I've released the first Beta version of PubMed2XL, a Windows application that converts article lists from pubmed.gov into Microsoft Excel files.
If you'd like to use the software you can download it. Yes, it's free.
Here's a little video tutorial on installing and using the software:
PubMed2XL: Basic Installation and Use from nitin arora on Vimeo.
PubMed2XL's documentation is available at: blog.humaneguitarist.org/​projects/pubmed2xl/.
The documentation includes a download link to the program files.
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This is a great little program. How many articles can it convert at once? I tried it with a large search (565 articles) and it seemed to ignore it, but then downloaded a few articles as you did in the tutorial, and it worked just fine.
Mike Benz
14 Mar 11 at 4:18 pm
Hey Mike,
Thanks for checking it out.
I’ve run it for 5,000 articles and was able to get a spreadsheet made in less than a minute.
If you want to email me the XML file you used, I can test it on my end.
My email is:
“nitaro74″ AT “gmail” DOT “com”
nitin
14 Mar 11 at 4:23 pm
Quick update: Just swapped some emails with Mike. Looks like re-downloading the PubMed file did the trick.
nitin
14 Mar 11 at 4:46 pm