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August 6, 2025
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File Type Form text versus Number

  • August 6, 2025
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Hello everyone,

 

Sorry if this topic is repetitive, but I couldn't find any history.😗


I created a form with an Integer field to retrieve my clients' contract numbers.
However, when I'm in the form editor, choose Text or Number for my custom field (FV_customer-contract-number) and enter the following numbers:
500/2414478 -> I don't get 500/
5002414478 -> I get a completely different number
091/1231437 -> I only get 91...
I even cleared my browser cache and created new test clients. In short, I'm lost.😤

 

All I want is for people to type (without the / or other symbol)
5002414478, and I get the same number in the client file.


Thank you for your help.

Best answer by ktronolone

Hey there, I think you need to change your field type to String. 500/2414478 is not an integer. 

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ktronolone
ktronoloneAccepted solution
Level 2
August 6, 2025

Hey there, I think you need to change your field type to String. 500/2414478 is not an integer. 

SanfordWhiteman
Level 10
August 6, 2025
Exactly. Those should be considered ASCII strings. They're not integers, not only because of the slash but because of the leading 0.
SanfordWhiteman
Level 10
August 13, 2025

@ignaceke do the comments here make sense?