# Not able to use scripting\_field to show distance: ES\_6.1

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-use-scripting-field-to-show-distance-es-6-1/116033>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 18, 2018, 11:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-use-scripting-field-to-show-distance-es-6-1/116033 "2018-01-18T11:46:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-use-scripting-field-to-show-distance-es-6-1/116033/2 "2018-01-18T13:54:43Z")

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