Hi folks… I’ve searched the Community (and AI2, Thunkable, etc) - but can’t find this issue mentioned anywhere.
I’ve always found text and numbers to be handled the same - especially when inside variables.
But it seems Gmap marker create doesn’t work this way - for LAT and LONG it seems to demand I use a number.
So, this does not work (where LAT and LONG are defined as numbers in a textblock):
As I am importing the LAT & LONG values from an airtable, they come in as a textblock.
The funny thing is… “is a number” returns TRUE for the textblock, but even then Gmap marker will not recognise it.
Not sure if this will work… Try adding 1 and subtracting 1 from the lat/long values when using them as the arguments for adding markers. The +1-1 should definitely turn it into a number if that’s the issue.
Hi Boban… what do you mean when you say “can confirm … that it works” ?
I have tried using “format as decimal” and it does not work when the ‘number’ block is used in the Gmaps Create Marker input.
I suspect it may be an issue with how Gmaps handles variables, but I’ve done all the testing I can.
Sorry to hear that you never got any response however, can you make a post in your own thread with a solution so others don’t have the same concerns as you did…