May 04, 2019 08:07 AM
Hi Airtable community
I’m a new user and i have a problem with a formula that’s probably simple for everybody here.
I need to make an url with this formula for my typeform : CONCATENATE(‘https://mytypeform.typeform.com/to/gMQE2K?company=’, {Company}, ‘&person=’,{Person} ,’&id=’,{ID})
But there is often spaces in the names of the companies, which is breaking my URLs
I found the formula to substitute the spaces :
SUBSTITUTE(fieldName, " ", “%20”)
But i can’t figure out where to place it in the final formula.
Thanks a lot if you can help !
Sébastien
May 04, 2019 08:11 AM
May 04, 2019 08:13 AM
Thanks a lot for you answer JB, but where should i put it in the other formula :
CONCATENATE(‘https://mytypeform.typeform.com/to/gMQE2K?company=’, {Company}, ‘&person=’,{Person} ,’&id=’,{ID})
Just after it ? inside it ?
May 04, 2019 08:16 AM
Sorry, should have been clearer. Try this:
CONCATENATE('https://mytypeform.typeform.com/to/gMQE2K?company=', SUBSTITUTE({Company}, ' ', '%20'), '&person=',{Person} ,'&id=',{ID})
JB
May 04, 2019 08:18 AM
It’s a formula within a formula, which is pretty common, of course. You could also create the “new” company name as its own field, use this new field in the formula, then hide the modified company name field. I sometimes do this to reduce the formula complexity.
May 04, 2019 08:39 AM
Thanks a lot JB, it’s working perfectly ! love u ! have a great week end :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
May 12, 2021 08:56 AM
I am trying to do a similar thing but I have an extra field. Please help me correct the formula…
CONCATENATE(‘https://form.jotform.com/’, &{formID}, &’?companyName=’, SUBSTITUTE({Company Name}, ’ ‘, ‘%20’), &’&imageLink=’, &{Logo URL})
May 12, 2021 09:35 AM
Figured it out:
CONCATENATE(‘https://form.jotform.com/’ &{formID} &’?companyName=’,
SUBSTITUTE({Company}, ’ ', ‘%20’), ‘&imageLink=’,{Logo URL})
Mar 23, 2022 05:06 AM
Trying to do something similar except that for the pre-filled form, it is not copying all of the substituted text. Why might this be?
Mar 04, 2023 04:43 PM
Maybe this may help
Prefilled Forms extension for Airtable by @kuovonne