Problem with title link custom column

SallyK · 12-13-2020, 09:42 AM

For the last few years I've been using a custom column which somebody posted here, which makes the title as it appears in the sidebar a link to where the text was downloaded from.

Recently I've started getting an error message, instead of the link, and I was hoping somebody might be able to help me with what I need to change to make it work again. Thank you to anyone who can help.

The error message I'm getting is:
EXCEPTION: Formatter: Missing closing parenthesis near ';'

and the custom column command is:

Code:

{identifiers:'
    strcmp(
        assign(title, field('title'));
        substr($, 0, 4),
        'url:',
        title,
        strcat('<a href="', substr($, 4, 0), '">', title, '</a>'),
        title,
    )
'}

chaley · 12-13-2020, 11:31 AM

That template worked because of a (fixed) bug in the template language.

Use this instead

Code:

{identifiers:'
    title = field('title');
    strcmp(
        substr($, 0, 4),
        'url:',
        title,
        strcat('<a href="', substr($, 4, 0), '">', title, '</a>'),
        title
    )
'}

SallyK · 12-18-2020, 08:00 AM

Ah, I wondered if it was something like that - I tried tweaking it, but simply don't know enough to be able to get it to work. Thank you for giving me an updated version, it's very much appreciated.

12-13-2020, 09:42 AM	#1
SallyK Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kobo GloHD	Problem with title link custom column For the last few years I've been using a custom column which somebody posted here, which makes the title as it appears in the sidebar a link to where the text was downloaded from. Recently I've started getting an error message, instead of the link, and I was hoping somebody might be able to help me with what I need to change to make it work again. Thank you to anyone who can help. The error message I'm getting is: EXCEPTION: Formatter: Missing closing parenthesis near ';' and the custom column command is: Code: {identifiers:' strcmp( assign(title, field('title')); substr($, 0, 4), 'url:', title, strcat('<a href="', substr($, 4, 0), '">', title, '</a>'), title, ) '}

12-13-2020, 11:31 AM	#2
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,525 Karma: 8065948 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	That template worked because of a (fixed) bug in the template language. Use this instead Code: {identifiers:' title = field('title'); strcmp( substr($, 0, 4), 'url:', title, strcat('<a href="', substr($, 4, 0), '">', title, '</a>'), title ) '}

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12-18-2020, 08:00 AM	#3
SallyK Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kobo GloHD	Ah, I wondered if it was something like that - I tried tweaking it, but simply don't know enough to be able to get it to work. Thank you for giving me an updated version, it's very much appreciated.

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