# Convert String to float failed

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/convert-string-to-float-failed/32232
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [October 15, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/convert-string-to-float-failed/32232 "2015-10-15T03:23:47Z")
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### Author: ![Enniu\_51](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/enniu_51/32/5310_2.png) [@Enniu\_51](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Enniu_51)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/convert-string-to-float-failed/32232/2 "2015-10-15T04:07:15Z")

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> [@Enniu\_51](#):
>
> convert =\> { "geoip.location" =\> "float" }

I also tried:

```
convert => ["geoip.location", "float"]

```

it doesn't works, either.

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