Help with another template

ownedbycats · 02-07-2021, 08:03 PM

My old #kobopath column (used for my device save template) was an enumerated column...which had the same values my top-level tags. So I changed it to this:

Code:

{tags:'list_re($, ',', '^(.*?)($|\..*$)', '\1')'}

This works as expected with the way my tags are setup - it shows Fiction, Nonfiction, Fanfiction, etc and it works with my save template.

However, my old enumerated column also had a separate entry for PDFs. How would I change this template so that it shows "PDFs" instead of the top-level tag if that's the only available format?

davidfor · 02-07-2021, 08:50 PM

My first thought is something like:

Code:

program:
if approximate_formats() == 'PDF' then
   'PDF'
else
    list_re(field('tags'), ',', '^(.*?)($|\..*$)', '\1')
fi

ownedbycats · 02-07-2021, 09:34 PM

yes, that works! I was trying to figure out how to get approximate_formats right. Thank you.

02-07-2021, 08:03 PM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,977 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Help with another template My old #kobopath column (used for my device save template) was an enumerated column...which had the same values my top-level tags. So I changed it to this: Code: {tags:'list_re($, ',', '^(.?)($\|\..$)', '\1')'} This works as expected with the way my tags are setup - it shows Fiction, Nonfiction, Fanfiction, etc and it works with my save template. However, my old enumerated column also had a separate entry for PDFs. How would I change this template so that it shows "PDFs" instead of the top-level tag if that's the only available format? Last edited by ownedbycats; 02-07-2021 at 08:20 PM.

02-07-2021, 08:50 PM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	My first thought is something like: Code: program: if approximate_formats() == 'PDF' then 'PDF' else list_re(field('tags'), ',', '^(.?)($\|\..$)', '\1') fi

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02-07-2021, 09:34 PM	#3
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,977 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	yes, that works! I was trying to figure out how to get approximate_formats right. Thank you.

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