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HunterRose · 01-02-2022, 10:39 PM

OK, my major difficulty was trying to place the formula in the book list template itself - checking one of the 'related' threads reveals that the book list template does not evaluate expressions.

The solution is to create a custom column that evaluates to the desired value and putting the name of the column in the book list template:

#status column contains template

Code:

{tags:in_list($,', ',Completed,Complete,Incomplete)}

book list template contains

Code:

{#status}

This appears to be generating correct results, although I see the occasional single quote mark returned instead of Complete or Incomplete. No idea what's up with that, gonna stop beating my head against the table for tonight.

01-02-2022, 10:39 PM	#6
HunterRose Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2022 Device: iPad	(Partially) Solved! OK, my major difficulty was trying to place the formula in the book list template itself - checking one of the 'related' threads reveals that the book list template does not evaluate expressions. The solution is to create a custom column that evaluates to the desired value and putting the name of the column in the book list template: #status column contains template Code: {tags:in_list($,', ',Completed,Complete,Incomplete)} book list template contains Code: {#status} This appears to be generating correct results, although I see the occasional single quote mark returned instead of Complete or Incomplete. No idea what's up with that, gonna stop beating my head against the table for tonight.