Templates: various questions not worth their own thread - Page 51

ownedbycats · 11-04-2024, 11:53 AM

It's not particularly important - just that ideally I was hoping that ColourA would only appear for the current date (e.g. it switches to ColourB at midnight).

correoparaappzz · Yesterday, 07:15 PM

hi, i'm having problems with this template:

Code:

program:
    format_date($#pubdate, 'dd MMMM yyyy')

for some books post's 'BAD DATE', and don't know what to do

ownedbycats · Yesterday, 07:16 PM

Do you get the same results if you use $$#pubdate? $ is field, $$ is raw_field.

correoparaappzz · Yesterday, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Do you get the same results if you use $$#pubdate? $ is field, $$ is raw_field.

it worked, but now there's a problem with the sorting order

ownedbycats · Yesterday, 08:09 PM

Try going to the add custom columns dialog and editing the column to set the sort to 'date.'

correoparaappzz · Yesterday, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Try going to the add custom columns dialog and editing the column to set the sort to 'date.'

This is how the column is configured

ownedbycats · Yesterday, 08:33 PM

I'm not sure then - I seem to recall there were some oddities with the date sorting but I'm not sure if its the case here. @chaley?

chaley · Yesterday, 10:45 PM

The problem is that the date is in non-English text. Sorting composites by date only works with English dates, and then only in most cases. The reliable solution is to sort the source column, pubdate.

I suspect a better solution would be to supply a format for pubdate (using a tweak) instead of creating a composite column.

ownedbycats · Yesterday, 10:47 PM

Would non-English also explain the BAD DATE error when using field()?

correoparaappzz · Yesterday, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

The problem is that the date is in non-English text. Sorting composites by date only works with English dates, and then only in most cases. The reliable solution is to sort the source column, pubdate.

I suspect a better solution would be to supply a format for pubdate (using a tweak) instead of creating a composite column.

I think this is a better option for what I was trying to do.

chaley · Yesterday, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Would non-English also explain the BAD DATE error when using field()?

Yes, it would.

Yesterday, 07:15 PM	#752
correoparaappzz Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2023 Device: Kindle Oasis	hi, i'm having problems with this template: Code: program: format_date($#pubdate, 'dd MMMM yyyy') for some books post's 'BAD DATE', and don't know what to do

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11-04-2024, 11:53 AM	#751
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 9,532 Karma: 64960939 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	It's not particularly important - just that ideally I was hoping that ColourA would only appear for the current date (e.g. it switches to ColourB at midnight).

Yesterday, 07:16 PM	#753
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 9,532 Karma: 64960939 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Do you get the same results if you use $$#pubdate? $ is field, $$ is raw_field.

Yesterday, 08:09 PM	#755
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 9,532 Karma: 64960939 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Try going to the add custom columns dialog and editing the column to set the sort to 'date.'

Yesterday, 08:33 PM	#757
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 9,532 Karma: 64960939 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I'm not sure then - I seem to recall there were some oddities with the date sorting but I'm not sure if its the case here. @chaley?

Yesterday, 10:45 PM	#758
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,029 Karma: 7257323 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	The problem is that the date is in non-English text. Sorting composites by date only works with English dates, and then only in most cases. The reliable solution is to sort the source column, pubdate. I suspect a better solution would be to supply a format for pubdate (using a tweak) instead of creating a composite column.