# General

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## [Encrypt the subflow to deployment](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/encrypt-the-subflow-to-deployment/65399)

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**Author:** [@Josh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Josh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2022 13:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/encrypt-the-subflow-to-deployment/65399 "2022-07-22T13:50:36Z")

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Hi all, Newbie here and would like some inputs if a subflow can be excrypted or locked so that the subflow can be used in another deployment environment where those users are prohibited from viewing what nodes are insid…

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## [can i use variables for ip, device and key? node-red-contrib-tuya-local](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-i-use-variables-for-ip-device-and-key-node-red-contrib-tuya-local/65438)

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**Author:** [@kernel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kernel)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2022 13:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-i-use-variables-for-ip-device-and-key-node-red-contrib-tuya-local/65438 "2022-07-22T13:12:39Z")

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Hello, I am starting with node red, I want to use the same process to see the status of different smart life devices. I am using node-red-contrib-tuya-local, if I put the fixed values, but I don't know how to introduce …

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## [HTTP in : payload truncated](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-in-payload-truncated/65423)

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**Author:** [@Reclemer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Reclemer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2022 07:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-in-payload-truncated/65423 "2022-07-22T07:01:25Z")

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Hi, a device sends me data through 'http in' via a post request, works fine, but when I want use data, I see infos are truncated "payload": { lot of data before, "Data": "/9…

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## [Node-red starting error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-starting-error/65474)

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**Author:** [@Jodos2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jodos2)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2022 11:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-starting-error/65474 "2022-07-22T11:48:32Z")

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Hello all, I'm using a siemens IOT2040 which has Yocto 3.1, CIP 4.4 kernel, Node RED 1.2.1 and security-fixed Node.js 8.17... example\_image\_v3.1.1. I'm trying to run node-red which is suppossed to come preinstalled alr…

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## [RBE nodes - sorry](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rbe-nodes-sorry/65477)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2022 10:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rbe-nodes-sorry/65477 "2022-07-22T10:49:54Z")

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While going through things and tidying up, I noticed one of my machines has a conflict with the RBE node. I did a search and went through it as best I could and deleted the node and replaced them with the newer filter n…

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## [Listen EADDRINUSE: address already in use 0.0.0.0:1880](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/listen-eaddrinuse-address-already-in-use-0-0-0-0-1880/65421)

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**Author:** [@pcborges](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pcborges)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2022 10:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/listen-eaddrinuse-address-already-in-use-0-0-0-0-1880/65421 "2022-07-22T10:14:33Z")

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Hi, I believe this error may be related with updates. Yesterday I updated and upgraded my Debian Linux and now I have this error visible when I try to stop or restart Node-Red. I noticed it because my application liste…

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## [Getting the monaco editor to work in NR 2.x](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-the-monaco-editor-to-work-in-nr-2-x/65466)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2022 08:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-the-monaco-editor-to-work-in-nr-2-x/65466 "2022-07-22T08:34:46Z")

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(This is today's dumb question from me) I was sure I installed it on my machine/s but now can't find it on any (without turning on all the ones that are off). I was sure that I read the recent post on how to do it, and…

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## [Save files on different devices](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-files-on-different-devices/65424)

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**Author:** [@Dalen98](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Dalen98)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2022 08:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-files-on-different-devices/65424 "2022-07-22T08:23:32Z")

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hello everyone, I will put you in context, I have my red node installed on my laptop (windows) and I save a csv file for example in some folder on my laptop, now if I open the red node panel of another laptop and I want …

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## [Write data from 2 directions in different columns of csv file](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/write-data-from-2-directions-in-different-columns-of-csv-file/65450)

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**Author:** [@tsuratolya](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tsuratolya)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2022 08:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/write-data-from-2-directions-in-different-columns-of-csv-file/65450 "2022-07-22T08:16:24Z")

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Hello. I want to write data from 2 directions in different columns of csv file. But my data was written in one column. I'm a little confused on this issue. and wanted to sort out this problem with you. I think this will …

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## [SearchByType fails when node type contains a space](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/searchbytype-fails-when-node-type-contains-a-space/65449)

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**Author:** [@annuello](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/annuello)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2022 07:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/searchbytype-fails-when-node-type-contains-a-space/65449 "2022-07-22T07:26:33Z")

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I've noticed in both v2.x and v3.0.0 that searching for all instances of a node give varying results. Turns out the search-by-type doesn't find nodes if the node type contains spaces. Step 1 Step 2 (which fails to …

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## [Trouble connecting to MariaDB using node-red-node-mysql Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:3306](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trouble-connecting-to-mariadb-using-node-red-node-mysql-error-connect-econnrefused-127-0-0-1-3306/65381)

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**Author:** [@michael385](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/michael385)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2022 07:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trouble-connecting-to-mariadb-using-node-red-node-mysql-error-connect-econnrefused-127-0-0-1-3306/65381 "2022-07-22T07:22:47Z")

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Im trying to use node-red-node-mysql to connect to MariaDB on the same server using localhost. The node does not connect, but gives the error: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:3306 I'm sure I have missed somethin…

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## [Subflows & Context](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/subflows-context/65465)

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**Author:** [@mathias-ewald](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mathias-ewald)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2022 06:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/subflows-context/65465 "2022-07-22T06:39:02Z")

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I am not sure I understand properly how contexts work for subflows. I read that the "flow" context for subflow nodes is NOT the one of the parent flow. Ok that makes sense. What I am not getting: As many flows use a spec…

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## [LGTV Youtube Node Usage (broken?)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lgtv-youtube-node-usage-broken/65214)

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**Author:** [@mathias-ewald](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mathias-ewald)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2022 06:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lgtv-youtube-node-usage-broken/65214 "2022-07-22T06:26:24Z")

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Hi, I want to start a Youtube video on my TV so I tried the Youtube node and sent a URL as the payload. As a result, I get the video played but it looks like this: \[{"id":"058086768f40d082","type":"tab","label":"Scen…

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## [Using tabulator? Step by step example?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-tabulator-step-by-step-example/65027)

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**Author:** [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2022 00:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-tabulator-step-by-step-example/65027 "2022-07-22T00:15:37Z")

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So I started looking at the examples for tabulator, nice what it seems to be able to do... but... I am lost, frankly, I am not an HTML or CSS guru. So even a simple task seems complex? I want to change a column from sh…

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## [Using node-red-contrib-tuya-smart-device how to do a GET query?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-node-red-contrib-tuya-smart-device-how-to-do-a-get-query/65427)

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**Author:** [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2022 00:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-node-red-contrib-tuya-smart-device-how-to-do-a-get-query/65427 "2022-07-22T00:12:28Z")

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I am using the following nodes... https://github.com/vinodsr/node-red-contrib-tuya-smart-device And I can't seem to get a 'GET' query to work, the way I read the TUYA API the following should work... msg.payload={ …

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## [Flowforge Configuration](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flowforge-configuration/65447)

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**Author:** [@Folgore](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Folgore)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2022 21:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flowforge-configuration/65447 "2022-07-21T21:55:31Z")

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Hi everyone, during my holidays I wanted to learn more about flowforge. I installed version 0.7.0 on a VM with ubuntu server 20.04 without DE. From the documentation I was unable to install the various versions of the …

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## [240V Transmitter to node red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/240v-transmitter-to-node-red/65432)

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**Author:** [@s.w.webb1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/s.w.webb1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2022 17:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/240v-transmitter-to-node-red/65432 "2022-07-21T17:48:50Z")

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I'm relatively new to node-red & have some experience with an implementation of Hue buttons. I'm after being able to add a transmitter/receiver setup so when I switch a standard Uk light switch it sends a wireless signa…

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## [How to select specific item from data](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-select-specific-item-from-data/65408)

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**Author:** [@tsuratolya](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tsuratolya)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2022 15:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-select-specific-item-from-data/65408 "2022-07-21T15:48:03Z")

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Hello. Sorry for my English. Help with my case. I'm receiving data and I need to select exactly the one that starts with 11.. and has 8 message length. Other messages I want to filter out because I don't need them \[{"i…

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## [Access Node-RED with IPC support](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/access-node-red-with-ipc-support/64382)

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**Author:** [@augjoh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/augjoh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2022 14:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/access-node-red-with-ipc-support/64382 "2022-07-21T14:26:26Z")

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Hi all, I would like to access Node-RED over a Unix Domain Socket, but the current implementation does not allow for this. Node.js' http(s) module has support for IPC (Net | Node.js v18.4.0 Documentation). I've played a…

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## [See video MP4 in Node-Red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/see-video-mp4-in-node-red/65420)

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**Author:** [@Gabriel1310](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Gabriel1310)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2022 14:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/see-video-mp4-in-node-red/65420 "2022-07-21T14:07:12Z")

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@BartButenaers, hello, I have a question about an old video playback thread. You ask to add "httpStatic: '/home/pi/node-red-static/', " in settings.js. Could you tell me where to add it in the document?

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## [Connection refused to AWS running on localstack](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-refused-to-aws-running-on-localstack/64941)

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**Author:** [@Huntonion](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Huntonion)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2022 12:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-refused-to-aws-running-on-localstack/64941 "2022-07-21T12:40:59Z")

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Hello, i'm just trying to list my s3 buckets on node red, and I wrote a simple node js application: var AWS = global.get('aws-sdk'); var ep = new AWS.Endpoint('http://localhost:4566'); var s3 = new AWS.S3({endpoint:ep})…

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## [Video Doorbell Reolink node-red-contrib-homekit-bridged](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/video-doorbell-reolink-node-red-contrib-homekit-bridged/65416)

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**Author:** [@madmax](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/madmax)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2022 12:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/video-doorbell-reolink-node-red-contrib-homekit-bridged/65416 "2022-07-21T12:38:51Z")

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Hi! I would like to create a video doorbell in Homekit. Do I have to install ffmpeg there or not? I hope that we can help because we do it best. Thanks in advance

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## [Help needed with importing modules. How to specify that an exported function is a function?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-needed-with-importing-modules-how-to-specify-that-an-exported-function-is-a-function/65413)

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**Author:** [@bwims](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bwims)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2022 11:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-needed-with-importing-modules-how-to-specify-that-an-exported-function-is-a-function/65413 "2022-07-21T11:31:02Z")

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Hello, I am migrating a module which I used to use with node-red-contrib-function-npm to the new(-ish) method of specifying the modules in the "Setup" tab of the function node. If I import the example of node-copy-past…

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## [Cronplus insert special dates](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cronplus-insert-special-dates/64919)

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**Author:** [@FSHelgeland](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FSHelgeland)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2022 11:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cronplus-insert-special-dates/64919 "2022-07-21T11:13:30Z")

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So I am now using the cronplus and it works very well. I have one value inserted at day, one value at evenings, one at night and a fourth value weekends. This is in four different cronplus nodes. However at some specific…

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## [Now what do i dol ive created a working project?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/now-what-do-i-dol-ive-created-a-working-project/65378)

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**Author:** [@pete1966](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pete1966)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2022 09:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/now-what-do-i-dol-ive-created-a-working-project/65378 "2022-07-21T09:21:13Z")

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node red 3.0 on raspberry pi 3b+ ive created a simple project to switch things on and off using a small touch screen in my overlander land rover .... im using a HID relay board and all works fine .. my question is now i…

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## [MQTT traccar Server](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-traccar-server/65328)

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**Author:** [@duffy6](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/duffy6)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2022 08:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-traccar-server/65328 "2022-07-21T08:13:54Z")

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Hi, I have two mqtt-in nodes pulling data from thethingsnetwork: These two nodes pulling from the same server (but two different applications). One of these nodes always gives me a ECONNRESET error. Can you give me …

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## [How do I dynamically enable or disable config nodes?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-dynamically-enable-or-disable-config-nodes/63648)

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**Author:** [@SP-Mushrooms](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SP-Mushrooms)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2022 07:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-dynamically-enable-or-disable-config-nodes/63648 "2022-07-21T07:21:54Z")

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I have edited this message. So this is my flow \[{"id":"ce085873429da727","type":"serial out","z":"5166dd2a7e38940b","name":"","serial":"bbc414bb7e1feaec","x":430,"y":340,"wires":\[\]},{"id":"ee4d246d01114515","type":"inj…

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## [Bug in CSV node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-in-csv-node/65364)

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**Author:** [@nke9](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nke9)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2022 06:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-in-csv-node/65364 "2022-07-21T06:40:46Z")

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Hello I don't understand somtehing on the csv node. Here is my payload and the output of my csv node : And I want to change the columns folowing the different data of payload I receive But with the columns I confi…

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## [Multiple property in Switch Node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-property-in-switch-node/65353)

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**Author:** [@nke9](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nke9)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2022 06:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-property-in-switch-node/65353 "2022-07-21T06:34:11Z")

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Hello I would like to have only one switch for the mulptiple payload I want to test. But in a Switch Node we can put only one property I would like to put pultiple property because I need to add a new switch node for ea…

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## [How to retry a node when there is an exception?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-retry-a-node-when-there-is-an-exception/63145)

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**Author:** [@Josh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Josh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2022 05:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-retry-a-node-when-there-is-an-exception/63145 "2022-07-21T05:32:16Z")

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I am trying to create a generic flow to retry a node when there is an exception thrown. Can someone try to help me?

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