May 17, 2023 07:36 AM
Hi, need some help! I make a chart on https://quickchart.io/chart-maker/ than i build a formula in airtable to pass the the variables
May 17, 2023 08:03 AM
You have to use Airtable’s API for that, which means that you would either need to use scripting or a low-code API tool like DataFetcher or Make. I use Make for so many different things, that that’s what I typically use. But DataFetcher is awesome, too!
May 17, 2023 08:39 AM
Never mind what I said earlier. I just discovered that if you use Airtable's native automations, and you type the URL within quotation marks for an attachment field, it will download the attachment and put it into the attachment field! I don't know when it started working this way, but it works this way now! 🙂
May 17, 2023 08:40 AM
@openside @kuovonne @Hannah_Wiginton Did you guys know this? I just discovered this today! 🙂
May 17, 2023 10:16 AM
Thanks for your answer @ScottWorld. My problem is that my starting point is a formula, not a url, so i guess the only way is a script.
May 17, 2023 10:19 AM
You should be able to put quotes around the formula field in your automation and that should work. If that doesn't work, you probably don't need to write a script for this if you don't already know Javascript, because Make has built-in support for QuickChart.
May 17, 2023 10:44 AM
Thanks @ScottWorld. It doesn't work, message is "Field "Chart image" cannot accept the provided value: Invalid string." I try with Make or Zapier.