# Dashboard

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## [Show image through UI\_Template node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/show-image-through-ui-template-node/37846)

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**Author:** [@kostasgioko](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kostasgioko)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [21 December 2020 15:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/show-image-through-ui-template-node/37846 "2020-12-21T15:26:56Z")

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Hello. I am trying to show an image in the browser that updates frequently. In order to avoid the flicker from loading the image too much, I am using some Javascript which seems to do the trick. The thing is, if I load t…

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## ["Connection Lost" only on Tablet](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-lost-only-on-tablet/37721)

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**Author:** [@corin.corvus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/corin.corvus)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [21 December 2020 11:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-lost-only-on-tablet/37721 "2020-12-21T11:01:03Z")

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Hi, i use my old Asus P027 Tablet for Smart Home Center in my Floor. Before i completely changed to Node-red, i used Openhab Dashboard. It worked fine. Now i use Node-red Dashboard for a while and only on my Tablet i …

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## [Why is my font size limit 7?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-is-my-font-size-limit-7/37824)

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**Author:** [@Nice\_to\_have](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nice_to_have)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [21 December 2020 10:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-is-my-font-size-limit-7/37824 "2020-12-21T10:11:24Z")

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Goodday, I have a small display so I want to blow the text up. However, it seems that \< font size=7\> {{msg.payload}} is the max? I'm using a pi zero w with a 800x640 display and node red V1.2.6 \[{"id":"e0718196.8a6b"…

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## [Config more than 9 colours in bar chart](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/config-more-than-9-colours-in-bar-chart/36826)

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**Author:** [@Miguel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Miguel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [20 December 2020 23:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/config-more-than-9-colours-in-bar-chart/36826 "2020-12-20T23:07:47Z")

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Hello all May somebody know how I can define more than 9 series colours in a bar chart? Unfortunately, if I add more than 9 data series to the chart (the colours for the first 9 are well defined with chart node editor)…

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## [Node-red-ui-table submit button and send data](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ui-table-submit-button-and-send-data/37792)

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**Author:** [@efratha94](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/efratha94)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [20 December 2020 11:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ui-table-submit-button-and-send-data/37792 "2020-12-20T11:17:07Z")

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Hi, I'm building a table using the node-red-ui-table. I looked at older posts in this forum, at the documentations and at the examples, but still there's something I cannot find/understand how to implement - I have my …

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## [Date in UI Table](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/date-in-ui-table/37610)

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**Author:** [@marwinwijaya](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marwinwijaya)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [19 December 2020 15:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/date-in-ui-table/37610 "2020-12-19T15:39:57Z")

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Hello, I am Arwin. I want to ask about UI Tables. I have data on Mysql in year-month-date format, but when the display format changes to something like the following image, how do I change it to a format like mine? Thank…

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## [\[Announce\] New node-red-node-ui-iframe node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-new-node-red-node-ui-iframe-node/36913)

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**Author:** [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [19 December 2020 16:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-new-node-red-node-ui-iframe-node/36913 "2020-12-19T16:16:43Z")

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Just in case anyone missed it we have added a dashboard iframe widget to the flows site. The ui-iframe node is a UI widget that can be used to embed an external Web page in a Node-RED dashboard. The URL of a web page t…

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## [Add Color and text to a cell in ui-table](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-color-and-text-to-a-cell-in-ui-table/37554)

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**Author:** [@dpatel2016](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dpatel2016)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [19 December 2020 15:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-color-and-text-to-a-cell-in-ui-table/37554 "2020-12-19T15:44:42Z")

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How would you add a background color and text in a cell in ui-table

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## [How to get data from MYSQL](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-data-from-mysql/37561)

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**Author:** [@marwinwijaya](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marwinwijaya)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [19 December 2020 09:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-data-from-mysql/37561 "2020-12-19T09:35:59Z")

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hello, my name is Arwin, I want to retrieve data in my MySQL database, but the results are like that? how to take only the values ​​at the "suhu" only? thank you my Query msg.topic = "SELECT suhu FROM ph ORDER BY time…

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## [Link to Media in Template node (HTML)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-to-media-in-template-node-html/37693)

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**Author:** [@Chorum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Chorum)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [19 December 2020 00:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-to-media-in-template-node-html/37693 "2020-12-19T00:38:25Z")

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Hello, i hope its ok that i ask that question here, i didnt found an answer yet. I would like to link Media in my Intranet on a HTML Table. My template Node gets the data from a function node with following code: let…

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## [Floating bars charts](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/floating-bars-charts/37737)

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**Author:** [@Sake-no-oni](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sake-no-oni)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [18 December 2020 23:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/floating-bars-charts/37737 "2020-12-18T23:56:33Z")

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Dear All, I'm trying to create a bar chart where the bars' bottom points may be different from 0. This article (if I understood it correctly) suggests that it might be possible with Charts.js by giving the "data" array …

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## [Display mysql with two lines in one graph](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-mysql-with-two-lines-in-one-graph/37729)

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**Author:** [@oma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/oma)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [18 December 2020 22:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-mysql-with-two-lines-in-one-graph/37729 "2020-12-18T22:04:20Z")

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Hi there, i am pretty new to Node-RED but with a lot of searching and testing i got pretty far. My Goal is now to query data from a MariaDB inserted by Node Red earlier. The table looks like this: The data inserted a…

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## [Node-RED - password for ui dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-password-for-ui-dashboard/37637)

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**Author:** [@Lance99](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Lance99)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [18 December 2020 20:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-password-for-ui-dashboard/37637 "2020-12-18T20:12:33Z")

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I have made a dashboard for a client. They really do not like that anyone who have the url can access the dashboard. How can I secure the ui with a passord? I have implemented a password for entering the dashboad editor…

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## [Press button to send msg.payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/press-button-to-send-msg-payload/37653)

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**Author:** [@diegotorpocop](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/diegotorpocop)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [18 December 2020 16:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/press-button-to-send-msg-payload/37653 "2020-12-18T16:21:47Z")

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Hello, The dashboard I am creating will be used in a touchscreen, therefore I am placing buttons (numbers from 0-9) that will emulate a keypad. When I press a button it will send the number 1 to a text input. The probl…

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## [Timestamp at text node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timestamp-at-text-node/37698)

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**Author:** [@MKaiser96](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MKaiser96)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [18 December 2020 15:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timestamp-at-text-node/37698 "2020-12-18T15:02:11Z")

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Hi, I want to build a dashboard. Usually I use the text node to visualize my states. Is there any chance to show the timestamp of the last changing of the state? I mean something like this app:

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## [Is there a way to show title bar after signing in?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-show-title-bar-after-signing-in/37679)

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**Author:** [@lukaskasc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lukaskasc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2020 20:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-show-title-bar-after-signing-in/37679 "2020-12-17T20:52:46Z")

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Hello I'm doing some fiddling with log in screen and noticed that you can turn off the title bar that you could not go to any flow till you log in. I was wandering is it possible after logging in that the title bar could…

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## [Change the tab webpage (dashboard) every 6 seconds](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-the-tab-webpage-dashboard-every-6-seconds/37638)

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**Author:** [@RAULXXX](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RAULXXX)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2020 15:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-the-tab-webpage-dashboard-every-6-seconds/37638 "2020-12-17T15:38:28Z")

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Hi everyone, The issue that i am trying to solve is that i have 3 different urls with dashboards and i want to show one and switching to the others every 5 seconds. How i can do it in a node-red ui to show a website a…

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## [Set Initial State of Dashboard Switch](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-initial-state-of-dashboard-switch/12913)

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**Author:** [@craigcurtin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/craigcurtin)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2020 13:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-initial-state-of-dashboard-switch/12913 "2020-12-17T13:18:00Z")

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Guys, i have just started using the Dashboard Switch component and would like to be able to set its iniitial state after a Node-Red restart/reload/reboot to the same as the real world device that it is controlling. Likew…

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## [Deploy button not working after import](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploy-button-not-working-after-import/37618)

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**Author:** [@josekavunkal](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/josekavunkal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2020 11:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploy-button-not-working-after-import/37618 "2020-12-17T11:33:16Z")

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I imported following code . \[{"id":"c4ed7b7f.b766a8","type":"ui\_chart","z":"c1f54225.8011f","d":true,"name":"","group":"bb260e6b.77d62","order":8,"width":"9","height":"10","label":"Arduino YL-69 + v1.2 data","chartType"…

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## [Read properties from global/flow in ui nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-properties-from-global-flow-in-ui-nodes/37571)

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**Author:** [@lowlow](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lowlow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [16 December 2020 11:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-properties-from-global-flow-in-ui-nodes/37571 "2020-12-16T11:02:58Z")

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Hello, I'm looking into a way to manage translation for "labels" of the dashboard button nodes I have in my flows. My plan is store the translations in the global context and then retrieving these data and pushing them…

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## [How to apply style(css) to dashboard item when a message arrives](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-apply-style-css-to-dashboard-item-when-a-message-arrives/37566)

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**Author:** [@Mirco\_H](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mirco_H)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [16 December 2020 11:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-apply-style-css-to-dashboard-item-when-a-message-arrives/37566 "2020-12-16T11:00:41Z")

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Hey i have the same Problem like @kiran, I would like to create a Dashboard with ui\_text Node. This Dashboard is Displayed for End Customer, when they say for Example "Hello", The Voice2Json should trigger a Message a…

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## [Return html / fa icon code in a function](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/return-html-fa-icon-code-in-a-function/37074)

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**Author:** [@thomasvjohansen](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thomasvjohansen)\
**Replies:** 46\
**Last updated:** [15 December 2020 22:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/return-html-fa-icon-code-in-a-function/37074 "2020-12-15T22:56:33Z")

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I want to show the wind direction from openweathermap by a fa-icon but the function outputs degrees. I have a function which outputs "90" degrees. I want to convert this to a fa-icon + rotation and save it in a datacel…

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## [Passing text string to Sliders](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passing-text-string-to-sliders/37525)

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**Author:** [@CarloJongen](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/CarloJongen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 December 2020 13:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passing-text-string-to-sliders/37525 "2020-12-15T13:13:59Z")

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Hi, My very first time here and obviously new to Node Red and this Forum. I'm reading a text file ( here simulated by the inject node ). My goal is to adjust each Channel Slider according to the Value that is accompani…

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## [How to split object data realtime database?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-split-object-data-realtime-database/37468)

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**Author:** [@marwinwijaya](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marwinwijaya)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [14 December 2020 14:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-split-object-data-realtime-database/37468 "2020-12-14T14:38:40Z")

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I have a data object in the real-time database. I want to retrieve the object's contents, namely the pump and timestamp, and display the data in a table. How do I do it? What nodes should I install? thank you

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## [Iframe node not changing?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/iframe-node-not-changing/37467)

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**Author:** [@leftymuller](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leftymuller)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [14 December 2020 10:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/iframe-node-not-changing/37467 "2020-12-14T10:58:51Z")

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Hi... got problem i cant work out Can somebody point me in the right direction Here is my flow: Here is the property of the trigger The IP phone at the gate sendings a URL request when dialed which actives the tr…

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## [Disable communication between nodes by trigger](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-communication-between-nodes-by-trigger/37428)

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**Author:** [@IvanPoluda](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/IvanPoluda)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [13 December 2020 09:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-communication-between-nodes-by-trigger/37428 "2020-12-13T09:52:06Z")

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I have a set of nodes that, depending on some events, make a button enabled or disabled (sending msg.enabled=true/false). This state is sent to the button every 3 seconds. There is also an event that should enable or dis…

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## [How to insert blank text space in a UI text node?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-insert-blank-text-space-in-a-ui-text-node/37389)

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**Author:** [@SuperNinja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SuperNinja)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [13 December 2020 08:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-insert-blank-text-space-in-a-ui-text-node/37389 "2020-12-13T08:43:26Z")

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Hi all, Do you know how to insert "blank text" in this line? I tried spaces (keyboard space bar), but they don't count. I have to put characters (points) to separate these 2 values. {{payload.temp}}°c ..... \<span cl…

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## [Ui\_control doesn't react on tab change](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-control-doesnt-react-on-tab-change/37421)

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**Author:** [@n300](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/n300)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [12 December 2020 19:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-control-doesnt-react-on-tab-change/37421 "2020-12-12T19:54:29Z")

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Hi there, sorry if this question sounds a little bit silly, but I'm quite new in dashboard design. My first project is to serve status display for my homematic home automation to android tablet. At the moment there are…

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## [Help with displaying text log](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-displaying-text-log/37333)

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**Author:** [@leftymuller](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leftymuller)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [12 December 2020 02:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-displaying-text-log/37333 "2020-12-12T02:54:11Z")

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Hi all! Im a bit of a nodered newbie so I thought id ask for some help and guidance I want to do a log on my dashboard making a log that updates on changes. The file would be a text file log. I have tried using tail…

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## [Ui\_dropdown: set msg.options for multiple entries](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-dropdown-set-msg-options-for-multiple-entries/37318)

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**Author:** [@ThingsIoT](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ThingsIoT)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [11 December 2020 12:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-dropdown-set-msg-options-for-multiple-entries/37318 "2020-12-11T12:59:24Z")

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Hi.. I am using ui\_dropdown node. I am able to set msg.options in change node and populated in dropdown for single entry but when I try to inject multiple entries, it is repopulating or refreshing the menu. How to popul…

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