I’ve got a problem with my Airtable formula. I’m trying to convert strings to integers using an IF statement. The formula looks like it’s working, but when I try to use these columns elsewhere, I’m getting NaN values instead of numbers. Here’s what my formula looks like:
I tried wrapping the output values in VALUE(), but that just broke everything. What am I doing wrong here? How can I make sure I’m getting actual numbers and not NaN?
I encountered a similar issue in my Airtable projects. The root cause is likely the empty string output. To resolve this, consider using the IFERROR() function as a wrapper. Here’s a modified version of your formula:
This approach ensures that even if an empty string is produced, it defaults to 0 (or any other number you prefer). It should effectively eliminate the NaN problem while maintaining your original logic.
I’ve dealt with similar NaN issues in Airtable, and I think I see what’s going on here. The problem isn’t just the empty string at the end - it’s that Airtable is trying to perform calculations with non-numeric values somewhere along the line.
By wrapping everything in VALUE() and using string representations of numbers, you force Airtable to convert the final result to a number. The ‘0’ at the end ensures you always get a valid numeric output. This approach has worked well for me in the past when dealing with similar formula quirks in Airtable.
hey laura, i’ve run into this before. the problem is likely that your formula sometimes returns an empty string (‘’) when none of the conditions are met. try adding a default numeric value at the end instead of ‘’, like 0 or -999. that should prevent the NaN issue. lemme know if that helps!