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    bib = BibTeX.parse bibtex_entry

    # parses the bibtex entries

    bib.data.map do |d|

      result = ''

      if d.class == BibTeX::Entry

        @bentry = BibtexEntry.new

        #    d.replace!(bib.strings)

        d.fields.keys.map do |k|

          if k == "title"

            @publication.title = d[k]

          else

            @bentry[k] = d[k]

          end

        end

      end               

    end

    @publication.bibtex_entry = @bentry

    if @publication.save

      logger.error "SAVED"

    else

      logger.error "NOT SAVED"

    end

    logger.error @publication.bibtex_entry

  end 

  def new

    # we always try to create at least one publication

    @publication = Publication.new

    # the step we're at in the form

    @publication.current_step = session[:publication_step]

  def create

    # contents of the paste text area

    bibtex_entry = params[:bibtex_entry]

    # debug message

    logger.error bibtex_entry

    # method for creating "pasted" bibtex entries

    if bibtex_entry

      parse_bibtex_text

    end

    # form's flow control