\n' + \
+                    '| [' + outkey + '] | ')
+        file.append('')
+        file.append('\\anchor ' + outkey)
+        for line in entry[2:]:
+            file.append(line)
+        file.append(' | \n
')
+        file.append('')
+
+    return file
+
+
+#
+# return 1 iff abbr is in line but not inside braces or quotes
+# assumes that abbr appears only once on the line (out of braces and quotes)
+#
+def verify_out_of_braces(line, abbr):
+
+    phrase_split = delimiter_rex.split(line)
+
+    abbr_rex = re.compile( '\\b' + abbr + '\\b', re.I)
+
+    open_brace = 0
+    open_quote = 0
+
+    for phrase in phrase_split:
+        if phrase == "{":
+            open_brace = open_brace + 1
+        elif phrase == "}":
+            open_brace = open_brace - 1
+        elif phrase == '"':
+            if open_quote == 1:
+                open_quote = 0
+            else:
+                open_quote = 1
+        elif abbr_rex.search(phrase):
+            if open_brace == 0 and open_quote == 0:
+                return 1
+
+    return 0
+
+
+#
+# a line in the form phrase1 # phrase2 # ... # phrasen
+# is returned as phrase1 phrase2 ... phrasen
+# with the correct punctuation
+# Bug: Doesn't always work with multiple abbreviations plugged in
+#
+def concat_line(line):
+    # only look at part after equals
+    field = field_rex.sub('\g<1>',line)
+    rest = field_rex.sub('\g<2>',line)
+
+    concat_line = field + ' ='
+
+    pound_split = concatsplit_rex.split(rest)
+
+    phrase_count = 0
+    length = len(pound_split)
+
+    for phrase in pound_split:
+        phrase = phrase.strip()
+        if phrase_count != 0:
+            if phrase.startswith('"') or phrase.startswith('{'):
+                phrase = phrase[1:]
+        elif phrase.startswith('"'):
+            phrase = phrase.replace('"','{',1)
+
+        if phrase_count != length-1:
+            if phrase.endswith('"') or phrase.endswith('}'):
+                phrase = phrase[:-1]
+        else:
+            if phrase.endswith('"'):
+                phrase = phrase[:-1]
+                phrase = phrase + "}"
+            elif phrase.endswith('",'):
+                phrase = phrase[:-2]
+                phrase = phrase + "},"
+
+        # if phrase did have \#, add the \# back
+        if phrase.endswith('\\'):
+            phrase = phrase + "#"
+        concat_line = concat_line + ' ' + phrase
+
+        phrase_count = phrase_count + 1
+
+    return concat_line
+
+
+#
+# substitute abbreviations into filecont
+# @param filecont_source - string of data from file
+#
+def bibtex_replace_abbreviations(filecont_source):
+    filecont = filecont_source.splitlines()
+
+    #  These are defined in bibtex, so we'll define them too
+    abbr_list = ['jan','feb','mar','apr','may','jun',
+                 'jul','aug','sep','oct','nov','dec']
+    value_list = ['January','February','March','April',
+                  'May','June','July','August','September',
+                  'October','November','December']
+
+    abbr_rex = []
+    total_abbr_count = 0
+
+    front = '\\b'
+    back = '(,?)\\b'
+
+    for x in abbr_list:
+        abbr_rex.append( re.compile( front + abbr_list[total_abbr_count] + back, re.I ) )
+        total_abbr_count = total_abbr_count + 1
+
+
+    abbrdef_rex = re.compile('\s*@string\s*{\s*('+ valid_name_chars +'*)\s*=(.*)',
+                             re.I)
+
+    comment_rex = re.compile('@comment\s*{',re.I)
+    preamble_rex = re.compile('@preamble\s*{',re.I)
+
+    waiting_for_end_string = 0
+    i = 0
+    filecont2 = ''
+
+    for line in filecont:
+        if line == ' ' or line == '':
+            continue
+
+        if waiting_for_end_string:
+            if re.search('}',line):
+                waiting_for_end_string = 0
+                continue
+
+        if abbrdef_rex.search(line):
+            abbr = abbrdef_rex.sub('\g<1>', line)
+
+            if abbr_list.count(abbr) == 0:
+                val = abbrdef_rex.sub('\g<2>', line)
+                abbr_list.append(abbr)
+                value_list.append(string.strip(val))
+                abbr_rex.append( re.compile( front + abbr_list[total_abbr_count] + back, re.I ) )
+                total_abbr_count = total_abbr_count + 1
+            waiting_for_end_string = 1
+            continue
+
+        if comment_rex.search(line):
+            waiting_for_end_string = 1
+            continue
+
+        if preamble_rex.search(line):
+            waiting_for_end_string = 1
+            continue
+
+
+        # replace subsequent abbreviations with the value
+        abbr_count = 0
+
+        for x in abbr_list:
+
+            if abbr_rex[abbr_count].search(line):
+                if verify_out_of_braces(line,abbr_list[abbr_count]) == 1:
+                    line = abbr_rex[abbr_count].sub( value_list[abbr_count] + '\g<1>', line)
+                # Check for # concatenations
+                if concatsplit_rex.search(line):
+                    line = concat_line(line)
+            abbr_count = abbr_count + 1
+
+
+        filecont2 = filecont2 + line + '\n'
+        i = i+1
+
+
+    # Do one final pass over file
+
+    # make sure that didn't end up with {" or }" after the substitution
+    filecont2 = filecont2.replace('{"','{{')
+    filecont2 = filecont2.replace('"}','}}')
+
+    afterquotevalue_rex = re.compile('"\s*,\s*')
+    afterbrace_rex = re.compile('"\s*}')
+    afterbracevalue_rex = re.compile('(=\s*{[^=]*)},\s*')
+
+    # add new lines to data that changed because of abbreviation substitutions
+    filecont2 = afterquotevalue_rex.sub('",\n', filecont2)
+    filecont2 = afterbrace_rex.sub('"\n}', filecont2)
+    filecont2 = afterbracevalue_rex.sub('\g<1>},\n', filecont2)
+
+    return filecont2
+
+#
+# convert @type( ... ) to @type{ ... }
+#
+def no_outer_parens(filecont):
+
+    # do checking for open parens
+    # will convert to braces
+    paren_split = re.split('([(){}])',filecont)
+
+    open_paren_count = 0
+    open_type = 0
+    look_next = 0
+
+    # rebuild filecont
+    filecont = ''
+
+    at_rex = re.compile('@\w*')
+
+    for phrase in paren_split:
+        if look_next == 1:
+            if phrase == '(':
+                phrase = '{'
+                open_paren_count = open_paren_count + 1
+            else:
+                open_type = 0
+            look_next = 0
+
+        if phrase == '(':
+            open_paren_count = open_paren_count + 1
+
+        elif phrase == ')':
+            open_paren_count = open_paren_count - 1
+            if open_type == 1 and open_paren_count == 0:
+                phrase = '}'
+                open_type = 0
+
+        elif at_rex.search( phrase ):
+            open_type = 1
+            look_next = 1
+
+        filecont = filecont + phrase
+
+    return filecont
+
+
+#
+# make all whitespace into just one space
+# format the bibtex file into a usable form.
+#
+def bibtexwasher(filecont_source):
+
+    space_rex = re.compile('\s+')
+    comment_rex = re.compile('\s*%')
+
+    filecont = []
+
+    # remove trailing and excessive whitespace
+    # ignore comments
+    for line in filecont_source:
+        line = string.strip(line)
+        line = space_rex.sub(' ', line)
+        # ignore comments
+        if not comment_rex.match(line) and line != '':
+            filecont.append(' '+ line)
+
+    filecont = string.join(filecont, '')
+
+    # the file is in one long string
+
+    filecont = no_outer_parens(filecont)
+
+    #
+    # split lines according to preferred syntax scheme
+    #
+    filecont = re.sub('(=\s*{[^=]*)},', '\g<1>},\n', filecont)
+
+    # add new lines after commas that are after values
+    filecont = re.sub('"\s*,', '",\n', filecont)
+    filecont = re.sub('=\s*([\w\d]+)\s*,', '= \g<1>,\n', filecont)
+    filecont = re.sub('(@\w*)\s*({(\s*)[^,\s]*)\s*,',
+                          '\n\n\g<1>\g<2>,\n', filecont)
+
+    # add new lines after }
+    filecont = re.sub('"\s*}','"\n}\n', filecont)
+    filecont = re.sub('}\s*,','},\n', filecont)
+
+
+    filecont = re.sub('@(\w*)', '\n@\g<1>', filecont)
+
+    # character encoding, reserved latex characters
+    filecont = re.sub('{\\\&}', '&', filecont)
+    filecont = re.sub('\\\&', '&', filecont)
+
+    # do checking for open braces to get format correct
+    open_brace_count = 0
+    brace_split = re.split('([{}])',filecont)
+
+    # rebuild filecont
+    filecont = ''
+
+    for phrase in brace_split:
+        if phrase == '{':
+            open_brace_count = open_brace_count + 1
+        elif phrase == '}':
+            open_brace_count = open_brace_count - 1
+            if open_brace_count == 0:
+                filecont = filecont + '\n'
+
+        filecont = filecont + phrase
+
+    filecont2 = bibtex_replace_abbreviations(filecont)
+
+    # gather
+    filecont = filecont2.splitlines()
+    i=0
+    j=0         # count the number of blank lines
+    for line in filecont:
+        # ignore blank lines
+        if line == '' or line == ' ':
+            j = j+1
+            continue
+        filecont[i] = line + '\n'
+        i = i+1
+
+    # get rid of the extra stuff at the end of the array
+    # (The extra stuff are duplicates that are in the array because
+    # blank lines were removed.)
+    length = len( filecont)
+    filecont[length-j:length] = []
+
+    return filecont
+
+
+def filehandler(filepath):
+    try:
+        fd = open(filepath, 'r')
+        filecont_source = fd.readlines()
+        fd.close()
+    except:
+        print 'Could not open file:', filepath
+    washeddata = bibtexwasher(filecont_source)
+    outdata = bibtexdecoder(washeddata)
+    print '/**'
+    print '\page references References'
+    print
+    print '