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## [Siemens HMI Dashboard connection](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/siemens-hmi-dashboard-connection/31078)

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**Author:** [@uNodem](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/uNodem)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [6 August 2020 05:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/siemens-hmi-dashboard-connection/31078 "2020-08-06T05:33:30Z")

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Hello, I would like to access the dashboard of my Windows laptop. I would like to realize this with a Siemens SIMATIC HMI. Unfortunately, I get the error message: please add some ui nodes to your flow and redeploy. From…

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## [Combine two arrays based on line number](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/combine-two-arrays-based-on-line-number/31071)

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**Author:** [@JohnnyPicnic](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JohnnyPicnic)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [6 August 2020 01:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/combine-two-arrays-based-on-line-number/31071 "2020-08-06T01:37:38Z")

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Hi All, I have two arrays that i've created from a string. What I would like to do is join them back together based on their line number or array ID. I see there is ZIP json expression but i'm lost on how to use it. Fir…

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## [Firestick and alexa.remote2 palette](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/firestick-and-alexa-remote2-palette/31074)

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**Author:** [@sneakynuts](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sneakynuts)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [6 August 2020 00:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/firestick-and-alexa-remote2-palette/31074 "2020-08-06T00:16:13Z")

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Has anyone got the firestick to work with alexa.remote2 palette?

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## [Possible bug? Missing Value Format field from Gauge node (type: Level)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-bug-missing-value-format-field-from-gauge-node-type-level/31193)

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**Author:** [@hazymat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hazymat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 21:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-bug-missing-value-format-field-from-gauge-node-type-level/31193 "2020-08-05T21:57:22Z")

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My apologies if this is not the best place to note this (should I raise a GitHub issue?) Core dashboard node: Gauge Value Format field is missing when you select gauge type "level". (The Value Format field is the one w…

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## [Modbus rs485 half duplex turnaround](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-rs485-half-duplex-turnaround/31134)

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**Author:** [@rogerjames99](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rogerjames99)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 21:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-rs485-half-duplex-turnaround/31134 "2020-08-05T21:44:20Z")

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I need a way to be informed when a transmission to the client has completed on the wire so that I can disable the transmitter in my rs232/rs485 transceiver chip. Is there an obvious way to do this that I have missed? I …

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## [httpNodeCors setting issue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/httpnodecors-setting-issue/31197)

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**Author:** [@cgesbocker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cgesbocker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 21:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/httpnodecors-setting-issue/31197 "2020-08-05T21:24:32Z")

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I am using the following setting in my runtime settings file httpNodeCors: { origin: 'http://localhost:8080', methods: "POST", credentials: true, } However, from the frontend when I request the get the data at the …

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## [Node red behind Proxy](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-behind-proxy/11009)

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**Author:** [@btsimonh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/btsimonh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [3 November 2019 11:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-behind-proxy/11009 "2019-11-03T11:15:32Z")

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Hi all, I had reason to be concerned/examine about Node-Red behind a corporate proxy. 2 days later, and I have some observations: 1/ the http request node only does HTTP proxying. Hence all (?) the information is avai…

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## [Modbus Serial In Test File](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-serial-in-test-file/31181)

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**Author:** [@edwardr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edwardr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 19:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-serial-in-test-file/31181 "2020-08-05T19:32:40Z")

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Hi All, So I\`ve been reading data through the serial modbus node. I then connected it directly to a write text file node hoping that I could use the data later. Only issue is - the data comes through as a raw format lik…

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## [If console.log in NR module?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/if-console-log-in-nr-module/31192)

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**Author:** [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 18:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/if-console-log-in-nr-module/31192 "2020-08-05T18:37:58Z")

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If you have console.log() or such in code executed by NR, where does the out of the such end up? I have a NR module calling a class I previously created for just node, and wondered where console output directive end up?…

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## [Switch all lights in a room](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/switch-all-lights-in-a-room/31093)

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**Author:** [@tonydarby](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tonydarby)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 18:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/switch-all-lights-in-a-room/31093 "2020-08-05T18:05:22Z")

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Hello, sorry for a probably really stupid question, but having tried for hours I cannot get whole room switching working. I am a complete novice with node-red. I am using Node-red in a home assistant setting. Have got …

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## [Win7 vs Raspbian](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/win7-vs-raspbian/30949)

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**Author:** [@RASelkirk](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RASelkirk)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 16:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/win7-vs-raspbian/30949 "2020-08-05T16:18:53Z")

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Hi All, I'm really new to N-R (and very old). Having problems sitting at my desk with the pi, but I have a Win7 laptop in a more comfortable setting. Can I use the Win7 version to build an app, then put on my pi? How do…

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## [Count Pulses from Hall Effect Sensor](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/count-pulses-from-hall-effect-sensor/30863)

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**Author:** [@oncdastan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/oncdastan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 15:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/count-pulses-from-hall-effect-sensor/30863 "2020-08-05T15:18:45Z")

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Hi. The original discussion started here. As the conversation went on, we decided that the package was not usable, and decided to count pulses from the sensor with this timed-counter node. Now, I am trying to count the…

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## [Changing Data without changing Variable](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/changing-data-without-changing-variable/31183)

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**Author:** [@thomas](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thomas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 15:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/changing-data-without-changing-variable/31183 "2020-08-05T15:02:52Z")

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Hello, I have got a problem with global variables. The global variable changes its value even when I don't apply global.set(). How does it come and how can I prevent it. It looks like the variable in the flow is still …

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## [SmartThings Motion Sensor Trigger](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/smartthings-motion-sensor-trigger/31146)

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**Author:** [@scottriggle](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/scottriggle)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 13:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/smartthings-motion-sensor-trigger/31146 "2020-08-05T13:00:19Z")

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Sorry I'm thick, but I can't figure out how to trigger something like a like with a motion sensor. Do I check the status like every second with an interval or does it somehow send it from smartThings to node-red.

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## [When you do update or install via npm, does everything reload from scratch?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/when-you-do-update-or-install-via-npm-does-everything-reload-from-scratch/31154)

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**Author:** [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 12:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/when-you-do-update-or-install-via-npm-does-everything-reload-from-scratch/31154 "2020-08-05T12:42:06Z")

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I did an npm install, then edited the html, fixed a typo, etc., then renamed the node names... not the registered type references, and did another npm install. This should have reloaded everything right? Stopped and st…

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## [Weird Function Output](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weird-function-output/30773)

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**Author:** [@oncdastan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/oncdastan)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 11:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weird-function-output/30773 "2020-08-05T11:25:10Z")

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Hi. I wrote a function to compare temperature values. This function was connected to a trigger, and trigger was connected to a button. I learned that this part must be running at all times, without the button press. So, …

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## [Display timer in hasio](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-timer-in-hasio/31171)

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**Author:** [@Vlak](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Vlak)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 11:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-timer-in-hasio/31171 "2020-08-05T11:07:49Z")

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Dear Folks, does anyone have an idea how to make a delay timer visible in home assistant. I am starting a delay timer for my irrigation and I would like to see in hassio how long it will take before it expires.

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## [Delay Node is it the "Wrong Way Round?"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delay-node-is-it-the-wrong-way-round/31163)

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**Author:** [@Diez66](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Diez66)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 10:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delay-node-is-it-the-wrong-way-round/31163 "2020-08-05T10:50:19Z")

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Yes, Maybe, No? I have had a brief look and see nothing like this, but I did miss that bus! The "Delay Node" woks well but looks rubbish in a flow, why? When I see a flow with a delay that feeds back the flow looks me…

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## [How do I move the \*group\* so it at the left side of the screen?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-move-the-group-so-it-at-the-left-side-of-the-screen/31159)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 10:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-move-the-group-so-it-at-the-left-side-of-the-screen/31159 "2020-08-05T10:34:35Z")

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This is what I see on my bigger screen: I want the group to be on the left. I am running Chrome on a 320 x 240 display and so want everything to be in the top left corner.

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## [Hide entire menu](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hide-entire-menu/31169)

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**Author:** [@tiagoslg](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tiagoslg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 10:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hide-entire-menu/31169 "2020-08-05T10:26:00Z")

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Helo, I want to hide entire menu. Is it possible? I saw in the docs that I can hide menu options, but I can't find the file (editor/js/main.js:loadEditor) indicated in the wiki: menu: { // Hide unwanted menu items by …

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## [How do I find "who" sent a message?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-find-who-sent-a-message/31153)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 07:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-find-who-sent-a-message/31153 "2020-08-05T07:06:44Z")

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I thought I had my bases covered, but it seems I don't. Today I was looking at a log and it has all these invalid enterys. This is the message received: {"topic":"CONTROL","\_msgid":"e56a1d18.43cc1","\_event":"node:a1ee…

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## [Context not working for name](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-not-working-for-name/31155)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 06:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-not-working-for-name/31155 "2020-08-05T06:46:50Z")

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It caught me for a while then I remembered the device name is set in the settings.js file. So, when I look at my \`context on a new machine I see this: I'm confused. This is what the settings.js file looks like: W…

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## [When installing new nodes, I see this error/message](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/when-installing-new-nodes-i-see-this-error-message/31156)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 06:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/when-installing-new-nodes-i-see-this-error-message/31156 "2020-08-05T06:30:01Z")

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I have the nodes installed on other machines. New machine: 2020-08-05T01:39:14.444Z Install : node-red-contrib-samsung-tv-control 1.3.12 2020-08-05T01:39:14.540Z npm install --no-audit --no-update-notifier --no-fund -…

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## [Debug messages disappear](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-messages-disappear/18859)

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**Author:** [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 06:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-messages-disappear/18859 "2020-08-05T06:25:16Z")

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I have 2 flows: flow 1 spits a large number of messages. flow 2 not so much In editor, I select "current flow" I select flow 2, spits 2 messages, waiting 5 seconds, they disappear. Is the "current flow" only a visua…

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## [Flow documentation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-documentation/31121)

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**Author:** [@Roland](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Roland)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 05:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-documentation/31121 "2020-08-05T05:29:37Z")

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Hi, I migrate my own developed home-automation based on node.js to node-red. Thank you guys for your excellent work. I use homematic, webcams, e-mail, feeds and much more components deployed in multiple node-red-instance…

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## [Node-red-contrib-google-action 2.0.0-alpha released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-google-action-2-0-0-alpha-released/5514)

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**Author:** [@DeanC](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DeanC)\
**Replies:** 48\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 04:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-google-action-2-0-0-alpha-released/5514 "2020-08-05T04:38:21Z")

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\[This was posted in another old thread but buried in the responses.\] I've released a version 2.0.0-alpha of the Google Action node - most simple conversation types work but not the more complex ones. You can install it …

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## [Flows not loading through Zero Tier](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-not-loading-through-zero-tier/31041)

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**Author:** [@Paulf007](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paulf007)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [5 August 2020 04:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-not-loading-through-zero-tier/31041 "2020-08-05T04:33:54Z")

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Here is a new one. I have Zero Tier running to connect to my Node-red setup remotely. It was working fine but I had to clear my cache in Chrome and now node-red does not load the flows. If I connect to node-red on the l…

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## [Get data from Schedex "info"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-data-from-schedex-info/31140)

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**Author:** [@classic](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/classic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2020 21:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-data-from-schedex-info/31140 "2020-08-04T21:54:02Z")

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I am using the Schedex schedule and it works great. I would like to see the on and off settings on my dashboard, The command "info" send data to paylod like this: {"ontime":"07:00","ontopic":"setting/tid","onpayload":…

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## [How to compare 2 values](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-compare-2-values/31138)

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**Author:** [@mike1976](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mike1976)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2020 20:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-compare-2-values/31138 "2020-08-04T20:22:04Z")

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Hello, can someone please help me. i would like to compare 2 values. Unfortunately I am too stupid and cannot manage it. \[{"id":"c74b60cf.0feba8","type":"ui\_led","z":"f4339f33.43893","group":"2c48b410.e40854","order"…

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## [Add line breaks to function, HTML](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-line-breaks-to-function-html/31143)

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**Author:** [@mikewoodld](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mikewoodld)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2020 20:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-line-breaks-to-function-html/31143 "2020-08-04T20:10:21Z")

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Returns (after the msg was passed along into a flow variable) I want to drop this flow variable onto a HTML page But when I do, my line breaks don't appear: (ignore the fact that the names don't match, I hadn…

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