https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/change-field-type Gravity Support Forums Topic: Change field type? en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:09:51 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/change-field-type#post-12644 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:21:01 +0000 kevinmcgillivray 12644@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>That sounds straightforward. Thanks for the suggestion! </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/change-field-type#post-12635 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:32:29 +0000 Alex Cancado 12635@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>The easiest way to do this is as follows:<br /> 1- Export your form, change the type in the xml<br /> 2- Import the xml into a new form<br /> 3- Go to the database and delete the old Form and update the ID of new Form to match the ID of the old form </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/change-field-type#post-12613 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:21:22 +0000 kevinmcgillivray 12613@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi, there. My client set up a form and used a single line text field for what should have been an email field. He's gathered a few days worth of data and now wants to set up notification. He can't though, since the field isn't actually an email field. I also don't want to delete the field and set up a new one because we'll lose the data already gathered.</p> <p>Is there a way to switch the field type to make it into an email field? I'm comfortable going to the database if that's the only way to solve the issue.</p> <p>Thanks!<br /> kcm </p>