# How to increment a number programmatically and convert to string?

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-increment-a-number-programmatically-and-convert-to-string/17586>\
**Category:** Lists-Logic\
**Created:** [December 21, 2017, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-increment-a-number-programmatically-and-convert-to-string/17586 "2017-12-21T06:18:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![sharmanaveenajmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@sharmanaveenajmer](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/sharmanaveenajmer)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-increment-a-number-programmatically-and-convert-to-string/17586/1 "2017-12-21T06:18:02Z")

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Hi All,

I have written a dynamo program for the renaming level but in this, i got the same number.

I want increment in the level number.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/b/3/b3d67da27a023858e5255ffeef09805bd6688d7d.jpg)

Kindly guide me.

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![MartinSpence](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/martinspence/32/25208_2.png) [@MartinSpence](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/MartinSpence)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-increment-a-number-programmatically-and-convert-to-string/17586/2 "2017-12-21T08:04:25Z")

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Hi @sharmanaveenajmer,

You need to set up a sequence like this:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/a/b/ab5918d998dc1eb436ed9d9c685f74e56346d06d.png)

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**Author:** ![sharmanaveenajmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@sharmanaveenajmer](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/sharmanaveenajmer)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-increment-a-number-programmatically-and-convert-to-string/17586/3 "2017-12-21T08:39:36Z")

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Thanks @Martin_Spence1

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**Author:** ![MartinSpence](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/martinspence/32/25208_2.png) [@MartinSpence](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/MartinSpence)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-increment-a-number-programmatically-and-convert-to-string/17586/4 "2017-12-21T09:20:51Z")

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My pleasure.

Can you please mark the issue as solved?

And can I be really cheeky, and suggest to alter the title of the issue to something a bit closer to the subject 🙂

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**Author:** ![sharmanaveenajmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@sharmanaveenajmer](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/sharmanaveenajmer)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-increment-a-number-programmatically-and-convert-to-string/17586/5 "2017-12-21T10:28:34Z")

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Next time, i will keep in mind.

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**Author:** ![sharmanaveenajmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@sharmanaveenajmer](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/sharmanaveenajmer)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-increment-a-number-programmatically-and-convert-to-string/17586/6 "2017-12-25T05:31:03Z")

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Thanks @Martin_Spence1