# Action Set column true or 1

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/action-set-column-true-or-1/18470>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Tags:** actions\
**Created:** [November 16, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/action-set-column-true-or-1/18470 "2020-11-16T04:44:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![rickc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rickc/32/25824_2.png) [@rickc](https://community.glideapps.com/u/rickc)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/action-set-column-true-or-1/18470/20 "2022-08-30T13:14:11Z")

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At least this workaround is still working.

> [@Action "Set columns" won't set boolean but strings as\['TRUE \] \['FALSE \]](https://community.glideapps.com/t/action-set-columns-wont-set-boolean-but-strings-as-true-false/24252/11):
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> So this is obviously a bug and the workaround is cumbersome, but at least works (thanks @Manan_Mehta ) Create a boolean value somewhere for both TRUE and FALSE: [image] Go to the same table you’d want to write boolean values to by a ‘Set columns’ action and create a Singe value column pulling in the boolean value: [image] Then assign these instead of typing (TRUE or true, doesn’t matter, it would pass it onto sheets with an apostrophe angry): My suggestion for a fix would be: …

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