# Dashboard

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## [Dropdown node issue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-node-issue/8667)

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**Author:** [@fabnavigator](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fabnavigator)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [6 March 2019 17:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-node-issue/8667 "2019-03-06T17:42:21Z")

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I have two dropdown nodes, one on one tab, and the other on a second tab. If I manually inject options into them to setup the dropdown items everything works as expected. When I automatically inject the same items, they …

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## [Three way light switch emulation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/three-way-light-switch-emulation/8613)

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**Author:** [@kirburator](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kirburator)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [5 March 2019 13:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/three-way-light-switch-emulation/8613 "2019-03-05T13:03:14Z")

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Is there an easier way to accomplish this? I am trying to create a pseudo three way light switch with two Tasmota switches. LobbyA has the load and LobbyB only sends on/off to LobbyA and back to Dashboard node. This i…

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## [\[Announce\] Dashboard Version 2.14.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-dashboard-version-2-14-0/8469)

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**Author:** [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2019 14:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-dashboard-version-2-14-0/8469 "2019-02-28T14:41:06Z")

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Usual mix of incremental features and small fixes. Enhancements Allow Tabs to be hidden or disabled dynamically from a ui\_control msg. Finally remove deprecated second output from ui\_chart node. Allow ui\_form to be su…

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## [How to use a message to disable a button in a ui\_template](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-a-message-to-disable-a-button-in-a-ui-template/8284)

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**Author:** [@fabnavigator](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fabnavigator)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2019 00:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-a-message-to-disable-a-button-in-a-ui-template/8284 "2019-02-28T00:16:25Z")

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I have a "save" button defined in a UI template node that I would like to disable and enable by sending it a message. I tried setting it up like below, and then sending in a msg.payload string value of "disabled" when I …

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## [Scrolling Text box on dashboard?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/scrolling-text-box-on-dashboard/2788)

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**Author:** [@craigcurtin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/craigcurtin)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [26 February 2019 14:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/scrolling-text-box-on-dashboard/2788 "2019-02-26T14:57:15Z")

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Guys, Wondering if anyone knows a way to implement a scrolling text box in Dashboard ? Lets say something like 30 chars wide by 10 lines deep, everytime i add a new line it is added at the top and all other lines scroll…

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## [Better way to edit template node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/better-way-to-edit-template-node/8380)

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**Author:** [@fabnavigator](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fabnavigator)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [26 February 2019 14:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/better-way-to-edit-template-node/8380 "2019-02-26T14:15:35Z")

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When I edit function node text there is a button (with two arrows) that I press to open a large JavaScript editor window. I think we need the same thing for editing the UI template node text. Currently you can only see a…

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## [Group and chart refresh problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-and-chart-refresh-problem/4463)

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**Author:** [@goncastorena](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/goncastorena)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [26 February 2019 01:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-and-chart-refresh-problem/4463 "2019-02-26T01:00:06Z")

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hello, I'm making a project where I change the displayed groups with a drop down list, it works good but the main problem is that when I make the change some charts lost the values and don't show anything until I refresh…

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## [Dashboard buttons affect every browser with dashboard open](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-buttons-affect-every-browser-with-dashboard-open/8275)

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**Author:** [@mooreb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mooreb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2019 19:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-buttons-affect-every-browser-with-dashboard-open/8275 "2019-02-24T19:05:18Z")

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I have some buttons, that when clicked change the URL that is displaying in an iframe. It works great, except that when anyone with the dashboard open clicks one of the buttons, it changes the URL being displayed for eve…

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## [Browser compatibility matrix](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/browser-compatibility-matrix/7547)

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**Author:** [@uma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/uma)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [23 February 2019 17:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/browser-compatibility-matrix/7547 "2019-02-23T17:47:11Z")

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Hi What browsers and versions are officially supported for node-red-dashboard? Thanks uma

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## [Chart label disappears when refreshing the browser](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-label-disappears-when-refreshing-the-browser/8278)

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**Author:** [@cflurin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cflurin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [22 February 2019 18:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-label-disappears-when-refreshing-the-browser/8278 "2019-02-22T18:20:37Z")

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I'm trying to use the chart label for displaying the current values of two lines. It works but when I refresh the browser the label disappears. Browsers: Chrome and iPhone Safari

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## [\[RESOLVED\] Grab picture from Internet, resize and display on Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/resolved-grab-picture-from-internet-resize-and-display-on-dashboard/8223)

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**Author:** [@SuperNinja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SuperNinja)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [22 February 2019 14:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/resolved-grab-picture-from-internet-resize-and-display-on-dashboard/8223 "2019-02-22T14:48:07Z")

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Hi there , i see this topic resolved UI template image but with blanc messages. So i post here : I would like to display on the Dashboard, an image that can change depending on the arrival of a text message in a payloa…

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## [\[SOLVED\] Problem with dashboard installation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-problem-with-dashboard-installation/8231)

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**Author:** [@njager](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/njager)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [21 February 2019 17:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-problem-with-dashboard-installation/8231 "2019-02-21T17:12:19Z")

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Hi I installed node-red-dashboard using the manage palette menu (see screenshot 1) Right after the installation I saw some nodes and the Dashboard tab (see screenshot 2). As you can see there is no way to create a new l…

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## [Line charts - logarithmic y scale](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/line-charts-logarithmic-y-scale/8164)

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**Author:** [@Petr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Petr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [20 February 2019 00:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/line-charts-logarithmic-y-scale/8164 "2019-02-20T00:11:46Z")

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Is there a way to set y logarithmic scale (a nonlinear scale) for line charts? Example below:

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## [Chart node - switching series on/off persistently](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-node-switching-series-on-off-persistently/8163)

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**Author:** [@Petr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Petr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [19 February 2019 22:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-node-switching-series-on-off-persistently/8163 "2019-02-19T22:31:13Z")

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I have discovered functionality to switch series (lines) on/off by mouse click on to the legend square in the chart head (see the orange line/legend on the charts below). Unfortunately, the change is not persistent. Aft…

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## [SOLVED:More Dashboard control needed](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-more-dashboard-control-needed/8162)

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**Author:** [@CraigW](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/CraigW)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [19 February 2019 22:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-more-dashboard-control-needed/8162 "2019-02-19T22:18:33Z")

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I have a SONOFF TH10 controlling a bread dough proofing box. While it works perfectly and keeps the temp +/- 1 F, I lack the skills to incorporate, on the dashboard, the ability to alter the desired set temperature. Ri…

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## [Dashboard template script websocket](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-template-script-websocket/8061)

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**Author:** [@fabnavigator](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fabnavigator)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2019 16:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-template-script-websocket/8061 "2019-02-17T16:37:32Z")

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I would like to create a script in a dashboard template node that creates a websocket. Like below: \<script\> ... websocket = new WebSocket(wsUri, protocol); ... \</script\> I think that I probably need to install somethin…

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## [Favicon node red dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/favicon-node-red-dashboard/8057)

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**Author:** [@cpaolojo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cpaolojo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2019 09:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/favicon-node-red-dashboard/8057 "2019-02-17T09:36:08Z")

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Hi All! How could I change the dashboard favicon? Thanks a lot Paolo

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## [Getting image in dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-image-in-dashboard/228)

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**Author:** [@mammoet](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mammoet)\
**Replies:** 50\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2019 08:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-image-in-dashboard/228 "2019-02-17T08:40:01Z")

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Oke so i saw this tread on the google group : https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/node-red/xMsaLwZ8lnw about getting a background image. now i have changed my httpstatic to /home/pi/image/ and my question is what …

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## [How to access payload in mustache template under script tag](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-payload-in-mustache-template-under-script-tag/8047)

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**Author:** [@meetrajesh27](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/meetrajesh27)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2019 14:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-payload-in-mustache-template-under-script-tag/8047 "2019-02-16T14:33:04Z")

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Hello, I am using the mustache template. In body of html file ,I am using div tag with id="myMsg" to print the value of payload using {{payload}}.I want to access this value into the script tag. Pls let me know how to d…

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## [Node Red Dashboard not visible on OpenVZ Server](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-not-visible-on-openvz-server/7995)

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**Author:** [@goebelino](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/goebelino)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2019 18:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-not-visible-on-openvz-server/7995 "2019-02-15T18:39:36Z")

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Hello everybody, i have already installed node-red on my raspberry pi and it works really well. But i also want to controll my relais from everywhere else. I can not use portforwarding or anything else on my router. So …

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## [New home dashboard using uibuilder and bootstrap](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-home-dashboard-using-uibuilder-and-bootstrap/7981)

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**Author:** [@lisa2801](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lisa2801)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2019 11:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-home-dashboard-using-uibuilder-and-bootstrap/7981 "2019-02-15T11:59:19Z")

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i want to ask New home dashboard using uibuilder and bootstrap-vue

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## [Ui dropdown problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-dropdown-problem/7953)

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**Author:** [@jamesho](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jamesho)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2019 01:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-dropdown-problem/7953 "2019-02-15T01:48:49Z")

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My ui dropdown will keep go back to highlight item when I try to move to top or bottom of the list. What cause it happen? Please help. thanks.

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## [How to Check whether the SQL Query was Successful or Failed?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-check-whether-the-sql-query-was-successful-or-failed/7950)

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**Author:** [@rishanaziz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rishanaziz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 February 2019 07:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-check-whether-the-sql-query-was-successful-or-failed/7950 "2019-02-14T07:41:51Z")

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Hi all, I need to do a checking whether the SQL query was successful or failed in an if else statement for both MySQL (msg.topic) and MSSQL (msg.payload). For example: msg.topic = "UPDATE test SET name='Login' WHERE i…

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## [Setting default values to UI nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-default-values-to-ui-nodes/145)

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**Author:** [@igrowing](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/igrowing)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [12 February 2019 21:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-default-values-to-ui-nodes/145 "2019-02-12T21:18:54Z")

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Hi, likely this is another FAQ: how to set “default value” or “initial value” to UI elements/nodes? I’d like to have some switches on and others off when node-red loads. And numeric/sliders at certain values each. I c…

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## [Ui\_toast feature request](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-toast-feature-request/7873)

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**Author:** [@fabnavigator](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fabnavigator)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 February 2019 17:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-toast-feature-request/7873 "2019-02-12T17:49:04Z")

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I'm not sure if this is where a feature request goes, but how hard is it to add some ui\_control for the notification node. It would be great to change the layout and timeout.

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## [Trying to refresh the page in Dashboard Template node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-refresh-the-page-in-dashboard-template-node/551)

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**Author:** [@Grendel61](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Grendel61)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [12 February 2019 15:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-refresh-the-page-in-dashboard-template-node/551 "2019-02-12T15:37:42Z")

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Hi, I’m relatively new to AngularJS, and I’m looking for some guidance on how to use the app controller inside an AngularJS app in a Dashboard Template Node. I want to reload the part of the page related to the data whe…

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## [How to update Worldmap with a high frequency data rate](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-update-worldmap-with-a-high-frequency-data-rate/7847)

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**Author:** [@emspe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/emspe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 February 2019 13:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-update-worldmap-with-a-high-frequency-data-rate/7847 "2019-02-12T13:45:23Z")

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Hi, I'm reading a ".txt" file containing Latitude,Longitude and trying to update the worldmap according to that location variation. sample : 7.476141,80.386292 7.475736,80.386968 7.475385,80.387558 7.475034,80.388…

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## [\[Dashboard\] Custom Graph Dissappears With Payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-custom-graph-dissappears-with-payload/7867)

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**Author:** [@poyrazs](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/poyrazs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [12 February 2019 09:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-custom-graph-dissappears-with-payload/7867 "2019-02-12T09:54:25Z")

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Hello everyone! I've been using Node-Red for a while and now I'm facing a problem when I want to use custom HTML on Dashboard's template node. When I put the payload as {{msg.payload.data}} into my graph's data input, …

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## [Passing msg.payload to template node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passing-msg-payload-to-template-node/7549)

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**Author:** [@janek](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/janek)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [10 February 2019 21:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passing-msg-payload-to-template-node/7549 "2019-02-10T21:21:29Z")

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Hi, I have a template node to display video from uv4l Inside it the following code works: Now, I want to replace the fixed IP address inside src with the one obtain from hostIP node I placed the following code insid…

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## [EXAMPLE (template) - displaying a one dimensional table](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/example-template-displaying-a-one-dimensional-table/659)

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**Author:** [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2018 10:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/example-template-displaying-a-one-dimensional-table/659 "2018-06-07T10:55:39Z")

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Problem: You need to display a table of temperatures. Sample data (temperatures): 67.4, 69.5, 72.5, 67.8, 65.0 We will use a function node to create the table like this: \[20%20AM\] And display the table using the temp…

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