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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 2:<\/strong> Create a custom field called {state_ab} under Admin > Custom Fields (Use text type)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 3:<\/strong> Create a node level script on your form node or Q&A node with address and set to run on Exit. We also recommend using a transition node and create enter script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 4: <\/strong>Copy paste this script:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 5:<\/strong> The value will be saved to your {state_ab} custom field<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you are using Google Places integration, the field mapping for state returns as the full state name. We can use a custom script to get the 2 letter state abbreviation. Step 1: Make sure that you are mapping the state to your {state} custom field. This is done under Data Validation > Third Party […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1090,1091,567,875,1089],"class_list":["post-7707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-abbreviation","tag-google-places","tag-script","tag-state","tag-us-state"],"yoast_head":"\n<script>\n \/\/ Function to convert state name to 2-letter abbreviation\nfunction convertStateToAbbreviation(stateName) {\n \/\/ Object mapping state names to their abbreviations\n const stateAbbreviations = {\n 'alabama': 'AL',\n 'alaska': 'AK',\n 'arizona': 'AZ',\n 'arkansas': 'AR',\n 'california': 'CA',\n 'colorado': 'CO',\n 'connecticut': 'CT',\n 'delaware': 'DE',\n 'florida': 'FL',\n 'georgia': 'GA',\n 'hawaii': 'HI',\n 'idaho': 'ID',\n 'illinois': 'IL',\n 'indiana': 'IN',\n 'iowa': 'IA',\n 'kansas': 'KS',\n 'kentucky': 'KY',\n 'louisiana': 'LA',\n 'maine': 'ME',\n 'maryland': 'MD',\n 'massachusetts': 'MA',\n 'michigan': 'MI',\n 'minnesota': 'MN',\n 'mississippi': 'MS',\n 'missouri': 'MO',\n 'montana': 'MT',\n 'nebraska': 'NE',\n 'nevada': 'NV',\n 'new hampshire': 'NH',\n 'new jersey': 'NJ',\n 'new mexico': 'NM',\n 'new york': 'NY',\n 'north carolina': 'NC',\n 'north dakota': 'ND',\n 'ohio': 'OH',\n 'oklahoma': 'OK',\n 'oregon': 'OR',\n 'pennsylvania': 'PA',\n 'rhode island': 'RI',\n 'south carolina': 'SC',\n 'south dakota': 'SD',\n 'tennessee': 'TN',\n 'texas': 'TX',\n 'utah': 'UT',\n 'vermont': 'VT',\n 'virginia': 'VA',\n 'washington': 'WA',\n 'west virginia': 'WV',\n 'wisconsin': 'WI',\n 'wyoming': 'WY',\n 'district of columbia': 'DC'\n };\n\n \/\/ Handle potential variations in input\n const normalizedState = stateName.trim().toLowerCase();\n \n \/\/ Return the abbreviation if found, otherwise return the original state name\n return stateAbbreviations[normalizedState] || stateName;\n}\n\nconst state = \"{state}\";\nconst stateAbbreviation = convertStateToAbbreviation(state);\n\n\/\/ Output the result to console\nconsole.log(stateAbbreviation);\nDT.setField('state_ab', stateAbbreviation);\n<\/script><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n