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## [Support destructuring expression for context properties](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/support-destructuring-expression-for-context-properties/27831)

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**Author:** [@ristomatti](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ristomatti)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [5 June 2020 15:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/support-destructuring-expression-for-context-properties/27831 "2020-06-05T15:22:35Z")

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Currently if I need several properties from the context store, each has to be read using a separate global.get('foo') call. It would clean up buch of my function nodes if it was possible to read all properties at once. T…

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## [Looking for Node- Red Developer](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/looking-for-node-red-developer/27801)

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**Author:** [@Savita](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Savita)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [5 June 2020 13:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/looking-for-node-red-developer/27801 "2020-06-05T13:49:06Z")

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Hi All, I am looking for node-red developers in Sydney or Melbourne for a 12-month contract. This position is for one of the largest consulting companies in the world. Main Responsibilities: Node Red developer with N…

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## [Http-request node not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-node-not-working/27828)

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**Author:** [@Vamp](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Vamp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 June 2020 12:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-node-not-working/27828 "2020-06-05T12:19:19Z")

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Hello there, I try to use Axxon VMS endpoint API. https://doc.axxonsoft.com/confluence/display/next436en/HTTP+API A simple info with server: curl: vamp@ubuntu:~$ curl http://root:root@localhost:8000/hosts/DEBIAN { …

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## [Multiple context stores problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-context-stores-problem/27825)

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**Author:** [@farcry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/farcry)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 June 2020 11:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-context-stores-problem/27825 "2020-06-05T11:21:39Z")

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Hello. I'm having problem reading stored value. I have created new store with: contextStorage: { store: { module:"localfilesystem" }, trend\_store: { module:"localfilesystem" }, default: { module:"memory" } }…

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## [Ui template with array of ui-gauge](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-with-array-of-ui-gauge/27822)

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**Author:** [@MatthewD](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MatthewD)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 June 2020 10:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-with-array-of-ui-gauge/27822 "2020-06-05T10:35:08Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm trying to use the template component to build a dynamic array of gauge. I'm trying this cause I have a not fixed number of sensors and I want to show their value with different gauges. I've searched a l…

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## [Time difference in Nodered](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-difference-in-nodered/27819)

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**Author:** [@Lokesh123](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Lokesh123)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 June 2020 09:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-difference-in-nodered/27819 "2020-06-05T09:06:12Z")

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hello everyone, I have to find time difference between start and stop of the operation. can anyone help me.

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## [Stuck with node for reading out Google calendar](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stuck-with-node-for-reading-out-google-calendar/25015)

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**Author:** [@mikew5673](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mikew5673)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 June 2020 08:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stuck-with-node-for-reading-out-google-calendar/25015 "2020-06-05T08:44:26Z")

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I have created a nice workflow for an interactive family calendar with Neopixels. In 2018 I have used node-red-node-google. After several updates, the authentication with Google does not work any more. When using the ca…

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## [How to insert timestamp from nodered msg.object to postgresql database](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-insert-timestamp-from-nodered-msg-object-to-postgresql-database/27652)

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**Author:** [@maheswaran88](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/maheswaran88)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 June 2020 08:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-insert-timestamp-from-nodered-msg-object-to-postgresql-database/27652 "2020-06-05T08:56:18Z")

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Hi, I have connected nodered to PostgreSQL database using postgrestor. In nodered, I have msg.payload.object with many parameters including timestamp. I can able to insert all other parameter to posgresql except timest…

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## [STM32CubeMonitor: The Netflix of MCUs](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stm32cubemonitor-the-netflix-of-mcus/27815)

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**Author:** [@Thierry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Thierry)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [5 June 2020 08:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stm32cubemonitor-the-netflix-of-mcus/27815 "2020-06-05T08:01:52Z")

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STMicroelectronics is using node-red in their monitoring tool for STM32 microcontrollers

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## [Help please, If Spotify song & time triggers payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-please-if-spotify-song-time-triggers-payload/27807)

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**Author:** [@Mattallmighty](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mattallmighty)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 June 2020 06:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-please-if-spotify-song-time-triggers-payload/27807 "2020-06-05T06:42:48Z")

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Hey awesome Node-red people. Bit of a newbie and have gone through a bit of tutorials. You can see here what I am wanting to accomplish: This is using LedFx realtime lighting effects LED with your music that you are …

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## [PiXtend V2 and Rasberry dosent work with Node-Red?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pixtend-v2-and-rasberry-dosent-work-with-node-red/27763)

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**Author:** [@Florian1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Florian1)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [5 June 2020 05:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pixtend-v2-and-rasberry-dosent-work-with-node-red/27763 "2020-06-05T05:10:47Z")

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I tried to download the Programm but when I started Node Red it send me everytime the same failure. This was my manual https://www.pixtend.de/files/manuals/APP-PX2-310\_PiXtend\_V2\_Node\_RED\_Manual\_Install\_DE.pdf Can som…

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## [Compare two values in an array](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-two-values-in-an-array/27747)

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**Author:** [@Peter\_Truman](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Peter_Truman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [5 June 2020 03:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-two-values-in-an-array/27747 "2020-06-05T03:43:04Z")

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Hi - sorry to bother you with this - I'm new to Java and node red (and Object Oriented Code in general) I have a join node that produces an array with 2 values I'm just trying to write a function node that compares t…

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## [Thought for "When testing new stuff"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/thought-for-when-testing-new-stuff/27797)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 June 2020 02:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/thought-for-when-testing-new-stuff/27797 "2020-06-05T02:42:19Z")

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I see there is a new version of Node-Red released. People are seeing weird things happening and so on. They are clearing the cache and other stuff, then what happens changes. Suggestion: When testing new things, why …

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## [Which is the best Dashboard for Ios?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/which-is-the-best-dashboard-for-ios/7938)

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**Author:** [@GiovanniG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GiovanniG)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [5 June 2020 00:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/which-is-the-best-dashboard-for-ios/7938 "2020-06-05T00:33:12Z")

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HI guys, sorry for the silly question if it can appear that.. I developed the flow I needed and I configured Alexa to work on my system too (based on wall swtiches), now it's time to add phone as control (even remotely,…

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## [uDMX / usb issue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/udmx-usb-issue/2782)

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**Author:** [@RogierQ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RogierQ)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2020 22:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/udmx-usb-issue/2782 "2020-06-04T22:37:33Z")

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I try to make udmx working on my raspberry nr installation. but i cannot get it to work. first i installed udmx, without succes. show not found below node then had contacted the developer, he helped me with an extra i…

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## [\[ANNOUNCE\] node-red-contrib-letsencrypt : beta version](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-letsencrypt-beta-version/25386)

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**Author:** [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Replies:** 64\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2020 22:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-letsencrypt-beta-version/25386 "2020-06-04T22:07:32Z")

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:warning: EDIT 20/05/2020: Since there was a lot of confusion about the name, this node has been renamed from node-red-contrib-acme-client to node-red-contrib-letsencrypt. So the links below won't work anymore. The n…

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## [How to output exactly the same object input?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-output-exactly-the-same-object-input/27780)

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**Author:** [@GiovanniG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GiovanniG)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2020 22:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-output-exactly-the-same-object-input/27780 "2020-06-04T22:05:41Z")

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Hi, my goal is to take only the last message in a certain period of time, th first message triggers the counter, if there is no other messages during that time the last one will output as it come in input, the others wil…

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## [Mosquitto listening on two ports (inside/outside LAN)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mosquitto-listening-on-two-ports-inside-outside-lan/27635)

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**Author:** [@stefan24](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/stefan24)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2020 19:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mosquitto-listening-on-two-ports-inside-outside-lan/27635 "2020-06-04T19:46:08Z")

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I have not found a way to initiate a command from my smartphone from outside my WLAN to Node-RED. I tried Telegram (chats arrive at the bot, but do not initiate anything in Node-RED, because they arrive from the wrong di…

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## [How can i create a table from a DB?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-create-a-table-from-a-db/27779)

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**Author:** [@DAVIDLL](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DAVIDLL)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2020 19:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-create-a-table-from-a-db/27779 "2020-06-04T19:32:26Z")

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Hey! i'm new on node red, and i'm doing a project with ESP32 and node red. I'm sending values using MQTT to a database (Mysql). I read the values from the DB but i don't know how to show the DB table on the node red. I …

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## [Convert Wind direction in degrees to Cardinal points](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-wind-direction-in-degrees-to-cardinal-points/10931)

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**Author:** [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)\
**Replies:** 49\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2020 18:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-wind-direction-in-degrees-to-cardinal-points/10931 "2020-06-04T18:42:49Z")

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This change node will convert a payload in decimal degrees to Cardinal points N, NNE, NE....... It might be useful to others using online weather services to display wind directions in human readable form. \[{"id":"ab01…

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## [Rollback custom node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rollback-custom-node/27656)

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**Author:** [@hklages](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hklages)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2020 18:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rollback-custom-node/27656 "2020-06-04T18:32:22Z")

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Is there any possibility to rollback the installation of a new version of a "contrib" custom node? Use case: A 4.x.x version is buggy and user wants to rollback to previous 3.x.x version. Use case: Migration takes to m…

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## [Pull request proposal: automatic certificate renewal](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pull-request-proposal-automatic-certificate-renewal/21282)

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**Author:** [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [30 May 2020 07:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pull-request-proposal-automatic-certificate-renewal/21282 "2020-05-30T07:20:38Z")

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Hi folks, A few months ago @Paul-Reed shared with us a very interesting article about automatic renewal of certificates using Letsencrypt. However from that article it appeared that you have to restart Node-RED, every …

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## [Node red & sonos - play a local mp3 file](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-sonos-play-a-local-mp3-file/27721)

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**Author:** [@4fc8042246ffd6745bb8](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/4fc8042246ffd6745bb8)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2020 18:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-sonos-play-a-local-mp3-file/27721 "2020-06-04T18:12:47Z")

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Hi Guys, I am a beginner and have a question about the "node-red-contrib-sonos-plus" node. I hope you can help me with my problem. I can play a notification on my Sonos system using the node (shown below). However, I w…

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## [Compare two entity states (temperatures) in state node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-two-entity-states-temperatures-in-state-node/27705)

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**Author:** [@R5fan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/R5fan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2020 18:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-two-entity-states-temperatures-in-state-node/27705 "2020-06-04T18:08:22Z")

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Im trying to compare two home assistant temperature sensor values in a current state node; one darksky outside temperature and one living room sensor. For some reason the test always results in False, regardless if I try…

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## [Msg suddenly disappears](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/msg-suddenly-disappears/27764)

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**Author:** [@mikeh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mikeh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2020 17:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/msg-suddenly-disappears/27764 "2020-06-04T17:45:15Z")

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I'm really confused on to what's happening here... I have a large array of 22,000++ records. Then I used split with fixed length of 3000 to split it to 7 messages. I used this trick to make the 7 loops run simultaneou…

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## [Join/Wait Node: Timeout Feature request](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/join-wait-node-timeout-feature-request/27633)

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**Author:** [@dxdc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dxdc)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2020 17:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/join-wait-node-timeout-feature-request/27633 "2020-06-04T17:19:45Z")

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One major limitation of the join node is the lack of a timeout. For example, two paths should be received within 10 seconds. I feel this is important enough that it should be a core feature. It has enormous potential, es…

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## [How to start automatically a flow?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-start-automatically-a-flow/27777)

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**Author:** [@mykerinos1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mykerinos1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2020 16:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-start-automatically-a-flow/27777 "2020-06-04T16:09:16Z")

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Hello after a power cut ,node red has restart automatically. But the flow doesn t retart automatically. What can i do for this trouble. my flow start with a timestamp every five minutes to launch a pythn program. Thank…

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## [How to make sub menus in the side menu?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-make-sub-menus-in-the-side-menu/27743)

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**Author:** [@RyuunosukeDS3](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RyuunosukeDS3)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2020 16:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-make-sub-menus-in-the-side-menu/27743 "2020-06-04T16:07:35Z")

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Sorry guys, last question, I had those stacked up. I read a post like that but it didn't really show a way to do that. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm going to have way too many tabs since i'm building a dashboard for a …

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## [How to remove overflow from dashboard without removing the ability to scroll](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-remove-overflow-from-dashboard-without-removing-the-ability-to-scroll/27740)

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**Author:** [@RyuunosukeDS3](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RyuunosukeDS3)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2020 16:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-remove-overflow-from-dashboard-without-removing-the-ability-to-scroll/27740 "2020-06-04T16:05:25Z")

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Hello guys! I've been tryingto removethe overflow/scrollbar from the node-red dashboard but when i remove it i lose the ability to scroll. I've tried assigning the "overflow: hidden" to a div that has another div inside …

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## [Date Time Join for SQL Query](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/date-time-join-for-sql-query/27768)

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**Author:** [@farcry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/farcry)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2020 16:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/date-time-join-for-sql-query/27768 "2020-06-04T16:00:24Z")

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Hello. I'm trying to combine Date & Time using using ui\_text\_input and ui\_date\_picker. What I'm trying to do is: Input Date and Time to get string like 2020-06-03 12:15:30.000 I wold like to use this string to QUERY …

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