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<pre><nowiki>{{#vardefine:x|{{{1|9999}}} }}
{{#ifexpr:{{{2|9999}}}<{{{#var:x}}}|{{#vardefine:x|{{{2}}} }}
{{#ifexpr:{{{3|9999}}}<{{{#var:x}}}|{{#vardefine:x|{{{3}}} }}
{{#ifexpr:{{{4|9999}}}<{{{#var:x}}}|{{#vardefine:x|{{{4}}} }}
...
{{{#var:x}}}</nowiki></pre>? - [[User:Andlabs|Andlabs]] 19:52, 4 April 2012 (CDT)
: That's obviously much better if it works. If you were wondering, the purpose of this template is to find the earliest release year so that games can be automatically categorised. - [[User:Hivebrain|Hivebrain]] 20:36, 4 April 2012 (CDT)
::How would it be used in a page then — manually? Or do we have a way to do it automatically? - [[User:Andlabs|Andlabs]] 20:43, 4 April 2012 (CDT)
:::I'd use it in Template:Releases something like this: <nowiki>[[Category:{{lowest|{{year|md_date_eu}}|{{year|md_date_us}}|etc.}} Mega Drive games]]</nowiki>
:::Year will be another template that trims the date. It'll all be automatic when someone adds release dates. - [[User:Hivebrain|Hivebrain]] 21:04, 4 April 2012 (CDT)
: Apparently it doesn't work, unless I've done something wrong. - [[User:Hivebrain|Hivebrain]] 15:22, 10 April 2012 (CDT)
:: Because I goofed: it should be <nowiki>{{#var:x}}</nowiki> not <nowiki>{{{#var:x}}}</nowiki> — and I forgot to have an else clause for the #ifexpr:
<pre>{{#vardefine:x|{{#expr:{{{1|9999}}} }} }}
{{#ifexpr:{{{2|9999}}}<{{#var:x}} | {{#vardefine:x|{{#expr:{{{2}}} }} | }}</pre>
::mediawiki template syntax ftl? - [[User:Andlabs|Andlabs]] 00:40, 11 April 2012 (CDT)