# date1, date2
my $my_008 = $record->field('008');
- $marc{tag008} = $my_008->as_string();# if ($my_008);
+ $marc{tag008} = $my_008->as_string() if ($my_008);
if (defined $marc{tag008}) {
unless (length $marc{tag008} == 40) {
$marc{tag008} = $marc{tag008} . ('|' x (40 - length($marc{tag008})));