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ownedbycats · 03-22-2024, 07:48 PM

format_date and partial dates

I'm using this template to display a list of dates formatted as 'yyyy-MM-dd' as 'MMM d yyyy':

Code:

program:

	new_dates = '';

	for dates in '#datesread':
		converted = format_date(dates, 'MMM d yyyy');
		new_dates = list_union(new_dates, converted, ',')
	rof

However, several entries are just a year; e.g. '2017, 2023-06-13.' When I run them through this template, it ends up filling in the rest of the date so it becomes 2017-03-15.

What should I do here to get '2017, Jun 13 2023'? Alternately, I'd be fine removing the partial dates.

03-22-2024, 07:48 PM	#661
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,069 Karma: 76037135 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	format_date and partial dates I'm using this template to display a list of dates formatted as 'yyyy-MM-dd' as 'MMM d yyyy': Code: program: new_dates = ''; for dates in '#datesread': converted = format_date(dates, 'MMM d yyyy'); new_dates = list_union(new_dates, converted, ',') rof However, several entries are just a year; e.g. '2017, 2023-06-13.' When I run them through this template, it ends up filling in the rest of the date so it becomes 2017-03-15. What should I do here to get '2017, Jun 13 2023'? Alternately, I'd be fine removing the partial dates. Last edited by ownedbycats; 03-22-2024 at 10:04 PM.