# General

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## [Can I determine which nodes in my Palette are externally downloaded and which are inherent to Node-RED via the HTTP Admin API?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-i-determine-which-nodes-in-my-palette-are-externally-downloaded-and-which-are-inherent-to-node-red-via-the-http-admin-api/80499)

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**Author:** [@Shan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Shan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2023 14:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-i-determine-which-nodes-in-my-palette-are-externally-downloaded-and-which-are-inherent-to-node-red-via-the-http-admin-api/80499 "2023-08-11T14:17:38Z")

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If I query GET /nodes I get an array of all the nodes in the node-red editor realm. Is there a way to determine which nodes were externally installed in the Palette? I tried observing the Network Debugging tool in the b…

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## [\[SOLVED\] Problem converting curl to HTTP request](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-problem-converting-curl-to-http-request/80352)

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**Author:** [@andre\_x](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/andre_x)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2023 14:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-problem-converting-curl-to-http-request/80352 "2023-08-11T14:10:28Z")

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Hi all I need to do this HTTP request: curl -X POST -d "client\_id=CLIENT\_ID" -d "client\_secret=CLIENT\_SECRET" --data-urlencode "username=MY\_USERNAME" --data-urlencode "password=MY\_PASSWORD" -d 'grant\_type=password' 'ht…

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## [How to create csv/excel from object names and values](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-csv-excel-from-object-names-and-values/80490)

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**Author:** [@stain3565](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/stain3565)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2023 10:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-csv-excel-from-object-names-and-values/80490 "2023-08-11T10:23:54Z")

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I know this will be simple but I don't know how to do it. I have a payload that is a list of objects and values. There are a variable number of such objects so it could be 1 to many. an example of the data is below: {…

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## [HTTP Post code conversion](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-post-code-conversion/80450)

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**Author:** [@DamianK](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DamianK)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2023 23:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-post-code-conversion/80450 "2023-08-10T23:45:55Z")

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In first words I would like to say Hi and inform that I am completely beginner in NodeRed, so far have done basics, but now stuck with something what might be a joke. I would like to configure NodeRed to send SMS messag…

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## [Problem with the sequence to a mysql database](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-the-sequence-to-a-mysql-database/80472)

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**Author:** [@Andriuw](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Andriuw)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2023 19:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-the-sequence-to-a-mysql-database/80472 "2023-08-10T19:22:47Z")

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hello when sending these data it does not send them in a sequence, enter a delay before the db but I do not think it is a very good solution. \[ { "id": "8ccfea43805ace69", "type": "inject", …

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## [How to print labels using Zebra ZD230 USB Printer](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-print-labels-using-zebra-zd230-usb-printer/80442)

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**Author:** [@saraltech](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/saraltech)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2023 16:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-print-labels-using-zebra-zd230-usb-printer/80442 "2023-08-10T16:54:31Z")

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Continuing the discussion from How to print labels by node-red, with Zebra ZD220 EPL printer: https://discourse.nodered.org/t/printing-label-from-node-red-flow/56533/17 I am working on zebra printer ZD230 with usb inte…

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## [Error payload in mail](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-payload-in-mail/80459)

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**Author:** [@LinkView\_Maze](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LinkView_Maze)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2023 10:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-payload-in-mail/80459 "2023-08-10T10:55:53Z")

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Hello I willed format a mail but my payload result isn't good. result paylaod in debug node : LIDL - MONTPELLIER : 17.35 Go LIDL - LA GRANDE MOTTE : 0.4 Go LIDL - LE CANNET : 2.06 Go LIDL - CAGNES SUR MER : 2.23 G…

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## [Queueing messages for MSSQL](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/queueing-messages-for-mssql/80321)

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**Author:** [@AidoB](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AidoB)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2023 10:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/queueing-messages-for-mssql/80321 "2023-08-10T10:36:53Z")

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Hi, I have a workflow using node-red-contrib-msg-queue 1.0.2 and node-red-contrib-mssql-plus 0.10.2 with node-red v20.1.0. I am trying to store the message if the MSSQL connection goes down using the status block to …

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## [On NR + NodeJs upgrade causes http request to stop recognizing localhost](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/on-nr-nodejs-upgrade-causes-http-request-to-stop-recognizing-localhost/80455)

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**Author:** [@SandeepA](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SandeepA)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2023 10:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/on-nr-nodejs-upgrade-causes-http-request-to-stop-recognizing-localhost/80455 "2023-08-10T10:16:40Z")

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Hi , We moved to NR 3.0.2 from (v2.2.2). And NodeJS was also upgraded to v18.17. As a result we see now http request node has stopped working with URLs which have localhost as the server of the URL. It continues to wor…

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## [Color of logo gets inverted](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/color-of-logo-gets-inverted/80413)

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**Author:** [@Manuel\_o](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Manuel_o)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2023 09:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/color-of-logo-gets-inverted/80413 "2023-08-10T09:23:24Z")

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Hello friends, I tired this script to get my logo to my dashboard. Unfortunly the colors are inverted afterwards. Tried to find something about it in the forum but with no luck. Anyone else experienced this problem? \[…

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## [Pass MultiQuery to MSSQL-PLUS](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pass-multiquery-to-mssql-plus/80454)

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**Author:** [@Mohamed\_1711](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mohamed_1711)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2023 08:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pass-multiquery-to-mssql-plus/80454 "2023-08-10T08:16:26Z")

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I want to minimize my code : I have function has two query and I want to pass this two query to one MSSQL-plus and get 2 output from MSSQL-plus

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## [How to get lengthy values out of the editor?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-lengthy-values-out-of-the-editor/80421)

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**Author:** [@AndreKR](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AndreKR)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2023 20:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-lengthy-values-out-of-the-editor/80421 "2023-08-09T20:18:02Z")

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I have an HTTP response that I would like to take a closer look at. Both the debug node and the context tab truncate the string to 1415 characters. Can I somehow get the value out of the editor or do I have to write it t…

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## [Error NO RESPONSE OBJECT in HTTP RESPONSE](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-no-response-object-in-http-response/80445)

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**Author:** [@hugomuniz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hugomuniz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2023 19:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-no-response-object-in-http-response/80445 "2023-08-09T19:49:34Z")

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Hi everybody, I'm new here in Node-Red. I have a problen with HTTP-RESPONSE. See the logic in the node FUNCTION: let a\_consulta={payload: (msg.payload)}; flow.set('a\_consulta',a\_consulta) let x=a\_consulta let string…

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## [Is there a way to synchronize so that the tooltip can be displayed on multiple charts?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-synchronize-so-that-the-tooltip-can-be-displayed-on-multiple-charts/80419)

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**Author:** [@JosuatOM](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JosuatOM)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2023 14:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-synchronize-so-that-the-tooltip-can-be-displayed-on-multiple-charts/80419 "2023-08-09T14:31:16Z")

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Greetings everyone, I am trying to do this with multiple graphs, in which it allows me to see the information at a point with the mouse cursor in a synchronous way, I don't know if it is possible to do this in Node-RED. …

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## [Can't update or add nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-update-or-add-nodes/80416)

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**Author:** [@montyfert](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/montyfert)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2023 13:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-update-or-add-nodes/80416 "2023-08-09T13:10:03Z")

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hi for some reason i cant update or add new nodes i just get the message 2023-08-08T18:56:16.282Z npm install --no-audit --no-update-notifier --no-fund --save --save-prefix=~ --production --engine-strict @korve/node-red…

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## [Node Red Projects managing with GitLab / SSL Error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-projects-managing-with-gitlab-ssl-error/80438)

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**Author:** [@B.yalcinkaya2000](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/B.yalcinkaya2000)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2023 12:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-projects-managing-with-gitlab-ssl-error/80438 "2023-08-09T12:34:38Z")

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Hello all, I am currently trying to manage my Node Red projects via GitLab. For this I have set up a local GitLab server which works as expected. Then I set up the project management in Node-Red as described in the of…

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## [Gpsd node not updating if the gpsd instance is offline when NR starts](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gpsd-node-not-updating-if-the-gpsd-instance-is-offline-when-nr-starts/80427)

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**Author:** [@Mastiff](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mastiff)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2023 12:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gpsd-node-not-updating-if-the-gpsd-instance-is-offline-when-nr-starts/80427 "2023-08-09T12:10:13Z")

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I had to put my GPS on a secondary Pi in the boat because the one running Node-RED had too many serial and USB stuff connected to it, and that confused GPSd. But now, if I reboot the Pi with GPSd, the node won't work unt…

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## [Debugging a frozen "http in" node that doesnt output anything](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debugging-a-frozen-http-in-node-that-doesnt-output-anything/80284)

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**Author:** [@Morten](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Morten)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2023 10:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debugging-a-frozen-http-in-node-that-doesnt-output-anything/80284 "2023-08-09T10:33:55Z")

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I have two http in nodes, both connected to a debug. The node that works gives an msg object with all the info one should think should come in. The other node that is frozen gives nothing, not even an empty object. Is…

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## [Webhook api request error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/webhook-api-request-error/80434)

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**Author:** [@andhikasaja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/andhikasaja)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2023 10:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/webhook-api-request-error/80434 "2023-08-09T10:09:49Z")

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hi guys, wanna send a array data to this API using webhook. JSON Webhook Sent JSON data to webhook endpoint. ▪ HTTP method: POST ▪ Using sha1=(sha1 hashed JSON payload, using webhook secret as key) ▪ Headers - key: "X-…

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## [Context variables - how to see them](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-variables-how-to-see-them/80179)

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**Author:** [@hughsheehy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hughsheehy)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2023 09:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-variables-how-to-see-them/80179 "2023-08-09T09:26:58Z")

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In all my flows I have one node with a context variable. Everything else is msg, with very few global variables. From the documentation and fro previous forum posts, I understand that I should be able to see the conten…

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## [NodeRed - Home-Assistant - Pollstate node frantic interval](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-home-assistant-pollstate-node-frantic-interval/80052)

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**Author:** [@nodkan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nodkan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [9 August 2023 08:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-home-assistant-pollstate-node-frantic-interval/80052 "2023-08-09T08:55:00Z")

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Hi there, I have a problem with pollstate node in node red homeassistant .. it stopped respecting the time interval and it just fires whenever it feels like it .. any advice? (P.S. I tried changing it from minutes to ho…

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## [RS485/ Modbus 16Bit Buffer conversion to different Datatypes from Finder-Meter 7M38](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rs485-modbus-16bit-buffer-conversion-to-different-datatypes-from-finder-meter-7m38/80400)

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**Author:** [@chris123](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chris123)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [8 August 2023 20:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rs485-modbus-16bit-buffer-conversion-to-different-datatypes-from-finder-meter-7m38/80400 "2023-08-08T20:22:42Z")

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Hi all, I'm new to node red. I want to automate my pv charging system with node red. I'm still at the very beginning but able to read out the registers from the Finder 7M38. But I'm in trouble now by converting the rece…

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## [New Node-Red Install - "Dashboard Undefined"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-node-red-install-dashboard-undefined/80408)

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**Author:** [@richiep](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/richiep)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [8 August 2023 17:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-node-red-install-dashboard-undefined/80408 "2023-08-08T17:57:44Z")

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Hey All, I'm migrating my setup from From: Raspberry Pi 4, 4G running on an SD card To: Raspberry Pi 4, 8G running on a flash drive I've got everything set up except when I try to look at the dashboard which is j…

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## [Routes and custom components](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/routes-and-custom-components/80401)

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**Author:** [@fmarzocca](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fmarzocca)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [8 August 2023 17:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/routes-and-custom-components/80401 "2023-08-08T17:24:17Z")

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A couple of the main reasons I'm using vue3 in my uilbuilder dashboard is the router mechanism (I'm assigning a route page for every menu entry) and the capability to create custom components. How would you handle this …

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## [How to stream my camera to Google Max Hub with node-red-contib-cast node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-stream-my-camera-to-google-max-hub-with-node-red-contib-cast-node/80411)

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**Author:** [@GIGS1975](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GIGS1975)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [8 August 2023 16:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-stream-my-camera-to-google-max-hub-with-node-red-contib-cast-node/80411 "2023-08-08T16:43:02Z")

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Hello there My camera is streaming in mjpeg format. I want to cast it to my Google Max hub, However, it doestn work. The url is 100 percent sure, and working (check out with other nodes), and the media type is set to v…

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## [Insert a mqtt tree ( directories? )](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/insert-a-mqtt-tree-directories/80385)

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**Author:** [@plekke](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/plekke)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [8 August 2023 15:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/insert-a-mqtt-tree-directories/80385 "2023-08-08T15:34:02Z")

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hello , i'm learning nodered and mqtt. i use also homeassistant , and when i create an esp32node with mqtt enabled , then i got a very nice tree-structure in mqtt-explorer now i want to create some data to send to …

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## [Pi install script fail](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pi-install-script-fail/80362)

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**Author:** [@gerry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerry)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [8 August 2023 14:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pi-install-script-fail/80362 "2023-08-08T14:43:12Z")

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Tried ti to use the install script on a pi 4 on it gives me /dev/fd/63 no such file or directory Something is amiss, perhaps with all the dev work something got moved?

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## [How to access data read from google sheets](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-data-read-from-google-sheets/80390)

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**Author:** [@Stumbleinn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Stumbleinn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [8 August 2023 12:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-data-read-from-google-sheets/80390 "2023-08-08T12:53:02Z")

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Hi, I am sure this is simple but as a newbie I am struggling. I have a node that reads 3 cells from a Google sheet. That all works great. Now what I'd like to do is parse out the values in the array to individual glo…

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## [Homekit reset acessory](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/homekit-reset-acessory/80406)

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**Author:** [@crsfba84](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/crsfba84)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [8 August 2023 09:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/homekit-reset-acessory/80406 "2023-08-08T09:22:01Z")

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Hi everyone, using node-red-contrib-homekit-bridged I created a system with different accessories and everything works fine. I did: I configured a minipc in the office with nodered Installed node-red-contrib-home…

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## [TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'address')"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typeerror-cannot-read-properties-of-undefined-reading-address/80366)

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**Author:** [@Johnn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Johnn)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [8 August 2023 08:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typeerror-cannot-read-properties-of-undefined-reading-address/80366 "2023-08-08T08:29:44Z")

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Hello friends, I am receiving modbus responses from a flex node and to distinguish responses, I filter the memory address with a simple instruction. Why am I getting typeError? Could you help me? Thank you s…

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