var usersWithPurchases = db.users.find({"purchased.items": {$exists: true}}).toArray(); var itemsConverted = 0; var usersConverted = 0; for (var i = 0; i < usersWithPurchases.length; ++i) { var user = usersWithPurchases[i]; var items = user.purchased.items; var convertThisUser = false; for (var j = 0; j < items.length; ++j) { var item = items[j]; if (typeof item != 'string') { items[j] = '' + item; ++itemsConverted; convertThisUser = true; } } if (convertThisUser) { db.users.save(user); ++usersConverted; } } print("Had to convert", itemsConverted, "items and", usersConverted, "users");