With \nocite{*}
both entries are typeset, on my system. Look at the log file produced by BibTeX, which has extension .blg
for information in case of a missing entry.
By the way, you are specifying author names wrongly:
@Article{inflatblimp2,
author = {Walkenhorst, B.T. and Miner, G.F. and Arnold, D.V.},
title = {A low cost, radio controlled blimp as a platform for remote sensing},
journal = {Microwave Earth remote sensing laboratory - Brigham Young University},
year ={2000},
}
@inbook{TOcost5,
author = {James R. Wertz and Wiley J. Larson},
title = {Space Mission Analysis And Design},
volume = {8},
edition = {Third},
pages = {800-801},
}
The first entry doesn't look like an article, but more like a techical report.
The alpha
bibliography style is one of the original styles created for BibTeX, i.e., it's been around for more than 20 years. As such, it does not recognize (i.e., process) fields such as url
or urldate
. You need to use a more modern style file.
The IEEE provides the style file IEEEtran.bst as well as several related style files; one of these files may meet your needs. Peruse the user guide, How to use the IEEEtran BibTeX Style, for more information.
Specifically, this style file provides for an entry
(something in BibTeX that starts with an @
) named electronic
. The user guide has the following to say about this entry type:
IEEEtran.bst provides the “electronic” entry type for internet
references. IEEEtran.bst also provides the aliases
“online”, “internet”, “webpage” and “www” for compatibility
with some existing BIBTEX database and style files. However,
“electronic” (or perhaps “online” for those who also use
Philipp Lehman’s biblatex) should be used for all new
work. IEEE formats electronic references differently by not
using italics or quotes and separating fields with periods rather
than commas. Also, the date
is enclosed within parentheses
and is placed closer to the title. This is probably done to
emphasize that electronic references may not remain valid on
the rapidly changing internet. Note also the liberal use of the
howpublished field to describe the form or category of the
entries.
The organization
and address
fields may also be used.
From this, it would appear that you could rename the urldate
field name to date
and be all set.
Best Answer
I think we have to clear up the terminology here. If you refer to bibtex, you refer to the executable, e.g. bibtex.exe on a windows system. The bib-file on the other hand is your database of entries.
If you want to create a bibliography without using the bibtex executable, you can use the classic
in your document which you can cite with
\cite{key}
in the text.If your question is if you can use a bib-file without bibtex. The answer is - no. Technically the answer is yes because you could use the biber executable with the bibaltex package but because biber and bibtex are kind of the same I still say no.
If your question is if you can include the content of your bib file in you main document the answer is - yes.
Use the filecontents environment and paste the content of your bib file in it. LaTeX will then automatically generate a bib file during the compilation. That way you can send a single tex file to a friend and he can compile the document including the bibliography. You still have to use bibtex though.