# Jabref 4: Write XML is not working

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-4-write-xml-is-not-working/800>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 3, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-4-write-xml-is-not-working/800 "2017-10-03T18:36:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Dellu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/dellu/32/219_2.png) [@Dellu](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Dellu)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-4-write-xml-is-not-working/800/1 "2017-10-03T18:36:32Z")

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It is able to open the files associated. But, it reports “no linked PDF” when I attempt to write XML metadata into the PDF files.

Jabref 3.8 is working fine.

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**Author:** ![tobiasdiez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/tobiasdiez/32/340_2.png) [@tobiasdiez](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/tobiasdiez)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-4-write-xml-is-not-working/800/2 "2017-10-04T15:04:18Z")

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Can you please report the bug at [https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/). Thanks!