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Description

This page makes use of the #cargo_query function to query data from the Assignments Cargo table (populated by the the Assignments page) which is then transcluded unto Home. As part of the database query, the page the DATEDIFF() function to validate if the specified Release Date (also set on the the Assignments page) is between two dates, the first day of the month or the first day of the next month.

Syntax

To add a new month or change what month a section covers, simply make a copy of the syntax below and/or update three specific places where relevant:

    <div class="month-container">
        <div class="month">
            <p>April</p>
        </div>
        <table class="pcgwikitable sortable template-infotable" style="max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; margin: 0 auto">
            {{#cargo_query:
            tables=Assignments
            |fields=Game,Status,Release_Date
            |where=DATEDIFF(Release_Date, '2019-04-01') >= 0 AND DATEDIFF(Release_Date, '2019-05-01') < 0
            |format=template
            |template=:Home/ask/assignments/row
            |limit=10
            |order by=Release_Date ASC
            |more results text=
            }}
        </table>
    </div>

Update these places

ISO 8601 format, so YYYY-MM-DD

<p>April</p>

• This is the header shown above the table; update to reflect what month the table below it shows.

where=DATEDIFF(Release_Date, '2019-04-01') >= 0

• This evaluates if the release date of a game is after or equal to the specified date, so change the 2019-04-01 part to the first day of the month that the section should list.
• So to show games released in December 2019, 2019-04-01 would be changed to 2019-12-01, so that games released after or equal to the start of December is included.

AND DATEDIFF(Release_Date, '2019-05-01') < 0

• This evaluates if the release date of a game is before the specified date, so change the 2019-05-01 part to the first day of the next month that the section should list.
• So to show games released in December 2019, 2019-05-01 would be changed to 2020-01-01, so that games released before the start of the next month is included.