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Old 12-28-2020, 06:43 PM   #2072
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Originally Posted by 123kajote View Post
OK, thanks..
I do understand it more and more.. good sugestions.. so I used this in subtitle field: {pubdate:format_date(yyyy)}

works ok,

Cry Baby
2020
Tom Thorne - 17
Mark Bilingham

also I do have many books on my reader, before Time that I used proper procedure (get metadata), then everything else...

this books now are display the message: BAD DATE

Cry Baby
BAD DATE
Tom Thorne - 17
Mark Bilingham

is there a option to not display this message but leave it blank if non existing?

I am enjoying Calibre and my ereader every Day more and more..
What does the published date show for books with that error? I don't know how you can get the published date to something invalid. And without knowing, I would have to guess on how to fix the template.

But, rather than fiddling with the template, I would suggest fixing the date. The best way would be to put the correct date in. But, as that would take time, the simplest way is to clear the date where it is wrong. In calibre, select all the books with a bad publishing date. Then click the metadata editor button. This will open the bulk metadata editor. On the right side of the "Published" field, there is a recycle button. Press that. When you save the changes the published date will be cleared for all these books.
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