Skip to main content
Solved

Why is this nested IF formula result not considered a number?


Hey Airtable community,

Here’s my formula. The formula itself works, but I want to format the output as a currency. Why is Airtable saying it’s not a number?

IF({Score} = 1, 
  "75",
   IF({Score} = 2, 
     "120",
     IF({Score} = 3, 
       "180",
       IF({Score} = 4, 
         "240",
         IF({Score} = 5, 
           "225"
         )
       )
     )
   )
)

Any help is much appreciated!

With warm regards,
Alex

Best answer by ScottWorld

When you put your numbers in quotation marks, that tells Airtable that it is a string of text. So, you’ll want to remove the quotation marks from your numbers.

View original
Did this topic help you find an answer to your question?

2 replies

ScottWorld
Forum|alt.badge.img+33
  • Brainy
  • 8784 replies
  • Answer
  • January 15, 2021

When you put your numbers in quotation marks, that tells Airtable that it is a string of text. So, you’ll want to remove the quotation marks from your numbers.


  • Author
  • New Participant
  • 2 replies
  • January 15, 2021
ScottWorld wrote:

When you put your numbers in quotation marks, that tells Airtable that it is a string of text. So, you’ll want to remove the quotation marks from your numbers.


Silly me. Thanks so much, Scott! Solved.


Reply