# Dashboard

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/c/dashboard/5.md?page=119

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## [Use a switch for changing state and change its status with inputs too](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-a-switch-for-changing-state-and-change-its-status-with-inputs-too/51232)

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**Author:** [@GiovanniG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GiovanniG)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [19 September 2021 10:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-a-switch-for-changing-state-and-change-its-status-with-inputs-too/51232 "2021-09-19T10:28:12Z")

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Hi! I've noticed the 2 things can't be done together, I may change the icon color by pressing button but the inputs don't have effect, viceversa I can change icon colour by inputs.. but the switch press is disabled. I w…

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## [How can I use icons on dashboard?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-use-icons-on-dashboard/51212)

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**Author:** [@GiovanniG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GiovanniG)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2021 20:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-use-icons-on-dashboard/51212 "2021-09-18T20:36:57Z")

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Hi, sorry for the silly question, probably asked other times, in the guide it's not described how can I install, or eventually call by URLs an icon to a button. I have no idea for both ways, unfortunately there is not an…

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## [Text input + Button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-button/15058)

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**Author:** [@Vishakha](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Vishakha)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2021 17:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-button/15058 "2021-09-18T17:37:30Z")

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Hello , I want to take user input through text box and then write this data in the file using button. .So basically after taking user input , i store it in the function node What i want to do is , after clicking the but…

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## [\[ANNOUNCE\] Node-RED-Dashboard 3.0.4](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-dashboard-3-0-4/51118)

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**Author:** [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [17 September 2021 23:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-dashboard-3-0-4/51118 "2021-09-17T23:54:04Z")

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And finally - here is Dashboard 3.0.4 The reason for the major version jump is the update to the socket.io library which drops support for node8 and node10. This is in line with Node-RED core. We also add an optional C…

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## [Problem node-red-contrib-web-worldmap](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-node-red-contrib-web-worldmap/51168)

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**Author:** [@sathit02](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sathit02)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [17 September 2021 17:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-node-red-contrib-web-worldmap/51168 "2021-09-17T17:36:27Z")

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Sorry for my poor English. Problem == \> I was able to access /World map, but I returned to the page of the UI dashboard and could not enter. 1.. Open the dashboard normally. I can access the page /World map norma…

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## [Custom logo for button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-logo-for-button/51160)

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**Author:** [@Sirhc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sirhc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [17 September 2021 16:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-logo-for-button/51160 "2021-09-17T16:32:03Z")

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Hello I have a button setup in my flow and I would like to customize the icon. My node red home dir is /home/foo/.node-red/images My httpStatic in settings.js is set to httpStatic: '/home/foo/.node-red/', The image i…

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## [Restart Timestamp (inject) from the dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restart-timestamp-inject-from-the-dashboard/51151)

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**Author:** [@Mrous](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mrous)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [17 September 2021 13:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restart-timestamp-inject-from-the-dashboard/51151 "2021-09-17T13:04:27Z")

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Hi, I want to restart Timestamp (inject) from the dashboard with a button. To do the same operation as when I am on the FLOW and I press the mouse on Timestamp. Thank you

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## [CSS to enlarge text size of single ui-text node value](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/css-to-enlarge-text-size-of-single-ui-text-node-value/50709)

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**Author:** [@MarkC](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MarkC)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [9 September 2021 00:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/css-to-enlarge-text-size-of-single-ui-text-node-value/50709 "2021-09-09T00:52:36Z")

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Hi All, Hopefully an easy one - I have searched the forum but can't seem to figure out what I am doing wrong. I simply want to enlarge the text size of a single ui-text node value field. I can successfully enlarge the…

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## [Bigger font size for 6" touchscreen](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bigger-font-size-for-6-touchscreen/51115)

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**Author:** [@tcr000](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tcr000)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2021 18:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bigger-font-size-for-6-touchscreen/51115 "2021-09-16T18:11:44Z")

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I am scaling down a dashboard for display on the 6" Pi touchscreen. I started by increasing the 1x1 widget size to 64x64 pixels. I then added a template to increase the font size and icon size. \<style\> body.nr-dashboard…

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## [Streaming realtime data between nodes?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/streaming-realtime-data-between-nodes/51098)

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**Author:** [@kakyoism](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kakyoism)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2021 16:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/streaming-realtime-data-between-nodes/51098 "2021-09-16T16:38:27Z")

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When looking at the custom node sample code, I noticed that the node output is done via node.send(msg) This seems to indicate a fire-and-forget style of unary message. Would it be possible to stream continuous data be…

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## [Moving font underneath logo](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/moving-font-underneath-logo/51093)

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**Author:** [@Sirhc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sirhc)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2021 12:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/moving-font-underneath-logo/51093 "2021-09-16T12:11:27Z")

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Hello I want to move this font underneath my logo in the following button: Does anyone know how to do this?

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## [Change individual font sizes in a card](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-individual-font-sizes-in-a-card/51085)

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**Author:** [@Sirhc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sirhc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2021 08:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-individual-font-sizes-in-a-card/51085 "2021-09-16T08:22:48Z")

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Hello I would like to change the font sizes of specific text nodes in the one card. For example: Flow is here: If 16.09.2021 is one text node and the text node is 11.27, is it possible to change the font sizes of …

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## [Contrib-ui-iro-color-picker](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/contrib-ui-iro-color-picker/51061)

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**Author:** [@Sean-McG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sean-McG)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2021 00:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/contrib-ui-iro-color-picker/51061 "2021-09-16T00:03:00Z")

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If I set this node to 1x1 with no label and button size 1, it still makes a 1x2 card size. Is there some way to make it fit in a 1x1 card so there is no dead space?

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## [UI Numeric input widget - enter/tab to confirm text box input](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-numeric-input-widget-enter-tab-to-confirm-text-box-input/51078)

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**Author:** [@pomplesiegel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pomplesiegel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2021 21:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-numeric-input-widget-enter-tab-to-confirm-text-box-input/51078 "2021-09-15T21:47:14Z")

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Hello everyone, Overall the experience with the Node Red dashboard UI toolkit has been fantastic, so many thanks to all who have contributed to and supported this fantastic project and product! On the numeric input wid…

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## [Trying to summate array](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-summate-array/51057)

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**Author:** [@Sirhc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sirhc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2021 17:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-summate-array/51057 "2021-09-15T17:20:15Z")

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Hello I have the following payload and I am trying to summate all the used: items My code is: var total=0; var i=0; for (i=0; i\< msg.payload.ScannedCount; i++) { total = total + msg.payload.Items\[i\].used; } m…

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## [Display value in Gauge node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-value-in-gauge-node/51039)

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**Author:** [@mfassier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mfassier)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2021 13:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-value-in-gauge-node/51039 "2021-09-15T13:27:08Z")

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Hello all. I'm having a spot of bother with gauges: I created a dashboard with gauges that work perfectly well, but some do not display the value in text. That is to say, the needle points to the right value, but the gau…

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## [How to get address of the browser instance](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-address-of-the-browser-instance/51024)

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**Author:** [@SergioRT](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SergioRT)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2021 12:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-address-of-the-browser-instance/51024 "2021-09-15T12:28:10Z")

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Far from me the idea of relaunching the debate on multi-user dashboard. I understood that it was not made for ! That said, my application is not fully multi-user: I have 2 user groups. An admin type will have access to …

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## [Moon icon different](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/moon-icon-different/51010)

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**Author:** [@Giamma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Giamma)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2021 08:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/moon-icon-different/51010 "2021-09-15T08:47:28Z")

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Hi, in relation to this post: I set node sun position lo show in my dashboard moon position icon .. Well ... I have two dashboard, on one I see this icon but on the other I see this icon Why? I don't understa…

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## [Off line update](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/off-line-update/51020)

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**Author:** [@dsplitz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dsplitz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [14 September 2021 15:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/off-line-update/51020 "2021-09-14T15:39:20Z")

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I have a system that must be isolated from the internet. Is it possible to add nodes to the pallet or update node-red while isolated ? I have the wireless access so I can get to the running dashboard and source. I can al…

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## [Anyone tried Appsmith - a low code App front-end platform](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-tried-appsmith-a-low-code-app-front-end-platform/50011)

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**Author:** [@iiLaw](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iiLaw)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [13 September 2021 18:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-tried-appsmith-a-low-code-app-front-end-platform/50011 "2021-09-13T18:54:08Z")

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I've just spent 5 mins playing with https://www.appsmith.com/ a "low code" Front-end platform. For those who need trad App like widgets that auto-bind to a DB or JSON from an API this might be more of an option than us…

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## [Sizing cards/widgets](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sizing-cards-widgets/50972)

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**Author:** [@paulalsmith1000](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/paulalsmith1000)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [13 September 2021 16:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sizing-cards-widgets/50972 "2021-09-13T16:05:28Z")

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Hi everybody, thanks very much for your help to date, I'm flying along now making my own dashboard nodes for various sensors using the template. The problem I'm encountering now is how to control the layout/sizing of ea…

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## [Newly refreshed dashboard table shows stale data after all dashboards closed for some time](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/newly-refreshed-dashboard-table-shows-stale-data-after-all-dashboards-closed-for-some-time/49730)

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**Author:** [@GeorgeCastanza](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GeorgeCastanza)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [13 September 2021 14:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/newly-refreshed-dashboard-table-shows-stale-data-after-all-dashboards-closed-for-some-time/49730 "2021-09-13T14:19:09Z")

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I've got a flow that records the last time any zigbee2mqtt device meshes with the zigbee mesh, to check if any devices have dropped off. The problem is that the dash table only updates if the dashboard is open somewhere…

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## [How to insert msg.payload in template UI?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-insert-msg-payload-in-template-ui/50938)

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**Author:** [@AK51](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AK51)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [13 September 2021 07:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-insert-msg-payload-in-template-ui/50938 "2021-09-13T07:14:25Z")

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Hi, I get the ip address and I try to insert it in the iframe. I have read the forum and it should worked but didn't... not sure why.... pls take a look this iframe with exact ip address works, src="http://172.20.10.2/…

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## [UI dashboard table:load from sql server db](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-dashboard-table-load-from-sql-server-db/50932)

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**Author:** [@humphrysr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/humphrysr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [13 September 2021 06:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-dashboard-table-load-from-sql-server-db/50932 "2021-09-13T06:55:37Z")

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Is it possible to create a UI table from a sql server db?

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## [Button action and text](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-action-and-text/50888)

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**Author:** [@rcalves](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rcalves)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 September 2021 19:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-action-and-text/50888 "2021-09-12T19:02:02Z")

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Good morning, I'm new to node-red and how can I make it, for example, when clicking on a button, it loads the content of a text and displays it? Is there any training, tutorial or handout?

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## [Timer in dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timer-in-dashboard/50924)

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**Author:** [@sfedo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sfedo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [12 September 2021 16:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timer-in-dashboard/50924 "2021-09-12T16:20:51Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to show remaining time inside my dashboard. I use classic numeric input nodes to set the minutes for my garden watering. I save this value into context and when I start the process I read the value from …

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## [Avoid overlaping](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/avoid-overlaping/50920)

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**Author:** [@WernerM96](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/WernerM96)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [12 September 2021 13:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/avoid-overlaping/50920 "2021-09-12T13:14:55Z")

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Hey, i have a problem. If i scale the browser on full size - a template will overlap with another. If i resize it a little bit smaller - it works. How can i avoid this problem generally? Not fullsize: Fullsize: …

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## [Difference between Dashboard's button and inject node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/difference-between-dashboards-button-and-inject-node/50875)

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**Author:** [@Hichem](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Hichem)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [11 September 2021 23:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/difference-between-dashboards-button-and-inject-node/50875 "2021-09-11T23:25:38Z")

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Hi, I have a button that sends a msg.payload to a function and the function treat the received message then display the result in a table (I have created a UI template). When I click the button, the value in the table …

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## [Display table data from sqlite](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-table-data-from-sqlite/50896)

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**Author:** [@bbartling](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bbartling)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [11 September 2021 20:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-table-data-from-sqlite/50896 "2021-09-11T20:01:03Z")

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I am tinkering around with an sqlite query which is working but how can I roll this data up onto a table to view through the ui? On the template node does this look right? \<table style="width:100%"\> \<tr\> …

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## [UI table percentage Calculation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-percentage-calculation/50741)

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**Author:** [@sheminasalam](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sheminasalam)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [11 September 2021 16:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-percentage-calculation/50741 "2021-09-11T16:36:01Z")

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I have been experimenting with msg.ui\_control to construct a table of profit and loses. I have been able to do addition of individual columns but now I want to calculate net profit/loss which involves dividing the sum of…

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