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Metadata Extraction Script

If everyone used a similar schema for base/table schemas, it might help with tool integrations in the future. Here is my initial take: Script: Meta Definition Show and tell Something very often requested is the ability to...

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Remix one of our sample scripts and you could win $100!

Hello Airtable Community! We’re inspired by the example scripts you’ve started to build in the scripting beta, and we’d love to see more of them! To that end, we’ll be hosting a series of challenges over the course of the beta - with fun prizes ready...

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Cast Formula for Scripts

Since the script doesn’t support a {cast:true} feature, I had to create my own function. I figure this is a pretty common use case so easier for all to use similar formula: gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/on2air/97ee258d8...

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No "paste" menu item in the script editor window

Hi, I’m just getting started with the scripting block, trying a few examples out. When I hit the “copy” button on an example and try to paste the code into the editor window, I can’t find the expected “paste” menu. CNTRL V works, however. I’m using ...

More info on linking records please!

AirTable team: I’m not finding enough info in the documentation to know quite how to link records. I have a Contacts table and an Organisations table in my base. I want to find an organisation and link the a contact to it. I’m guessing the way to do ...

Airtable domain used for fetch() requests?

There’s been a few recent posts about using fetch() in the new scripting block. Here’s another question/use case that’s not currently working for me. My office uses Airtable for, among other things, tracking course videos through the editing process....

Detecting Outliers

In my data science work, I often need to find outliers. There are many ways to do this and one might think it can be done reliably using a simple filter - e.g., Show me anything that falls outside this range. This assumes (a) you know the correct r...

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Script Block - fetch bug?

Hi - not sure if I’m doing something odd here, but I cannot get fetch to work in the Scripting block. Getting this: cannot find name ‘fetch’ Normally, I would think this is my user error, but I have another base using the “original” pre-beta version...

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IndexOf() Bug in Script Block?

This script block code seems to crash the Block… any ideas? output.text('# IndexOf() Bug?'); let str = "This is a test ..."; let positionOfIs = str.indexOf("is"); output.text(positionOfIs);

Script Block Performance - "Stupid Fast"?

There’s a saying in NASCAR, although the origin is largely unknown, really fast cars are often described as “stupid fast”. In my early and limited experience with the Script Block, I’ve noticed that barebones reading and enumeration of data sets are ...

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UI (Scripting Block)

Hi, Airtable Scripting Block Documentation wrote: " In your script, you can use anything from the JavaScript standard library, except for DOM APIs that interact with HTML on the page." Suggestion: In place of DOM API that is not the right way to do i...

Automation - replacing Zapier?

From people’s experiments so far, are we seeing Scripting as an alternative to third-party automation like Zapier? I suppose by that I’m talking most simply about Airtable > Airtable automation.

Shiny New Toy [with Teeth]

Less than a few hours after Airtable released its long-awaited integrated scripting block, I was asked by more than one community member what I thought about this new shiny toy. By looking only at one example by @JonathanBowen, I am able to say – Th...

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