# If nick name is same?
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [August 22, 2021, 6:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796 "2021-08-22T06:55:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
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### Author:  [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/21 "2021-09-02T13:36:09Z")
@vishruth-ram
Can you please explain why is that?
- Is this another account that you use yourself?
- Has the account owner acted or been, in any way, offensive or had not followed forum ethics?
- Have you gotten in touch with him/her privately and solved the issue?
Please give your reason for such a decision/suggestion.
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### Author:  [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/22 "2021-09-03T02:37:41Z")
because it’s #off-topic it should be #feedback
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### Author:  [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/23 "2021-09-03T03:00:08Z")
There are three problems:
- The `app variable` should be `stored variable` because
> App variable should have an default value which should be some text. stored which can be carryable anywhere without default values
- saving the values will increase the number of rows, so you should use the `call airtable_1's max number of rows block`.
- `app variable Nnick` has `null` value like @muneer said
> [@muneer](#):
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> A simple reason if the Nick name in the table is **Muneer** but the user typed **muneer** (notice the first character “M” is upper case in one side and lower case in the other) the test condition will fail and to the app they are **NOT the same** and therefore the `alert` will not show.
>
> Another reason is your Airtable connection has an error therefore the `column` block will be **empty**.
and @tatiang said.
> [@tatiang](#):
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> You should add blocks to your If/Else block so that you can better understand what is or is not working. Right now, your “if” block condition results in either an alert being shown or nothing happening (setting a text input block’s value to it’s value does nothing). Instead, change the value of a label or text input to something you’ll recognize like “j=text input” and “j≠text input”. Then you can preview and see where the program is getting stuck or whether it’s evaluating the if/else condition as true or false.
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### Author:  [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2021, 6:33am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/24 "2021-09-03T06:33:23Z")
> [@vishruth-ram](#):
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> The `app variable` should be `stored variable` because
This is **not correct** and could mislead others taking your advice.
> [@vishruth-ram](#):
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> saving the values will increase the number of rows, so you should use the `call airtable_1's max number of rows block`.
There is no **saving block** in the image shared.
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### Author:  [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2021, 6:42am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/25 "2021-09-03T06:42:30Z")
hmm, but you didn’t know that
> [@Saving two properties of an object to an array in an variable](https://community.thunkable.com/t/saving-two-properties-of-an-object-to-an-array-in-an-variable/1439198/41):
>
> I don’t know that `list` property divides text into pieces like
>
> - T
> - E
> - X
> - T
> even though `list viewer` is a `list` property, it always shows this:
> - T
> - E
> - X
> - T
> like you told data to DVL, you can you this property
> 
> [@vishruth-ram](#):
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> > [@muneer](#):
> >
> > A simple reason if the Nick name in the table is **Muneer** but the user typed **muneer** (notice the first character “M” is upper case in one side and lower case in the other) the test condition will fail and to the app they are **NOT the same** and therefore the `alert` will not show.
> >
> > > Another reason is your Airtable connection has an error therefore the `column` block will be **empty**.
>
> and @tatiang said.
>
> > [@tatiang](#):
> >
> > You should add blocks to your If/Else block so that you can better understand what is or is not working. Right now, your “if” block condition results in either an alert being shown or nothing happening (setting a text input block’s value to it’s value does nothing). Instead, change the value of a label or text input to something you’ll recognize like “j=text input” and “j≠text input”. Then you can preview and see where the program is getting stuck or whether it’s evaluating the if/else condition as true or false.
😭
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### Author:  [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2021, 6:48am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/26 "2021-09-03T06:48:56Z")
Can you just **clearly** explain what you want instead of adding **unrelated references**?
It will help everyone to be clear in your posts.
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### Author:  [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/27 "2021-09-03T06:52:51Z")
I just meant the `app variable Nnick` is null so it cannot take the condition, bye
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### Author:  [@jumalcom222](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jumalcom222)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/28 "2021-09-06T13:50:41Z")
In conclusion, what should I do?
I deleted the alert.
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### Author:  [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/29 "2021-09-06T14:09:24Z")
The `label` “between” will display “Your nickname already exists”. This is of course in the case there is **NO** errors.
If the other rows in the table shown in the image are available rows but with column `Nick` **empty** then the `label` will be **empty**.
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### Author:  [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/30 "2021-09-06T14:35:16Z")
Try to build your code in a similar way
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### Author:  [@jumalcom222](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jumalcom222)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2021, 8:18am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/33 "2021-09-12T08:18:37Z")
“Nickname already exists” not shown
\*\* I typed “jetski”(Nick column) in airtable DB.
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### Author:  [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2021, 8:26am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/34 "2021-09-12T08:26:26Z")
Can you do this
And let me know what you get in the label.
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### Author:  [@jumalcom222](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jumalcom222)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/35 "2021-09-12T17:34:26Z")
“blank” in Label1
Time is ticking.
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### Author:  [@jumalcom222](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jumalcom222)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/36 "2021-09-12T17:40:07Z")
I programmed it like below.
But “blanl” in label…
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### Author:  [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/37 "2021-09-12T17:45:34Z")
No. This is not what I want.
Do it this way
> [@muneer](#):
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> Can you do this
>
> 
Do not add the testing for the nickname. Just this and show what you get.
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### Author:  [@jumalcom222](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jumalcom222)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2021, 3:21am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/38 "2021-09-13T03:21:42Z")
Look above
“blank” in Label1
Time is ticking.
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### Author:  [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2021, 4:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/39 "2021-09-13T04:54:36Z")
> [@jumalcom222](#):
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> “blank” in Label1
If this happens then you have a problem with your connection to Airtable. Fix the connection problem then try again.
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### Author:  [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/if-nick-name-is-same/1462796/40 "2024-11-08T13:17:13Z")
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