# How to convert the Row ID to an integer from a Data Source

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**Created:** [May 22, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-convert-the-row-id-to-an-integer-from-a-data-source/3018379 "2024-05-22T17:14:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![dylan.aberdein2n85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d78d45/32.png) [@dylan.aberdein2n85](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dylan.aberdein2n85)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-convert-the-row-id-to-an-integer-from-a-data-source/3018379/1 "2024-05-22T17:14:51Z")

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I am trying to build an app that associates objects with concepts to help with memorization. The basic premis is that in the app you have rooms of a house and in each room you have many objects which I have created sprites for. I want to be able to click on an image and it then takes me to an information displaying screen, takes the associated value (concept) out of a data source and display the concept in a rich text field as well as the objects name. I want to do this without the use of a data viewer list and rather just use the images or sprites in the room as the list “items”. However I do not have access to the row id as I am not using an actual data viewer. How would I be able to access the row ID or somehow convert it into an integer to use?

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**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-convert-the-row-id-to-an-integer-from-a-data-source/3018379/2 "2024-05-23T02:25:25Z")

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Here’s how I would do this:

```auto
When Microwave Click
     set app variable clickedObjectName to "Microwave"
     set app variable clickedObjectRowNum to find first occurrence of clickedObjectName in List of Items in Item Name in Sheet 1
     navigate to Info Display Kitchen

When Info Display Kitchen Opens
     set ItemNameLabel's Text to get value from Kitchen DS in Sheet 1 in Item Name for row id app variable clickedObjectRowNum

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 2:26am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-convert-the-row-id-to-an-integer-from-a-data-source/3018379/3 "2024-08-21T02:26:03Z")

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