02-01-2018 01:17 PM - edited 07-21-2021 03:16 PM
Text Input Tool
So why is this important? It is worth keeping this in mind if you are working with strings such as Unique Identifiers or Address data. This may seem easy to spot (the picture above simply converts this notation into the decimal representation of the number). However, if the string were 4D-585 (That's 585 decimal places), as opposed to the 1D-003, the precision of that number would cause the Text Input Tool to hang up.
I'm stumped - I need users to be able to enter a string such as 87D-033, to be passed into an app to query a database. Of course, Alteryx, *helpfully* converts this to a number, which of course makes my app fail since it's meant to be a string. Any tips?
UPDATE: I fixed my own problem. In a nutshell, I used the formula tool to replace the text coming in from the user input rather than an action tool directly in the text input tool.
Interesting and very helpful. Thank you.