# Sequential Integer (Feature Requested on GitHub) **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [February 20, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sequential-integer-feature-requested-on-github/1112232 "2021-02-20T17:24:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![huntermclarkn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/huntermclarkn/32/66310_2.png) [@huntermclarkn](https://community.thunkable.com/u/huntermclarkn)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sequential-integer-feature-requested-on-github/1112232/1 "2021-02-20T17:24:00Z")
I have posted this as a Feature Request on GitHub, but would be interested in hearing other feedback or workarounds here I would like a Sequential Integer block like the Random Integer Block in Math [![Screenshot 2021-02-20 165530](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63498579/108602893-995c7d80-739c-11eb-956a-663663708589.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63498579/108602893-995c7d80-739c-11eb-956a-663663708589.png) The reason is to assist the use of Buckets in Firebase. When Creating Buckets on firebase, I need a way to access sequential buckets. If I create a Bucket with text I can have individualized buckets, but cannot access those buckets on another screen as the key is linked to specific text on the other page. (See 2 Below) [![Screenshot 2021-02-20 170006](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63498579/108603024-5a7af780-739d-11eb-93f3-41d3f5f9c00b.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63498579/108603024-5a7af780-739d-11eb-93f3-41d3f5f9c00b.png) [![Screenshot 2021-02-20 170117](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63498579/108603025-5b138e00-739d-11eb-8e1d-ed315cb6afb3.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63498579/108603025-5b138e00-739d-11eb-8e1d-ed315cb6afb3.png) As I cannot access unique text from one page on another (saving as a Stored or App Var would have the information not accessible on multiple devices) I tried to use the Random Integer from x-x Block. This gets part way there it saves as a bucket within a bucket AND allows me to access the information on a different screen. The issue is the number selection is random. As such I can only access the data by knowing the random value selected. (See 4 Below) [![Screenshot 2021-02-20 170803](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63498579/108603246-d9246480-739e-11eb-8227-fad252f79a20.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63498579/108603246-d9246480-739e-11eb-8227-fad252f79a20.png) [![Screenshot 2021-02-20 170834](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63498579/108603247-d9bcfb00-739e-11eb-9855-3c826be46cbd.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63498579/108603247-d9bcfb00-739e-11eb-9855-3c826be46cbd.png) [![Screenshot 2021-02-20 170947](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63498579/108603248-d9bcfb00-739e-11eb-9917-0327dbccdeb0.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63498579/108603248-d9bcfb00-739e-11eb-9917-0327dbccdeb0.png) [![Screenshot 2021-02-20 171205](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63498579/108603249-da559180-739e-11eb-9da0-fe72d5f68aa4.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63498579/108603249-da559180-739e-11eb-9da0-fe72d5f68aa4.png) Firebase does not like the Seconds Since 1970 block so I cannot attempt that. I think that if I could set a Sequential Integer from x-x block, I could set the key on the other page to expect a sequential set of values and access buckets within buckets. The randomness of the Random Integer Block makes that difficult unless I know the random number chosen. ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sequential-integer-feature-requested-on-github/1112232/2 "2021-02-20T17:41:06Z")
If you use the cloud variable blocks with the list blocks, you’ll achieve what you’re going for. Thunkable handles the incremental numbering of the collection name (field names). @drted has posted on this in the past. Do some searching and you’ll surely find the threads. ---
**Author:** ![huntermclarkn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/huntermclarkn/32/66310_2.png) [@huntermclarkn](https://community.thunkable.com/u/huntermclarkn)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sequential-integer-feature-requested-on-github/1112232/3 "2021-02-20T17:42:34Z")
If I use the Cloud Var I can’t set the Key how I want. I use the RTDB Block so I can set buckets within buckets ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sequential-integer-feature-requested-on-github/1112232/4 "2021-02-20T17:44:32Z")
You can tho! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/6/7634f98274b754731ca16acaf63990b267460ef7.jpeg) Here using 1 cloud variable I have many different buckets. Forget - main bucket UserID - sub bucket of forget Crossoff, date, note - all subbuckets found in each userID sub bucket and each is a list of objects. An example of what this could look like on FB using only a single cloud variable follong the idea above ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/b/d/bddd6c85a42b68b8d903d59f8c5219a3a2e231fe.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/4/0409e271f751ca48aff9408e28082a2fdf4dd148.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/d/8/d8a027f7c49f4406500c1420b171c6bf4fadf859.jpeg) The numbering is maintained by thunkable. Big IF here tho. iF you delete a numbered node, your list won’t work anymore. Instead, add a property to each terminal node called deleted:no When you delete a value, you’ll actually only switch deleted to :yes and filter any result whose property of deleted = true ---
**Author:** ![huntermclarkn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/huntermclarkn/32/66310_2.png) [@huntermclarkn](https://community.thunkable.com/u/huntermclarkn)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 11:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sequential-integer-feature-requested-on-github/1112232/6 "2021-02-21T11:29:37Z")
I will give it a shot. For some reason i can never get the Cloud Var to work, but I will try it out Okay, I am having a hard time getting thunkable to set numbering. I have it set up as ![Screenshot 2021-02-21 112836](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/d/e/de700c11298ce7c19403e58fd5c963994366695c.png) But on Firebase it just replaces the Note bucket each time instead numbering… ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sequential-integer-feature-requested-on-github/1112232/7 "2021-02-21T12:07:10Z")
Use list blocks. Check this thread for an idea > [@Jared's Cloud to-do app](https://community.thunkable.com/t/jareds-cloud-to-do-app/502646): > > Components: Cloud Variable / DIY Extended Listviewer / Recursive Functions / Dynamic Labels / RealtimeDB Authentication Hey Thunkers!I have wanting to use firebase for a while to store and retrieve lists of variables. quickly. but parsing all the text is resource consuming, takes a bunch of blocks, and is tricky. I considered the cloud vairables for some time now but couldn’t wrap my head around how to use private user keys. I have figured it out and want to share with everyone here. In my exa… In list =\> yourCloudVariable =\> insert last as =\> your object Here’s a project link [https://x.thunkable.com/projectPage/5e5c91ca5d0aa012e56848bd](https://x.thunkable.com/projectPage/5e5c91ca5d0aa012e56848bd) ---
**Author:** ![huntermclarkn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/huntermclarkn/32/66310_2.png) [@huntermclarkn](https://community.thunkable.com/u/huntermclarkn)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sequential-integer-feature-requested-on-github/1112232/8 "2021-02-21T14:19:24Z")
I had tried that but once I add a cloud Var to list it stops saving if I set this up ![Screenshot 2021-02-21 141457](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/3/1/314e14a0763445549b29bc3831ca19f2b8abc97d.png) Then it won’t save to RTDB and nothing happens. When I do like this, is does save to RTDB but not sequentially ![Screenshot 2021-02-21 141806](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/3/e/3ee4df167bba7190701fcbecb93fc90b05bd72c5.png) Even if using the list method, I just try to save anything it doesn’t upload to RTDB ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sequential-integer-feature-requested-on-github/1112232/9 "2021-02-21T16:25:44Z")
Do you initialize the /Note bucket as an empty list. Check if that bucket is null. If null, set it as an empty list I do this when the user signs in ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/9/7/972f0a990947bb415dfc14d2cc8bd0f9aa29815f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sequential-integer-feature-requested-on-github/1112232/10 "2024-11-08T13:29:15Z")