# Why am I not able to use the in list get# with the in text get #?

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**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [February 26, 2021, 6:56am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-am-i-not-able-to-use-the-in-list-get-with-the-in-text-get/1126371 "2021-02-26T06:56:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![codeswept](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/codeswept/32/87755_2.png) [@codeswept](https://community.thunkable.com/u/codeswept)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 6:56am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-am-i-not-able-to-use-the-in-list-get-with-the-in-text-get/1126371/1 "2021-02-26T06:56:43Z")

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I’m trying to put this unattached block in the **in list month correlation get #** , but Thunkable is not allowing me to do so. What can I do?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/9/b/9b88ce93c645785e09cfd723fb8418ecc3977b7e.png)

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**Author:** ![Deluxe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/deluxe/32/30016_2.png) [@Deluxe](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Deluxe)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 7:06am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-am-i-not-able-to-use-the-in-list-get-with-the-in-text-get/1126371/2 "2021-02-26T07:06:39Z")

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Because the block returns a character (text) and not a number. If you are sure that the block will return a digit, multiply it with 1 and then attach it to the list block.

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**Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 7:49am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-am-i-not-able-to-use-the-in-list-get-with-the-in-text-get/1126371/3 "2021-02-26T07:49:12Z")

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Thank you very much!

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**Author:** ![Deluxe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/deluxe/32/30016_2.png) [@Deluxe](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Deluxe)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-am-i-not-able-to-use-the-in-list-get-with-the-in-text-get/1126371/4 "2021-02-26T08:29:01Z")

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Let mw know if it worked and if so, please mark my answer as the solution. Thanks

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**Author:** ![codeswept](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/codeswept/32/87755_2.png) [@codeswept](https://community.thunkable.com/u/codeswept)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 8:35am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-am-i-not-able-to-use-the-in-list-get-with-the-in-text-get/1126371/5 "2021-02-26T08:35:00Z")

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I’m not able to do that.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/9/3/935f4b8c44638240e8842e44e89a9f8ddb72f0c5.png)

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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 8:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-am-i-not-able-to-use-the-in-list-get-with-the-in-text-get/1126371/6 "2021-02-26T08:55:00Z")

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First assign the [in text j …] to a variable then add 0 to the variable or × by 1.

It will not work directly.

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**Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 10:36am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-am-i-not-able-to-use-the-in-list-get-with-the-in-text-get/1126371/7 "2021-02-26T10:36:29Z")

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I am using test if, and not if else. How can I do this while using test if?

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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 10:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-am-i-not-able-to-use-the-in-list-get-with-the-in-text-get/1126371/8 "2021-02-26T10:52:02Z")

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Create a new app variable and assign it the value of your “unconnected block”. This is prior to the `Test condition` in the test condition you have “if true” =  
[in list {app variable month correlation} get # {your newly created variable} + 0]

This works.

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**Author:** ![codeswept](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/codeswept/32/87755_2.png) [@codeswept](https://community.thunkable.com/u/codeswept)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-am-i-not-able-to-use-the-in-list-get-with-the-in-text-get/1126371/9 "2021-02-26T13:54:11Z")

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Thanks

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**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/why-am-i-not-able-to-use-the-in-list-get-with-the-in-text-get/1126371/10 "2024-11-08T13:29:10Z")

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