# How can I access the author and date in \`html-render:render-one-part\`?

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**Tags:** scribble\
**Created:** [March 24, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-access-the-author-and-date-in-html-render-render-one-part/3650 "2025-03-24T21:11:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![stevebyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@stevebyan](https://racket.discourse.group/u/stevebyan)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-access-the-author-and-date-in-html-render-render-one-part/3650/1 "2025-03-24T21:11:55Z")

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I'm trying to access the author(s) and date in the `render-one-part` method in `html-render.rkt`. I've added `extract-date` to the list of methods inherited from the render-mixin. `extract-authors` is already there.

However, calling them within `render-one-part` produces null values. I see that `extract-authors` is used in the `render-part-content` method, but I thought that ends up calling `render-one-part` with the same document. Apparently not.

Anyone have any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![stevebyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@stevebyan](https://racket.discourse.group/u/stevebyan)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-access-the-author-and-date-in-html-render-render-one-part/3650/2 "2025-03-25T17:54:20Z")

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I must have fumble-fingered something somewhere, and then unintentionally unfumbled it, because now those accessors are working.