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## [Setting Mqtt url through API](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-mqtt-url-through-api/17623)

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**Author:** [@Iliyas](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Iliyas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [7 November 2019 09:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-mqtt-url-through-api/17623 "2019-11-07T09:53:07Z")

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Hello all, I have a doubt regarding MQTT in-node, how can we set the url of mqtt in-node through an API? Can somebody help me out with this

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## [JSON variable top level](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/json-variable-top-level/17624)

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**Author:** [@kamsvag](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kamsvag)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [7 November 2019 09:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/json-variable-top-level/17624 "2019-11-07T09:44:33Z")

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I pull a series of http requests with JSON objects as response. Each Object has the same keys as below but the top name changes for each object. I'd like to have a switch node to sort on the TAG attribute, all object th…

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## [Link broken export/import function](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-broken-export-import-function/17530)

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**Author:** [@jk2020](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jk2020)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [7 November 2019 08:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-broken-export-import-function/17530 "2019-11-07T08:56:56Z")

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As soon as you work with multiple flows you need link-in and link-out nodes to connect. Unfortunately when doing an export and re-import flows the links are broken which is a challegne when having multiple flows. Just …

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## ["Cannot read property 'sum:' of undefined"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-read-property-sum-of-undefined/17565)

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**Author:** [@genericfeature](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/genericfeature)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [7 November 2019 08:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-read-property-sum-of-undefined/17565 "2019-11-07T08:24:34Z")

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Hello there, when using a Change/Set function on a certain message I get the error mentioned in the title. I am using Node Red in Siemens Mindsphere environment. The object is looking like this: 5.11.2019, 22:11:09.9…

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## [Deploy to AWS with High Availability](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploy-to-aws-with-high-availability/17621)

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**Author:** [@andreaswittig](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/andreaswittig)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [7 November 2019 07:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploy-to-aws-with-high-availability/17621 "2019-11-07T07:29:51Z")

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Hi, after reading through the documentation I’m a little bit confused about how to deploy Node-RED to AWS with high availability. https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/aws mentions, that EFS is requires for an HA de…

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## [Problem with validation in ui](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-validation-in-ui/17307)

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**Author:** [@uma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/uma)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [7 November 2019 04:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-validation-in-ui/17307 "2019-11-07T04:45:36Z")

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Hi I need some help with editor validation- specifically a dynamically populated select. The select is populated by calling an endpoint in the backend (defined using RED.httpadmin...) in oneditprepare. There is a defa…

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## [Changing Column Separator dynamically for CSV node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/changing-column-separator-dynamically-for-csv-node/17472)

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**Author:** [@rueben](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rueben)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [7 November 2019 03:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/changing-column-separator-dynamically-for-csv-node/17472 "2019-11-07T03:25:28Z")

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Hi, I would like to know if it is possible to set the Separator value to be dynamic (or link it to a global environment variable)? Example, I want the first 2 columns separator to be (lets say) 5 spaces, and the separa…

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## [Controlling template animation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/controlling-template-animation/17608)

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**Author:** [@Azamj966](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Azamj966)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 23:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/controlling-template-animation/17608 "2019-11-06T23:16:25Z")

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Hey Guys is there any way I can Pause resume and restart the animation from the beginning depending on the payload i receive from another function. I was able to either resume/ restart and pause/restart with the animatio…

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## [Help using payload from previous node - Home assistant nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-using-payload-from-previous-node-home-assistant-nodes/17129)

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**Author:** [@Ulrar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Ulrar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 21:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-using-payload-from-previous-node-home-assistant-nodes/17129 "2019-11-06T21:09:20Z")

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Hi, I just started trying node red out with home assistant, but I don't really understand how to create flows. I'm trying to setup a flow to change the color of a light bulb depending on it's current color (to cycle th…

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## [Issue bar-chart-data Bluemix Timezones](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-bar-chart-data-bluemix-timezones/17290)

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**Author:** [@mcponta](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mcponta)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 20:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-bar-chart-data-bluemix-timezones/17290 "2019-11-06T20:27:52Z")

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Hello folks. I am Marcelo from Brazil and new user on node red. Recently, in my project I am using a bar-chart-data to save datas of my energy consumption, but a have little problem with this node "bar-chart-data". In…

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## [How to display and control data from Node js webserver to Node-RED?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-display-and-control-data-from-node-js-webserver-to-node-red/17276)

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**Author:** [@emerichrv](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/emerichrv)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 20:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-display-and-control-data-from-node-js-webserver-to-node-red/17276 "2019-11-06T20:22:28Z")

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Hello, i've make a node js webserver but I don't know how i can display MQTT data from node-RED on this server. The node-RED dashboard doesn't interrest me because I wan't to totally manage my html, css and js files. Fu…

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## [Error while sending data to influxDB](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-sending-data-to-influxdb/17598)

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**Author:** [@YLM](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/YLM)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 17:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-sending-data-to-influxdb/17598 "2019-11-06T17:37:22Z")

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Hi, Since I am new to node red and influxDB, I am trying to manipulate those 2 tech in order to be better with my own project. I have created a simple flow which generate a random number (quiet simple), now that I have…

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## [\[ANNOUNCE\] Node-red-contrib-deepspeech Test results](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-deepspeech-test-results/5774)

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**Author:** [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 17:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-deepspeech-test-results/5774 "2019-11-06T17:02:45Z")

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Hi folks, Had a nice discussion last week about voice controlling Node-RED. Based on that discussion I created a prototype of node-red-contrib-deepspeech on Github. It is not released on NPM, since it is just an exper…

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## [60 Modbus reads to mqtt](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/60-modbus-reads-to-mqtt/17523)

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**Author:** [@claib](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/claib)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 15:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/60-modbus-reads-to-mqtt/17523 "2019-11-06T15:00:30Z")

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Hi everybody i'm reading out about 60 Modbus registers an sending them with mqtt :slight\_smile: Is there a smarter way to do that ? as you can see, the only thing that changes is the modbus adress of the register to…

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## [Context not updating on localfilesystem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-not-updating-on-localfilesystem/17586)

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**Author:** [@rholmesa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rholmesa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 14:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-not-updating-on-localfilesystem/17586 "2019-11-06T14:03:42Z")

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I hope as ever that I have not done something stupid but here goes ... Raspberry pi running node-red 0.20.7. I have set up Global Context storage to 'localfilesystem' contextStorage: { default: { modu…

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## [Time bounded Condition on Node-Red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-bounded-condition-on-node-red/17475)

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**Author:** [@primat11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/primat11)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 13:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-bounded-condition-on-node-red/17475 "2019-11-06T13:57:24Z")

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Hello everyone, I want to create a time bounded 'if' condition for my RFID system that I created on Node-Red. My task is to provide a condition: "If detected RFID TAG is not read once again in 30 seconds, give a message…

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## [Trigger inject node from function node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-inject-node-from-function-node/17592)

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**Author:** [@sakshanjsr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sakshanjsr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-inject-node-from-function-node/17592 "2019-11-06T13:51:49Z")

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Please let me know if we can trigger an inject node from a function node. I tried , but not getting it. Helpful if anyone knows how we can do it.

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## [Blynk set property is not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/blynk-set-property-is-not-working/17578)

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**Author:** [@pranavthakkar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pranavthakkar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 13:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/blynk-set-property-is-not-working/17578 "2019-11-06T13:47:45Z")

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I have a button which sends 0 and 1 for off and on, and i want another button to change its property on label or off label . but it is not working, also there is problem in button set property which shows on label tw…

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## [Can't remove device to my mqtt broker](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-remove-device-to-my-mqtt-broker/17574)

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**Author:** [@1522](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/1522)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 12:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-remove-device-to-my-mqtt-broker/17574 "2019-11-06T12:28:50Z")

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Hello there, i have a doubt. My question is suppose When i connect 10 device with Mqtt broker, in my server it shows that 10 device are connected. Now suppose i am done with 3 devices and i remove it after 20-30 second i…

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## [How to construct SNMP Varbinds with payload values](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-construct-snmp-varbinds-with-payload-values/17413)

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**Author:** [@heyhogan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/heyhogan)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 10:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-construct-snmp-varbinds-with-payload-values/17413 "2019-11-06T10:57:46Z")

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I am using the SNMP SET node and want to craft a Varbinds with items from msg.payload. When I build a valid msg.varbinds via a function node and pass it in, I get "Unexpected end of JSON input". The same data pasted di…

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## [Developing a core node by making a trial contrib node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/developing-a-core-node-by-making-a-trial-contrib-node/808)

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**Author:** [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 10:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/developing-a-core-node-by-making-a-trial-contrib-node/808 "2019-11-06T10:54:09Z")

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Forking a node on Github and having a play is great but difficult for other users to dynamically try out any enhancements/changes I want to dabble with MQTT node so I was planning on forking it -making some changes and …

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## [Programatically adding element in node-red-contrib-ui-svg](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/programatically-adding-element-in-node-red-contrib-ui-svg/17554)

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**Author:** [@mikeyd0407](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mikeyd0407)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 09:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/programatically-adding-element-in-node-red-contrib-ui-svg/17554 "2019-11-06T09:16:52Z")

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Hi All I want to make an injection node that modifys the inner html/SVG code within my node-red-contrib-ui-svg element to add an extra shape to my SVG drawing when triggered Can any one provide me with an example code…

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## [Zerotier, cross platform virtual networking layer (including rpis)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zerotier-cross-platform-virtual-networking-layer-including-rpis/11309)

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**Author:** [@nodepi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nodepi)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 08:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zerotier-cross-platform-virtual-networking-layer-including-rpis/11309 "2019-11-06T08:52:42Z")

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https://zerotier.com/, I have been testing this out for about a week now, even though it has been around for years, Last week I found it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl\_Vau8wtgc. I am extremely happy with it, ce…

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## [GCP App Engine setup Help Needed](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gcp-app-engine-setup-help-needed/1916)

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**Author:** [@dib](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dib)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 07:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gcp-app-engine-setup-help-needed/1916 "2019-11-06T07:23:18Z")

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Greetings! Im not an experienced Google Cloud Platform user and because of that I have issues to run NodeRed using App Engine. Maybe somebody can share simple steps on how to deploy it with custom login and password for …

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## [Javascript in general: Dynamic Object Literals](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/javascript-in-general-dynamic-object-literals/17563)

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**Author:** [@bohtho](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bohtho)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 07:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/javascript-in-general-dynamic-object-literals/17563 "2019-11-06T07:03:07Z")

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I'm way above my head here in javascript but why does this not put neither the "tidsPunkt" nor the msg.payload into rommet.profil\[dag\] ? if (rommet.hasOwnProperty("profil") === false) { rommet.profil = {}; …

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## [Chart node wasted space](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-node-wasted-space/17562)

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**Author:** [@Dave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Dave)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 06:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-node-wasted-space/17562 "2019-11-06T06:29:25Z")

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Is there any way of utilizing the wasted space when choosing not to include a chart label, all that appears to happen is the chart moves up a bit, but the chart is the same size, I would like to have the chart take up th…

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## [CoAP Request Node - Where to input the POST payload?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/coap-request-node-where-to-input-the-post-payload/17520)

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**Author:** [@ahmed.ms](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ahmed.ms)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [6 November 2019 02:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/coap-request-node-where-to-input-the-post-payload/17520 "2019-11-06T02:33:19Z")

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Where is the entry for the POST or PUT payloads of the CoAP Request node?

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## [\[ANNOUNCE\] node-red-contrib-queue-gate](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-queue-gate/3948)

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**Author:** [@drmibell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drmibell)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [5 November 2019 21:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-queue-gate/3948 "2019-11-05T21:28:44Z")

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A new node, node-red-contrib-queue-gate, has been uploaded to npm. This is an enhanced version of node-red-contrib-simple-gate that additionally allows messages to be queued and released at a later time. See the discussi…

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## [Openweather node and dates](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/openweather-node-and-dates/17560)

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**Author:** [@EndivesAuJambon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EndivesAuJambon)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [5 November 2019 20:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/openweather-node-and-dates/17560 "2019-11-05T20:21:40Z")

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Hi, I'm new in Node red. I'am trying to transform a date coming from the openweather node (sunset and sunrise) in text in order to display it using a texte node . I tried the comment node, and a lot of java script fun…

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## [Node-red-contrib-soap 401 - Unauthorized: Access](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-soap-401-unauthorized-access/17543)

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**Author:** [@trinitry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/trinitry)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [5 November 2019 15:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-soap-401-unauthorized-access/17543 "2019-11-05T15:25:10Z")

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Dear All, i am trying to get a response from a web Service using the node-red-contrib-soap node. I succesfully got a response from the service using the SoapUI 5.5. tool. I set up the bellow flow \[{"id":"60927358.4d0a…

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