Embedding brackets

[ScottStewart 0]

Is it possible to embed brackets "[" or "]" in the sentence structure of a source? As an example, if I'm citing an on-line database, I would like to include "[on-line database]" in the footnote and bibliography citation sentences, as recommended by many sources.

[Michael Hannah 0]

Yes, you can use square brackets so long as you realize that TMG can become confused if the contents within the brackets is the same as a defined variable. Your example of "[on-line database]" is fine, but adding something like "[comments]" would not since this word is a variable.

[ScottStewart 0]

Yes, you can use square brackets so long as you realize that TMG can become confused if the contents within the brackets is the same as a defined variable. Your example of "[on-line database]" is fine, but adding something like "[comments]" would not since this word is a variable.

 

Thanks, Michael. Infortunately, TMG forces everything within the square brackets to upper case. Is there any way around this?

 

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Scott Stewart

[Terry Reigel 0]

Thanks, Michael. Infortunately, TMG forces everything within the square brackets to upper case. Is there any way around this?

I don't know a solution for Source Types, but for individual sources you can enter the bracketed phrase in the Comments field or another data element, and place that element in the templates.