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Hi, I am trying to figure out an IF statement based on Expiration and Entry dates but it doesn’t seem to be working.

here is what we have to start

<h3> {entry_date format="%F %d"} - {expiration_date format="%d, %Y"}</h3>

This works great to show an event span such as Nov 15 - 25, 2012. However, what if an event spans two months, for example January 28 - February 3rd. In order to do this my thought is to check if the months match for the expiration_date and the entry_date and then display a different date.

{if '(expiration_date format="%F"}' == '{entry_date format="%F"}'}
Entry Month's Match Display Here
{/if}

This IF statement produces a “Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING” error. What am I missing? I see the same syntax as a sample on this post: http://ellislab.com/expressionengine/user-guide/templates/date_variable_formatting.html#12935

Hi khowe,

Give it a try without the single quotes.

{if {expiration_date format="%F"} == {entry_date format="%F"}}
Entry Month's Match Display Here
{/if}

Let me know the result of that.

Cheers,

Yeah, that’s where I started and it was not happy.

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_IS_EQUAL in .../sia-admin/expressionengine/libraries/Functions.php(680) : eval()‘d code on line 11

I’d like to take a look. Keep an eye out for an email from EllisLab!

Cheers,