# General

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## [Node Palette Question](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-palette-question/14444)

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**Author:** [@mrmike](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mrmike)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [18 August 2019 11:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-palette-question/14444 "2019-08-18T11:21:48Z")

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What does it mean in the palette when some nodes do not have a coloured icon? Just a dotted border around the rounded square icon.

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## [Check Connectivity of Home Assistant](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/check-connectivity-of-home-assistant/14442)

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**Author:** [@ebnerjoh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ebnerjoh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [18 August 2019 11:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/check-connectivity-of-home-assistant/14442 "2019-08-18T11:01:12Z")

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Hi, I am using Node Red together with Home Assistant. From time to time I have an issue, that the connectivity between NR and HA is hagging, although both Apps are up. What would be an option to monitor the connectivit…

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## [Failed to decrypt credentials on bluemix](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/failed-to-decrypt-credentials-on-bluemix/14410)

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**Author:** [@vittali](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vittali)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [18 August 2019 09:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/failed-to-decrypt-credentials-on-bluemix/14410 "2019-08-18T09:26:12Z")

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When running on bluemix, I get: 2019-08-16T22:03:54.45+0200 \[APP/PROC/WEB/0\] OUT 16 Aug 20:03:54 - \[debug\] red/runtime/nodes/credentials.load : user provided key 2019-08-16T22:03:54.45+0200 \[APP/PROC/WEB/0\] OUT 16 Aug …

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## [Issue with Salesforce node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-salesforce-node/12575)

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**Author:** [@Surendra](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Surendra)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [18 August 2019 04:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-salesforce-node/12575 "2019-08-18T04:34:54Z")

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I am facing an issue in salesforce "soql" node, I have configured node with proper credentials and query but it's throwing an error "Error: Fetch failed:Bad Request". Please help me to resolve it. Thanks in advance

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## [Uploading to Onedrive](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uploading-to-onedrive/14420)

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**Author:** [@pcgopher](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pcgopher)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [17 August 2019 15:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uploading-to-onedrive/14420 "2019-08-17T15:00:04Z")

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Hello, I've created a node-red flow that generates data files from temperature readings and I would like to automatically upload the files to OneDrive Online. There is a node available that allows me to upload files to D…

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## [Control Eufy Lumos LED Bulb](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-eufy-lumos-led-bulb/14326)

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**Author:** [@Flixm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Flixm)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [17 August 2019 12:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-eufy-lumos-led-bulb/14326 "2019-08-17T12:27:28Z")

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hi, i´m still searchin for a solution to control the Anker Eufy lumos smart bulb. In the meantime i found something on NPM: NPM Link Is there any tip or trick how i can use this as a node in node red ?

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## [Whether Node-red supports clipping to reduce Node-red running memory？](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whether-node-red-supports-clipping-to-reduce-node-red-running-memory/8169)

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**Author:** [@pangda](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pangda)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [17 August 2019 11:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whether-node-red-supports-clipping-to-reduce-node-red-running-memory/8169 "2019-08-17T11:47:45Z")

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Hi guys, Currently, the running memory of node-red is too large(About 70M RAM). Due to the memory limit of the embedded device, can the node-red function be clipped to reduce the running memory of node-red？ thanks very…

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## [Websocket Authentication](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/websocket-authentication/12797)

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**Author:** [@stbluesrul](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/stbluesrul)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [17 August 2019 10:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/websocket-authentication/12797 "2019-08-17T10:50:21Z")

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What is the best way going to go about doing this? I have https/wss setup so the communication is at least encrypted while in-transit but I'd like to add authentication now. I've done some reading and googling around a…

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## [Customize the link of dash-link-button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/customize-the-link-of-dash-link-button/14402)

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**Author:** [@Symonn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Symonn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [17 August 2019 07:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/customize-the-link-of-dash-link-button/14402 "2019-08-17T07:24:17Z")

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Hi, i'm using node-red-dashboard with a custom middleware that manages the authentication of my users by token, so my dashboard link looks like: /dashboards/mytoken=XXX. When i click on the dash-link-button from the nod…

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## [Parse Jason payload have space in its key field](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/parse-jason-payload-have-space-in-its-key-field/14393)

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**Author:** [@ashish\_8284](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ashish_8284)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [17 August 2019 06:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/parse-jason-payload-have-space-in-its-key-field/14393 "2019-08-17T06:14:26Z")

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Hi, I have run node-red on my android mobile & want to read mobile gyro sensor data using exec mode. I get data as mentioned below. 16/08/2019, 18:21:48node: bmsg.payload : Object object BMI120 Accelerometer:object …

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## [Node-red under Azure App Service adminAuth login failure](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-under-azure-app-service-adminauth-login-failure/14408)

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**Author:** [@justoke](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/justoke)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2019 20:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-under-azure-app-service-adminauth-login-failure/14408 "2019-08-16T20:55:19Z")

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I have had some success running node-red using the method described in this project. This basically deploys a node application hosted on Azure App service under a Windows IISNode. The technique used in that project is s…

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## [Flow gone, or not visible](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-gone-or-not-visible/14406)

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**Author:** [@edje11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edje11)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2019 20:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-gone-or-not-visible/14406 "2019-08-16T20:39:44Z")

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I worked the whole day on a flow, it was 99% finished and now it's gone. :crazy\_face: The tab in the editor where it was on is gone, the other tabs are still there. Clicking on search flow and type in one of node name…

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## [Detection and lighting logic](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/detection-and-lighting-logic/14323)

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**Author:** [@Poodlepapa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Poodlepapa)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2019 19:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/detection-and-lighting-logic/14323 "2019-08-16T19:13:07Z")

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I have tried many different things to get this to work. Below is a table of how I would like the logic of this flow to work. I am using MQTT to send the relevant data to a Pi. Currently the lights turn on at dusk and o…

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## [Projects on bluemix](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/projects-on-bluemix/14399)

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**Author:** [@vittali](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vittali)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2019 15:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/projects-on-bluemix/14399 "2019-08-16T15:49:08Z")

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Can projects be used when running on bluemix ? I have problems getting credentials to work. I have disabled credentials, and running locally show this: 16 Aug 15:42:18 - \[debug\] red/runtime/nodes/credentials.load : us…

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## [|| operator causes problems with context.get()](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/operator-causes-problems-with-context-get/14395)

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**Author:** [@Gnamra](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Gnamra)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2019 15:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/operator-causes-problems-with-context-get/14395 "2019-08-16T15:33:14Z")

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I've got a function node that has two inputs one output and it looks like this. var allowThroughput = context.get("allowThroughput"); node.log("allowThroughput: " + allowThroughput) if(msg.payload == "changeThroughput…

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## [Unifi Node - Monitoring Port Status](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unifi-node-monitoring-port-status/14396)

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**Author:** [@ceejm1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ceejm1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2019 14:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unifi-node-monitoring-port-status/14396 "2019-08-16T14:36:33Z")

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Hello, I have a quantity of Unifi switches on my network and I'm looking to monitor the status of a number of ports. I can get the data I need using 'AccessDevices' and find my way down to the appropriate switch and po…

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## [System console debug node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/system-console-debug-node/14264)

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**Author:** [@alhrdop](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/alhrdop)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2019 13:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/system-console-debug-node/14264 "2019-08-16T13:55:41Z")

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hi i need help in this flow ,as you can see I send the data to (system console) in the debug node and after that i need help ( how i can call this data and but it in the function template i am very new in node red an…

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## [Can"t find the node-red logs](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-t-find-the-node-red-logs/14324)

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**Author:** [@doubleg](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/doubleg)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2019 10:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-t-find-the-node-red-logs/14324 "2019-08-16T10:17:35Z")

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Hi everyone ! Is there some crash dump or log files in node-red? My node-red keep crashing and the cmd console suddently close so I can't see any error messages is there a way to view the logs? I'm on windows 10

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## [OPCUA communication slow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/opcua-communication-slow/10356)

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**Author:** [@domcsidd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/domcsidd)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2019 09:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/opcua-communication-slow/10356 "2019-08-16T09:34:54Z")

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Hi everyone! I want to make a communication between my Node-RED server, which runs on my PC and a PFC100 WAGO PLC . After deploying and rebooting both systems, the communication works well but after a few minutes it's c…

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## [How to insert an array into mssql?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-insert-an-array-into-mssql/14374)

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**Author:** [@BilalMustafa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BilalMustafa)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2019 09:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-insert-an-array-into-mssql/14374 "2019-08-16T09:33:38Z")

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DECLARE @val1 NVARCHAR(MAX) DECLARE @val2 NVARCHAR(MAX) DECLARE @myVal NVARCHAR(MAX) SET @myVal={{{msg.payload}}}; SET @val1= myVal\[0\]; SET @val2= myVal\[1\]; INSERT INTO SPLT ( VALUE1, VALUE2 ) VALUES ( @val1,…

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## [Node-Red to Influxdb Batch Node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-to-influxdb-batch-node/14288)

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**Author:** [@jasjnr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jasjnr)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2019 07:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-to-influxdb-batch-node/14288 "2019-08-16T07:41:15Z")

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Hi All, I am in the process of converting flow data from a wetland monitoring site that I want to display in Grafana from an Infludb database. The data is received daily in the form of an excel sheet from the provider w…

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## [I am not understanding this "error" message I get when NR starts](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-am-not-understanding-this-error-message-i-get-when-nr-starts/14075)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2019 03:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-am-not-understanding-this-error-message-i-get-when-nr-starts/14075 "2019-08-16T03:19:02Z")

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I started NR today and saw this interesting message. Trying to follow the rabbit I got nowhere fast. See pictures. Ok, if the node got an erroneous message... But that "string" would need to come from somewhere. T…

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## [\[OT\] IoT security: legit SSL certificates for intranet devices?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ot-iot-security-legit-ssl-certificates-for-intranet-devices/14320)

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**Author:** [@thatcadguy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thatcadguy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2019 22:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ot-iot-security-legit-ssl-certificates-for-intranet-devices/14320 "2019-08-15T22:17:53Z")

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So here's my issue, and as I see it a major issue for IoT devices in general that are not exposed to the internet: To provide secure communication, a device needs an SSL cert. Need this for HTTPS, secure websockets, etc…

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## [Can't connect Data to influxdb for use in Grafana](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-connect-data-to-influxdb-for-use-in-grafana/14334)

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**Author:** [@afcdmc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/afcdmc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2019 17:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-connect-data-to-influxdb-for-use-in-grafana/14334 "2019-08-15T17:46:10Z")

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Hi I am a new user to Node-Red and don't have any programming experience at all. I am trying to create a Grafana Dashboard for my Tilt Hydrometer. The tilt sends the data via Bluetooth and I grab it in a Raspberry Pi w…

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## [Can't get iframe to open in tablet](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-get-iframe-to-open-in-tablet/14366)

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**Author:** [@mshaz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mshaz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2019 17:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-get-iframe-to-open-in-tablet/14366 "2019-08-15T17:41:13Z")

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Hi I can't seems to get this UI to work in tablet. I put nodered.org as sample website. I can open it on my laptop. . I m using samsung galaxy S3 tablet Thank you

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## [Nested http requests inside an http endpoint](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nested-http-requests-inside-an-http-endpoint/14361)

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**Author:** [@pax](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pax)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2019 17:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nested-http-requests-inside-an-http-endpoint/14361 "2019-08-15T17:30:00Z")

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I'm trying to do an http request inside an http endpoint but am running into an error: Error: Can't set headers after they are sent I've tried deleting msg.headers, msg,statusCode and other items on msg but I always g…

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## [Calling "input\_select.select\_option" Fails](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calling-input-select-select-option-fails/14293)

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**Author:** [@ztrglider](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ztrglider)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2019 12:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calling-input-select-select-option-fails/14293 "2019-08-15T12:56:09Z")

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Bottom Line: NodeRed is throws an API error when I try to use call a service from the "input\_select" domain. Is this a missing feature or am I doing something wrong? Specifics: the error: "Call-service API error. Er…

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## [Workflow with bluemix](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/workflow-with-bluemix/14292)

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**Author:** [@vittali](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vittali)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2019 10:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/workflow-with-bluemix/14292 "2019-08-15T10:49:38Z")

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Hi I read the posts by Nick O'Leary including Connecting to IBM Cloud services from Node-RED. Despite the detailed explanation, I am still confused about files like settings.js. When I run node-red to develop locally …

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## [Picking up different flows file](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/picking-up-different-flows-file/14062)

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**Author:** [@realjax](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/realjax)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [15 August 2019 02:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/picking-up-different-flows-file/14062 "2019-08-15T02:51:03Z")

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I am working on a custom node which involves having to restart node-red quite often. I've just noticed something strange though. Node-red suddenly started loading a different flows file. Take a look at his log piece: 6…

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## [Ncd device string data to sql using mssql plus node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ncd-device-string-data-to-sql-using-mssql-plus-node/14325)

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**Author:** [@Pitmaster](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Pitmaster)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [14 August 2019 19:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ncd-device-string-data-to-sql-using-mssql-plus-node/14325 "2019-08-14T19:56:31Z")

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Not certain if I have the right area for this. I am having a heck of time trying to get a string value from an ncd device to a mssql database. The specific value I am attempting to get into the db is data.sensor\_type. …

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