'Unknown identifier' when using stored template.

ownedbycats · 01-31-2022, 08:58 PM

This works:

Code:

program: columnupdate_kobopath()

This doesn't:

Code:

program:
	
	if 
		$#kobopath == ''
	then 
		columnupdate_kobopath()
	else 
		$#kobopath
	fi

(context: run the template only if text column #kobopath is empty, otherwise keep what's already in there).

This error happens

Code:

TEMPLATE_ERROR:  Interpreter: Unknown identifier 'columnupdate_kobopath' - line number 6

Is it something I'm doing wrong?

ownedbycats · 01-31-2022, 09:08 PM

I figured it out. I had this bit in columnupdate_kobopath. I'd had it commented out for a bit but at some point I'd inadvertedly uncommented it.

Code:

## Returns blank for paperbooks
## Not needed since run on demand
	elif $formats == 'PAPERBOOK' then ''

I'm not sure why it specifically returned 'unknown identifier' though.

01-31-2022, 08:58 PM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,969 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	'Unknown identifier' when using stored template. This works: Code: program: columnupdate_kobopath() This doesn't: Code: program: if $#kobopath == '' then columnupdate_kobopath() else $#kobopath fi (context: run the template only if text column #kobopath is empty, otherwise keep what's already in there). This error happens Code: TEMPLATE_ERROR: Interpreter: Unknown identifier 'columnupdate_kobopath' - line number 6 Is it something I'm doing wrong? Last edited by ownedbycats; 01-31-2022 at 09:09 PM.

01-31-2022, 09:08 PM	#2
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,969 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I figured it out. I had this bit in columnupdate_kobopath. I'd had it commented out for a bit but at some point I'd inadvertedly uncommented it. Code: ## Returns blank for paperbooks ## Not needed since run on demand elif $formats == 'PAPERBOOK' then '' I'm not sure why it specifically returned 'unknown identifier' though. Last edited by ownedbycats; 01-31-2022 at 09:20 PM.

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