Formula Query expecting number but found text

Ya, we are all new to Formula Queries.  I still get a thrill every time they work first crack.

Assuming that you know that you will just get one "hit",

try this
var text myquery= "{8.EX.'"&[User to text]&"'}";

ToNumber(
ToText(
Getfieldvalues(getrecord($myquery,[_DBID_TECH_Info]),7) ))

// the Totext converts the result from a "textlist" format to regular text and of courser the ToNumber converts it to a number
//  just yesterday I was not pleased to find that when the numeric currency Rate field that I was trying to grab was formatted with a leading $ that converting it to a number failed.  Seems very unfair that the formula query it's sensitive to the formatting of the field. Certainly Excel does not behave that way. But that is just my little rant for the day.  I'm balance formula queries are wonderful. 

If that also happens to you  you will need to do this.

ToNumber(
NotLeft(
ToText(
Getfieldvalues(getrecord($myquery,[_DBID_TECH_Info]),7) ),1)

Hopefully my brackets are correct.


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Mark Shnier (Your Quickbase Coach)
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