.editor * }
if$
" \cite{" * crossref * "}" *
}
FUNCTION {format.incoll.inproc.crossref}
{
editor empty$
editor field.or.null author field.or.null =
or
{ key empty$
{ format.booktitle duplicate$ empty$
{ "need editor, key, or booktitle for " cite$ * " to crossref " *
crossref * warning$
}
{ word.in swap$ * }
if$
}
{ word.in key * " " *}
if$
}
{ word.in format.crossref.editor * " " *}
if$
" \cite{" * crossref * "}" *
}
FUNCTION {format.org.or.pub}
{ 't :=
""
address empty$ t empty$ and
'skip$
{
t empty$
{ address "address" bibinfo.check *
}
{ t *
address empty$
'skip$
{ ", " * address "address" bibinfo.check * }
if$
}
if$
}
if$
}
FUNCTION {format.publisher.address}
{ publisher "publisher" bibinfo.warn format.org.or.pub
}
FUNCTION {format.organization.address}
{ organization "organization" bibinfo.check format.org.or.pub
}
FUNCTION {article}
{ output.bibitem
format.authors "author" output.check
crossref missing$
{
journal
"journal" bibinfo.check
"journal" output.check
format.vol.num.pages output
% format.date "year" output.check
}
{ format.article.crossref output.nonnull
format.pages output
}
if$
format.issn output
format.note output
format.eprint output
fin.entry
}
FUNCTION {book}
{ output.bibitem
author empty$
{ format.editors "author and editor" output.check
}
{ format.authors output.nonnull
crossref missing$
{ "author and editor" editor either.or.check }
'skip$
if$
}
if$
format.btitle "title" output.check
crossref missing$
{ format.bvolume output
format.number.series output
format.publisher.address output
}
{
format.book.crossref output.nonnull
}
if$
format.edition output
format.date "year" output.check
format.isbn output
format.note output
format.eprint output
fin.entry
}
FUNCTION {techreport}
{ output.bibitem
format.authors "author" output.check
format.title
"title" output.check
format.tr.number output.nonnull
institution "institution" bibinfo.warn output
address "address" bibinfo.check output
format.date "year" output.check
format.note output
format.eprint output
fin.entry
}
FUNCTION {unpublished}
{ output.bibitem
format.authors "author" output.check
format.title "title" output.check
format.date output
format.note "note" output.check
format.eprint output
fin.entry
}
FUNCTION {default.type} { misc }
READ
STRINGS { longest.label }
INTEGERS { number.label longest.label.width }
FUNCTION {initialize.longest.label}
{ "" 'longest.label :=
#1 'number.label :=
#0 'longest.label.width :=
}
FUNCTION {longest.label.pass}
{ number.label int.to.str$ 'label :=
number.label #1 + 'number.label :=
label width$ longest.label.width >
{ label 'longest.label :=
label width$ 'longest.label.width :=
}
'skip$
if$
}
EXECUTE {initialize.longest.label}
ITERATE {longest.label.pass}
FUNCTION {begin.bib}
{ preamble$ empty$
'skip$
{ preamble$ write$ newline$ }
if$
"\begin{thebibliography}{" longest.label * "}" *
write$ newline$
"\providecommand{\url}[1]{\texttt{#1}}"
write$ newline$
"\providecommand{\urlprefix}{URL }"
write$ newline$
"\providecommand{\eprint}[2][]{\href{http://arxiv.org/abs/#2}{#2}}"
write$ newline$
}
EXECUTE {begin.bib}
EXECUTE {init.state.consts}
ITERATE {call.type$}
FUNCTION {end.bib}
{ newline$
"\end{thebibliography}" write$ newline$
}
EXECUTE {end.bib}
%% End of customized bst file
%%
%% End of file `mybibsty.bst'.
Best Answer
A macro should not be enclosed in braces. Just like
it should be
If I fix it, I get uppercase: