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    <description>Try creating a new collection with the same column names as the original, but change the text column to the number data type. Then use a calculation with the old collection as the expression and the new collection as the Store In. If all the text values can be cast to a number then this direct cast should work. Note that if any text values are blank or non-numeric&amp;nbsp;then it won't work. Also remember to disable logging on the calculation.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 14:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <dc:date>2018-02-26T14:08:00Z</dc:date>
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      <description>Hi Guys.

Please let me know if you have any idea for casting data type of collection's columns from "Text" to "Number".

I understood&amp;nbsp;using "Loop" and "Calculation"(ToNumber Function) is one of the method to solve this issue but this way requires a ton of&amp;nbsp;time&amp;nbsp;
especially for the collection which have&amp;nbsp;more than 1000 rows.

Should I use any "Utility VBO" or do I have to create new VBO by using Code stage..?

&amp;nbsp;

Thank you in advance.

&amp;nbsp;

Kota

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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Try creating a new collection with the same column names as the original, but change the text column to the number data type. Then use a calculation with the old collection as the expression and the new collection as the Store In. If all the text values can be cast to a number then this direct cast should work. Note that if any text values are blank or non-numeric&amp;nbsp;then it won't work. Also remember to disable logging on the calculation.</description>
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