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## [Twitter configuration node stays active](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/twitter-configuration-node-stays-active/5634)

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**Author:** [@Sjoerd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sjoerd)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 12:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/twitter-configuration-node-stays-active/5634 "2018-12-10T12:23:06Z")

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Hello, i am using Node-RED v 0.19.5 with node-red-node-twitter v 1.1.4. I made a flow without changing the API keys and - of course - I received an error ("Could not authenticate you."). After I created new API keys and…

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## [\[Obsolete\] node-red-contrib-flow-statistics](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/obsolete-node-red-contrib-flow-statistics/5537)

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**Author:** [@cflurin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cflurin)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 11:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/obsolete-node-red-contrib-flow-statistics/5537 "2018-12-10T11:14:22Z")

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I'll remove node-red-contrib-flow-statistics at the end of the year. Please, use the dsm node instead: https://github.com/cflurin/node-red-contrib-dsm/wiki/Statistic I hope so to help reducing the amount (approx. 1760…

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## [Return only latest max number in message](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/return-only-latest-max-number-in-message/5535)

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**Author:** [@MANNAS3](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MANNAS3)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 11:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/return-only-latest-max-number-in-message/5535 "2018-12-10T11:28:08Z")

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I have a couple of function nodes in which I am using context in order to compare the current with older message received and check which one is greater than the other and save the new value to node context in case it is…

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## [Connection Lost (Node-RED Snap)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-lost-node-red-snap/1683)

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**Author:** [@JoseGodinho](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JoseGodinho)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 10:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-lost-node-red-snap/1683 "2018-12-10T10:22:58Z")

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Hello All I don´t know if its coincidence or not, but after the dashboard node upgrade,every time i try to enter the dashboard i have the message " Connection Lost " in a recurrent way every second or so. Albeit the nod…

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## [Google calendar Modifying events](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/google-calendar-modifying-events/5605)

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**Author:** [@adtwomey](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/adtwomey)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 10:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/google-calendar-modifying-events/5605 "2018-12-10T10:18:48Z")

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Hi guys is there a way to Modifying events with the Google Calendar API in node red. or do I have to add this coda this guy show's here.. in the video?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd64idiKZWw&feature=youtu.be And we'…

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## [Problems with email node and twilio sms node(Error: connect ehostunreached)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problems-with-email-node-and-twilio-sms-node-error-connect-ehostunreached/5632)

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**Author:** [@ThanosMel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ThanosMel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 10:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problems-with-email-node-and-twilio-sms-node-error-connect-ehostunreached/5632 "2018-12-10T10:04:30Z")

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I am facing a really weird issue. I am trying to send emails and sms via nodered and everything is fine when i run nodered from my home network. On my college presentation the emails and sms did not send at all and the e…

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## [Set the width of the group dynamically](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-the-width-of-the-group-dynamically/5631)

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**Author:** [@Georg25](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Georg25)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 09:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-the-width-of-the-group-dynamically/5631 "2018-12-10T09:15:26Z")

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Hi, is there a posibility to the the width of a group dynamically ? e.g you set the width to 100 vw and not in 35 "units" Georg

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## [Getting page / file from server using Windows credentials](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-page-file-from-server-using-windows-credentials/5031)

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**Author:** [@PetrMares](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PetrMares)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 05:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-page-file-from-server-using-windows-credentials/5031 "2018-12-10T05:41:01Z")

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Hello, I need to get and process file with XML content which is on server within the internal network. There is used Windows Authentication. I didn't find useful flow in library. Tried to find way on internet too, but wi…

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## [Converting MQTT location to GEOFENCE GPS](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/converting-mqtt-location-to-geofence-gps/5629)

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**Author:** [@hvddrift](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hvddrift)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 December 2018 02:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/converting-mqtt-location-to-geofence-gps/5629 "2018-12-10T02:58:43Z")

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Hi My understanding of Java is quite low, however, I would like some help writing a function. My mqtt device tracker gives this payload: 12/10/2018, 11:47:33 AM\[node: 978c90cb.73b7\] zanzito/shared\_locations/my\_cell :…

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## [How to manage WIFI settings via dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-manage-wifi-settings-via-dashboard/5593)

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**Author:** [@KirchnerAlex](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/KirchnerAlex)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [9 December 2018 20:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-manage-wifi-settings-via-dashboard/5593 "2018-12-09T20:12:10Z")

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Hi, i use a NanoPi with ubuntu, snapd, node-red and want to manage WIFI settings via forms and exec nodes My image comes with "nmcli" (Network manager cli) with works perfect via putty (command line) http://wiki.frien…

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## [Display Image in Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-image-in-dashboard/5318)

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**Author:** [@Alex](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Alex)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [9 December 2018 19:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-image-in-dashboard/5318 "2018-12-09T19:13:59Z")

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Hi there, I'm pretty new to node-RED and I would really appreciate your help. I'm trying to display an image in the dashboard. This image will be the logo of my university. So this will be a static image and should be …

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## [Need help for my first function](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-for-my-first-function/5612)

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**Author:** [@marsab](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marsab)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [9 December 2018 18:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-for-my-first-function/5612 "2018-12-09T18:04:18Z")

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Hi, I'm struggling with a very basic principle. I would like to trigger a custom message payload based on a time trigger. For example, if it's 9:00 AM I'd like to send this payload "colorTemp":153 to another node. Ri…

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## [Conditions - alarm project](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/conditions-alarm-project/5602)

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**Author:** [@Glorifiedg](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Glorifiedg)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [9 December 2018 13:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/conditions-alarm-project/5602 "2018-12-09T13:17:00Z")

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Hi all! It's my first node red and I'm trying to make an mqtt arduino alarm. I need help on how can I do something like this: If door\_open\_topic="open" AND alarm\_topic="armed" THEN do this and that... Thanks for the h…

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## [Load on my RPI seems a bit high](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/load-on-my-rpi-seems-a-bit-high/5596)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [9 December 2018 09:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/load-on-my-rpi-seems-a-bit-high/5596 "2018-12-09T09:07:09Z")

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Sorry folks if it is not covered by NodeRed, but I have to start somewhere. I have a RPI and after recent problems things have gone ..... weird. This is the machine specs: alias sysinfo='cat /sys/firmware/devicetree/b…

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## [\[Resolved\]: Getting the underlying date of the OS with exec node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/resolved-getting-the-underlying-date-of-the-os-with-exec-node/5580)

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**Author:** [@IoTPlay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/IoTPlay)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [8 December 2018 20:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/resolved-getting-the-underlying-date-of-the-os-with-exec-node/5580 "2018-12-08T20:15:39Z")

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Hi, my lights turns on too late, I checked from the OS side (I run docker), bot the host OS and the docker OS - the timezone is set correctly, but I want to ensure from Node-RED side the time is correct. I use the exec n…

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## [Context in v0.19.4 causes crash after a couple of refreshes? maybe?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-in-v0-19-4-causes-crash-after-a-couple-of-refreshes-maybe/5590)

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**Author:** [@btsimonh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/btsimonh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [8 December 2018 19:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-in-v0-19-4-causes-crash-after-a-couple-of-refreshes-maybe/5590 "2018-12-08T19:11:41Z")

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Hi All, Just found a bad one. I have a flow which puts some data in global. This data contains references to BLE noble devices, which are HUGE trees with circular references. I just refreshed my RPi, and put on the l…

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## [Change node not working as I expected](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-node-not-working-as-i-expected/5584)

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**Author:** [@Dave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Dave)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [8 December 2018 19:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-node-not-working-as-i-expected/5584 "2018-12-08T19:11:10Z")

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Hi I am trying to recreate the following format object topic: "owl" payload: object Name: "53" IP: "27" so I understand that to get the IP from this result I would access msg.payload.IP fine! But how do I recrea…

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## [\[Announce\] Dashboard version 2.12.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-dashboard-version-2-12-0/5562)

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**Author:** [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [8 December 2018 18:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-dashboard-version-2-12-0/5562 "2018-12-08T18:05:14Z")

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I have pushed version 2.12.0 of Dashboard to npm - as usual don't forget to flush your browser caches to ensure you get the latest updates loaded. Enhancements Introduce concept of spacer nodes in groups to allow more…

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## [ReferenceError: SunCalc is not defined](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/referenceerror-suncalc-is-not-defined/5540)

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**Author:** [@or78rXxZ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/or78rXxZ)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [8 December 2018 16:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/referenceerror-suncalc-is-not-defined/5540 "2018-12-08T16:19:35Z")

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I really have no idea what I am doing :slight\_smile: I would like to use suncalc to get the sunset and sunrise times for a day. I installed suncalc in node red and npm. The sunrise node in node red works ok. I added S…

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## [Transfering info from Node-Red to Ardunio mega. Rookie (Deactivated as of incorrect setup.)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/transfering-info-from-node-red-to-ardunio-mega-rookie-deactivated-as-of-incorrect-setup/5563)

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**Author:** [@Christian](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Christian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [8 December 2018 15:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/transfering-info-from-node-red-to-ardunio-mega-rookie-deactivated-as-of-incorrect-setup/5563 "2018-12-08T15:10:30Z")

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Hello there! I'm not good at this, so forgive me. Not too long ago, I had trouble with a CSS selector, and the problem was fortunately solved, however. I now stand with the problem that I'm trying to transfer (a strin…

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## [Arduino serial data and alarms](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/arduino-serial-data-and-alarms/5484)

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**Author:** [@mason08](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mason08)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [8 December 2018 01:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/arduino-serial-data-and-alarms/5484 "2018-12-08T01:18:31Z")

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I was trying to use a max31855 with node red but didnt have much success. I did how ever have a Arduino nano thats able to read the data with no issue. Im currently seeing data from the Arduino over the serial node. I…

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## [Storing variable number of username/password credentials in configuration node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/storing-variable-number-of-username-password-credentials-in-configuration-node/5575)

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**Author:** [@varadi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/varadi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [7 December 2018 23:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/storing-variable-number-of-username-password-credentials-in-configuration-node/5575 "2018-12-07T23:26:14Z")

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I need to connect to a large number of authenticated sources of the same type (say, 100). I have a node that can communicate with one source, but using one authenticated node per source makes the flow completely unreadab…

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## [Broke node-red - can I fix it somehow?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/broke-node-red-can-i-fix-it-somehow/5574)

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**Author:** [@Samuel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Samuel)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [7 December 2018 23:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/broke-node-red-can-i-fix-it-somehow/5574 "2018-12-07T23:19:57Z")

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Guys, I have broke my node-red. I have installed few new packages and it won't start. this is full log from startup. I have already reinstalled NR, that didn't help. Any ideas? Thank you Welcome to Node-RED ========…

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## [Update Dashboard + Flow update on another machine](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-dashboard-flow-update-on-another-machine/5570)

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**Author:** [@sweetwater](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sweetwater)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [7 December 2018 20:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-dashboard-flow-update-on-another-machine/5570 "2018-12-07T20:03:59Z")

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We are using V 0.18.7 Here is the situation. We have a NodeRed Flow + Dashboard running on a RPi ( Unit A)at Location A Unit A requires the Flow + Dashboard to be "updated" We have create a new Flow + Dashboard…

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## [Questions about persistent context](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/questions-about-persistent-context/5547)

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**Author:** [@drmibell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drmibell)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [7 December 2018 15:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/questions-about-persistent-context/5547 "2018-12-07T15:08:39Z")

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I want to use persistent context in one of my contributed nodes, but I have a few questions about how it works. First, when using the localfilesystem module, the documentation says the default flushInterval is 30 second…

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## [Problem with Watson Visual Recognition](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-watson-visual-recognition/5568)

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**Author:** [@Genesis6](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Genesis6)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [7 December 2018 16:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-watson-visual-recognition/5568 "2018-12-07T16:53:08Z")

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I have got a problem with Watson(IBM). I created a custom Visual recognition model for recognize images in a museum. I don't know how to implement its node in Node-RED. Please help me if someone knows something about thi…

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## [SNAP run npm command](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/snap-run-npm-command/5558)

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**Author:** [@mdresf](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mdresf)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [7 December 2018 15:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/snap-run-npm-command/5558 "2018-12-07T15:22:36Z")

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Hello, I installed node-red as a snap on ubuntu-core. It's an easy process and everything is working nicely except that I am not able to run npm command to manually install node. For example automatic installation from…

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## [Arrays & Objects in Node-RED](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/arrays-objects-in-node-red/5559)

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**Author:** [@hathemi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hathemi)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [7 December 2018 14:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/arrays-objects-in-node-red/5559 "2018-12-07T14:18:22Z")

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how can i access to my data in function node. i have tested too many things but no one works. exemple var matriculeString =msg.payload\[0\]\[data3\]; var matriculeString =msg.data3;, etc ....

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## [Send variable from dashboard template node to another one, other than msg.payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-variable-from-dashboard-template-node-to-another-one-other-than-msg-payload/5501)

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**Author:** [@hathemi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hathemi)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [6 December 2018 19:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-variable-from-dashboard-template-node-to-another-one-other-than-msg-payload/5501 "2018-12-06T19:33:20Z")

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is it possible to send a variable other then msg.payload and test on it on the other template. i test this example but it doesn't work for me.!! template1 : \<button class="inner" id="myBtn1" ng-click="send({topic: '1'…

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## [Display dropdown option inside mustach template node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-dropdown-option-inside-mustach-template-node/5527)

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**Author:** [@hathemi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hathemi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [6 December 2018 19:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-dropdown-option-inside-mustach-template-node/5527 "2018-12-06T19:25:00Z")

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i'am trying to display my dropdown option inside a mustache template node. at the same time this template display a liste of payload cames from another template. So, i put msg.paylod that comes from dropdown node to a m…

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