// NATURAL LANGUAGE TIMESTAMPS
// by topdownjimmy
// v0.3.c - Dec 4, 2006
//----------------------------------------
$puts(year,$left(%cwb_systemdate%,4))
$puts(month,$substr(%cwb_systemdate%,6,7))
$puts(day,$substr(%cwb_systemdate%,9,10))
$puts(dayssince,$cwb_datediff(%cwb_systemdate%,%last_played%))
// correct "dayssince" to consider early AM to be an extension of previous day
$puts(dayssince,$sub($get(dayssince),$if($and($greater(7,%_system_hour%),$greater($substr(%last_played%,12,13),6)),1,0)))
$if($and($greater(%_system_hour%,6),$greater(7,$substr(%last_played%,12,13))),$puts(dayssince,$add($get(dayssince),1)),)
// calculate day of week
$puts(calcdayofweek,$add(1,$mod($add($substr(%last_played%,3,4),$div($substr(%last_played%,3,4),4),$select($substr(%last_played%,6,7),6,2,2,5,0,3,5,1,4,6,2,4),$substr(%last_played%,9,10)),7)))
// correct day of week to consider early AM to be an extension of previous day
$puts(calcdayofweek,$sub($get(calcdayofweek),$ifgreater(7,$substr(%last_played%,12,13),1,0)))
$if($strcmp($get(calcdayofweek),0),$puts(calcdayofweek,7),)
// calculate period of day (night, morning, etc.)
$puts(dayperiod,$select($add(1,$substr(%last_played% ,12,13)),Night,Night,Night,Night,Night,Night,Night,Morning,Morning,Morning,Morning,Morning,Afternoon

,Afternoon,Afternoon,Afternoon,Afternoon,Evening,Evening,Evening,Evening,Night,Night,Night))
// calculate natural language timestamp
$if(%last_played%,$put(nat_lang_stamp,$ifgreater($get(dayssince),0,$ifgreater($get(dayssince),1,$ifgreater($get(dayssince),6,$if($and($greater($get(dayssince),21),$not($strcmp(%_system_month%,$substr(%last_played%,6,7)))),$if($not($strcmp(%_system_year%,$substr(%last_played%,1,4))),$select($substr(%last_played%,6,7),January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December)' '$substr(%last_played%,1,4),$ifgreater(2,$sub(%_system_month%,$substr(%last_played%,6,7)),'Last Month',$select($substr(%last_played%,6,7),January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December))),$ifgreater($div($add($get(dayssince),4),7),1,$div($add($get(dayssince),4),7)' Weeks Ago',Last Week)),$select($get(calcdayofweek),Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday)' '$get(dayperiod)),$if($strcmp($get(dayperiod),Night),Last,Yesterday)' '$get(dayperiod)),$if($strcmp($get(dayperiod),Night),Tonight,This $get(dayperiod)))),$put(nat_lang_stamp,Never))
//--------END TIMESTAMP------------

/////////////////////////////////////////
// RELATIVE TIMESTAMPS
// formerly known as natural language timestamps
// by topdownjimmy - v0.5.c - May 6, 2007
/////////////////////////////////////////

// calculate days since last play
$puts(dayssince,$cwb_datediff(%cwb_systemdate%,%last_played%))

// correct "dayssince" to consider early AM to be an extension of previous day
$puts(dayssince,$sub($get(dayssince),$if($and($greater(7,$substr(%cwb_systemdatetime%,12,13)),$greater($substr(%last_played%,12,13),6)),1,0)))
$if($and($greater($substr(%cwb_systemdatetime%,12,13),6),$greater(7,$substr(%last_played%,12,13))),$puts(dayssince,$add($get(dayssince),1)),)

// calculate day of week of last play
$puts(calcdayofweek,$add(1,$mod($add($substr(%last_played%,3,4),$div($substr(%last_played%,3,4),4),$select($substr(%last_played%,6,7),6,2,2,5,0,3,5,1,4,6,2,4),$substr(%last_played%,9,10)),7)))

// correct day of week to consider early AM to be an extension of previous day
$puts(calcdayofweek,$sub($get(calcdayofweek),$ifgreater(7,$substr(%last_played%,12,13),1,0)))
$if($strcmp($get(calcdayofweek),0),$puts(calcdayofweek,7),)

// calculate period of day of last play (night, morning, etc.)
$puts(dayperiod,$select($add(1,$substr(%last_played% ,12,13)),Night,Night,Night,Night,Night,Night,Night,Morning,Morning,Morning,Morning,Morning,Afternoon

,Afternoon,Afternoon,Afternoon,Afternoon,Evening,Evening,Evening,Evening,Night,Night,Night))

// calculate natural language timestamp
$if(%last_played%,$puts(rel_timestamp,$ifgreater($get(dayssince),0,$ifgreater($get(dayssince),1,$ifgreater($get(dayssince),6,$if($and($greater($get(dayssince),21),$not($strcmp($left(%cwb_systemdate%,7),$left(%last_played%,7)))),$if($not($strcmp($left(%cwb_systemdate%,4),$substr(%last_played%,1,4))),$select($substr(%last_played%,6,7),January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December)' '$ifgreater($get(dayssince),334,$substr(%last_played%,1,4),),$ifgreater(2,$sub($substr(%cwb_systemdate%,6,7),$substr(%last_played%,6,7)),'Last Month',$select($substr(%last_played%,6,7),January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December))),$ifgreater($div($add($get(dayssince),4),7),1,$div($add($get(dayssince),4),7)' Weeks Ago',Last Week)),$select($get(calcdayofweek),Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday)' '$get(dayperiod)),$if($strcmp($get(dayperiod),Night),Last,Yesterday)' '$get(dayperiod)),$if($strcmp($get(dayperiod),Night),Tonight,This $get(dayperiod)))),$puts(rel_timestamp,Never))

$set_global(rel_timestamp,$get(rel_timestamp))

/////////////////////////////////////////

anyone?

/////////////////////////////////////////
// RELATIVE TIMESTAMPS
// formerly known as natural language timestamps
// by topdownjimmy - v0.5.c - May 6, 2007
/////////////////////////////////////////

// calculate days since last play
$puts(dayssince,$cwb_datediff(%cwb_systemdate%,%last_played%))

// correct "dayssince" to consider early AM to be an extension of previous day
$puts(dayssince,$sub($get(dayssince),$if($and($greater(7,$substr(%cwb_systemdatetime%,12,13)),$greater($substr(%last_played%,12,13),6)),1,0)))
$if($and($greater($substr(%cwb_systemdatetime%,12,13),6),$greater(7,$substr(%last_played%,12,13))),$puts(dayssince,$add($get(dayssince),1)),)

// calculate day of week of last play
$puts(calcdayofweek,$add(1,$mod($add($substr(%last_played%,3,4),$div($substr(%last_played%,3,4),4),$select($substr(%last_played%,6,7),6,2,2,5,0,3,5,1,4,6,2,4),$substr(%last_played%,9,10)),7)))

// correct day of week to consider early AM to be an extension of previous day
$puts(calcdayofweek,$sub($get(calcdayofweek),$ifgreater(7,$substr(%last_played%,12,13),1,0)))
$if($strcmp($get(calcdayofweek),0),$puts(calcdayofweek,7),)

// calculate period of day of last play (night, morning, etc.)
$puts(dayperiod,$select($add(1,$substr(%last_played% ,12,13)),Night,Night,Night,Night,Night,Night,Night,Morning,Morning,Morning,Morning,Morning,Afternoon


,Afternoon,Afternoon,Afternoon,Afternoon,Evening,Evening,Evening,Evening,Night,Night,Night))

// calculate natural language timestamp
$if(%last_played%,$puts(rel_timestamp,$ifgreater($get(dayssince),0,$ifgreater($get(dayssince),1,$ifgreater($get(dayssince),6,$if($and($greater($get(dayssince),21),$not($strcmp($left(%cwb_systemdate%,7),$left(%last_played%,7)))),$if($not($strcmp($left(%cwb_systemdate%,4),$substr(%last_played%,1,4))),$select($substr(%last_played%,6,7),January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December)' '$ifgreater($get(dayssince),334,$substr(%last_played%,1,4),),$ifgreater(2,$sub($substr(%cwb_systemdate%,6,7),$substr(%last_played%,6,7)),'Last Month',$select($substr(%last_played%,6,7),January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December))),$ifgreater($div($add($get(dayssince),4),7),1,$div($add($get(dayssince),4),7)' Weeks Ago',Last Week)),$select($get(calcdayofweek),Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday)' '$get(dayperiod)),$if($strcmp($get(dayperiod),Night),Last,Yesterday)' '$get(dayperiod)),$if($strcmp($get(dayperiod),Night),Tonight,This $get(dayperiod)))),$puts(rel_timestamp,Never))

$if(%last_played%,$puts(rel_timestamp,...),$puts(rel_timestamp,Never))

$if(%last_played%,$put(nat_lang_stamp,...),$put(nat_lang_stamp,Never))


/////////////////////////////////////////

this is what im making of what you said, but it doesnt work, im pretty sure i adjusted the code wrongly, can you adjust the code for me and paste it, instead of pasting indiviual lines? thanks..

play count works, but last played just shows a bunch of dots..

Sorry for bumping but I have no idea what the problem is here. I've done some more investigating and it seems that every song played before february 24th this year can't display how long ago it was played. I used quicksearch with and the results were zero, yet returns results. I can also see that files that return 'Never Played' have been played since the playcounter isn't zero.

I'm very confused.

the playcounter isn't zero

it seems to me that you are using the unofficial play_count component. therefore the last_played timestamps have a different format and can't work with topdownjimmy's code...
did you update your foobar recently or change the play_count component?

which tag exactly isn't zero? play_count or play_counter??

Is there anyway to convert the unofficial last_played information to the official version?

also, i have a comment, this new code doesnt display the year with the month

for example, the old code used to display "September 2007"

this just displays September..

Please tweak?????!!!!

Well, if you figure out how to calculate the timestamps you could just use a masstagger script.
I have no clue how the timestamps are calculated, but I guess by analyzing topdownjimmy's code it could be possible to figure it out, eg $select($substr(%last_played%,6,7),January,February,March,..) tells you that char 6 and 7 are related to the month...


I noticed this too, but this is only if it's less than 11months since the track was last played.
Replacing
by should bring back old behaviour
Maybe you want to take a look at the Titleformat Reference to be able to figure out such things by yourself one day...