[texhax] include plain text file and process \cite

[Uwe Lueck]

"Lepore, Bryan" <Bryan.Lepore at umassmed.edu>, 10.09.2010 16:47:52:
> i'd like to have latex read a .txt that contains many instances of \cite
> into a standard preamble i have, and then process the file with bibtex
> so the cite's come out right. it is mean to avoid having to edit the preamble every time.
>
> i tried packages alltt, verbatim, but is this futile since \cite will be interpreted verbatim?
> because its not working. tried simply \include{filename.txt} also.
>
> any other packages for this?

Sounds interesting, I'd like to understand it, while I don't. 
What do you mean by a preamble (of what? which file?) 
that must carry \cite commands?
To what effect do you edit that preamble?

Curious:

    Uwe.