[chaley]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

program:

	readgoal = strcat('readinggoal:', format_date(today(), 'yyyy'));
	challenge =	strcat('rgchallenges:purchases', format_date(today(), 'yyyy'));

	if
		format_date($date, 'yyyy') == format_date(today(), 'yyyy')
		&& readgoal in $#admintags
		&& $#purchasesource
		&& $#cost !='0.00'

	then
		list_union(challenge, $#admintags, ',')
	else
		$#admintags
	fi

Line 7 I'm trying to check whether the book's timestamp/date is set to this year. Is this the best method to do so?

I can't think offhand of a better way without using a python stored template. That said, changing format_date($date, 'yyyy') to format_date_field($date, 'yyyy') will be faster.

EDIT: For consistency with field_list_count() and the new operator field_inlist (addition submitted to Kovid) I submitted a change to rename format_date_field() to field_format_date(). The old name format_date_field() is an alias and will continue to work. My intention is that any new functions and operators that work on fields will be prefixed with 'field_'.

EDIT2: I might reverse the naming convention and put the _field at the end, changing field_list_count() to list_count_field(). The new operator would be inlist_field instead of field_inlist. In this case the format_date_field() wouldn't be renamed. Still thinking ...