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## [Beginner: creating and using a time slot "table"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/beginner-creating-and-using-a-time-slot-table/89420)

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**Author:** [@rthorntn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rthorntn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2024 09:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/beginner-creating-and-using-a-time-slot-table/89420 "2024-07-11T09:40:52Z")

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Hi, Please help me find a solution, I'd like to inject a (5 minute) slot requirement and time period (maximum of 24 hours) to node-red say: 22 slots between 21:00 and 06:00 And have that converted into 5 minute time s…

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## [Is possible to drag and drop a marker and then save the new coord position?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-possible-to-drag-and-drop-a-marker-and-then-save-the-new-coord-position/89351)

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**Author:** [@ZXerniXZ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ZXerniXZ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2024 09:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-possible-to-drag-and-drop-a-marker-and-then-save-the-new-coord-position/89351 "2024-07-11T09:29:07Z")

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I'm quite new to the world of node red and I have a project where I don't really know where to start, and I need some advice, currently my project includes a reading part from an mqtt server, of several "buoys" of which …

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## [Google TTS node - problem. Something weird happening with output](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/google-tts-node-problem-something-weird-happening-with-output/89419)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2024 09:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/google-tts-node-problem-something-weird-happening-with-output/89419 "2024-07-11T09:23:21Z")

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Hi again folks. Ongoing from my other quest I have found this problem with the google TTS node. Scenario: I got bitten by the cuteness of a site which gives Quotes of the day and so I got inventive and was/am/still am…

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## [Credentials file problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/credentials-file-problem/89403)

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**Author:** [@nonameman26](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nonameman26)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2024 08:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/credentials-file-problem/89403 "2024-07-11T08:52:22Z")

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It just happen when I'm edit my flow, I didn't change any settings, I searched the same problem but nothing can help me. Anyone knows how to solve it?

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## [Hello Again Help with array to dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hello-again-help-with-array-to-dashboard/89382)

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**Author:** [@fogmajor](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fogmajor)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2024 08:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hello-again-help-with-array-to-dashboard/89382 "2024-07-11T08:27:14Z")

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I wonder if someone would be good enough to help me please I have a function that receives an array of 8 pieces of numeric data My function is as follows for (var i = 0; i \< msg.payload.length; i++) { var newMsg =…

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## [Ollama chat interface](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ollama-chat-interface/89417)

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**Author:** [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2024 07:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ollama-chat-interface/89417 "2024-07-11T07:22:00Z")

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I was playing around with Ollama and getting streaming responses to work, made a custom interface using tailwind and alpinejs, served from node-red using a websocket, libraries are coming from cdn's but could be included…

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## [New node-red can't see old project](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-node-red-cant-see-old-project/89413)

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**Author:** [@leifnel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leifnel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2024 06:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-node-red-cant-see-old-project/89413 "2024-07-11T06:33:05Z")

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I, for various reasons decided to move node-red to docker. I mounted the existing .node-red as /data I had the old system running as a project. When I open node-red, I just get a splas screen asking if I want to creat…

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## [Conditional Statement with Counter?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/conditional-statement-with-counter/89400)

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**Author:** [@damica51](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/damica51)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [11 July 2024 00:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/conditional-statement-with-counter/89400 "2024-07-11T00:58:54Z")

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Not for sure best way to handle this? (It's the counter parts that has me messed up). I monitor two (2) "Ports" on a single IP address every 15 minutes and if BOTH ports fail I send out an alarm (Only if BOTH ports fail…

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## [Which Shelly Devices report current AC Voltage over MQTT?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/which-shelly-devices-report-current-ac-voltage-over-mqtt/89405)

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**Author:** [@DocPrinter](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DocPrinter)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [10 July 2024 23:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/which-shelly-devices-report-current-ac-voltage-over-mqtt/89405 "2024-07-10T23:56:02Z")

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Afternoon All, Looking to make a return to my home automation projects, with a soft start looking at monitoring current AC Voltage. I was looking at either " Shelly 1 Mini Gen3" or " Shelly PM Mini Gen3". Regardless of…

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## [Ping a target every 20 seconds except 03:00 to 03:03](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ping-a-target-every-20-seconds-except-03-00-to-03-03/89370)

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**Author:** [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [10 July 2024 23:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ping-a-target-every-20-seconds-except-03-00-to-03-03/89370 "2024-07-10T23:47:54Z")

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I'm monitoring the availability of a remote machine by pinging it every 20 sec. Since my mobile broadband router reboots every day at 3am I'm getting false outage reports. So what's the best way to not send the ping be…

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## [Red-contrib-sftpco Node Red 4.0.0 crashes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/red-contrib-sftpco-node-red-4-0-0-crashes/89396)

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**Author:** [@madmax](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/madmax)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [10 July 2024 22:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/red-contrib-sftpco-node-red-4-0-0-crashes/89396 "2024-07-10T22:37:22Z")

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Hello! Unfortunately, since version 4.0.0, I have the problem that Node Red crashes when I use node-red-contrib-sftpco. Does anyone have the same problem? With version 3.1.1 everything works without any problems

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## [Openapi-red install crashes node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/openapi-red-install-crashes-node-red/89404)

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**Author:** [@ryanprel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ryanprel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [10 July 2024 17:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/openapi-red-install-crashes-node-red/89404 "2024-07-10T17:28:30Z")

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I have a new pi5 with a fresh node-red-4.0 install. When I install the openapi-red node, it crashes node-red and I have to login to the terminal and uninstall openapi-red in order to get node-red to be able to open up. …

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## [How to "switch off" specific flow functionality](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-switch-off-specific-flow-functionality/89294)

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**Author:** [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [10 July 2024 13:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-switch-off-specific-flow-functionality/89294 "2024-07-10T13:36:22Z")

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Hi There, I was wondering what is the best why to temporarily deactivate functionality within a flow? Basically the scenario is a flow with a "production" representation and a "development" representation, each represe…

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## ["Quote of the day" help needed. Parse text to convert ascii coddes to text](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/quote-of-the-day-help-needed-parse-text-to-convert-ascii-coddes-to-text/89399)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [10 July 2024 12:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/quote-of-the-day-help-needed-parse-text-to-convert-ascii-coddes-to-text/89399 "2024-07-10T12:32:24Z")

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I've been introduced to a site that gives proverbs. http request with https://favqs.com/api/qotd in it. I'm messing around with the google TTS node and am sending the messages from the quote of the day node's output to…

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## [Ability to use hooks to listen to events on Start / Stop / Error of a Flow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ability-to-use-hooks-to-listen-to-events-on-start-stop-error-of-a-flow/89041)

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**Author:** [@sirohiwebdev](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sirohiwebdev)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [10 July 2024 11:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ability-to-use-hooks-to-listen-to-events-on-start-stop-error-of-a-flow/89041 "2024-07-10T11:29:33Z")

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Hey Team, I am looking for some solution to know when a flow started and ended. Something that allows you to use Hooks Api and listen for events like "onFlowStart" / "onFlowStop", This will help us monitor the flows a…

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## [Loading Nodes 37/43](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/loading-nodes-37-43/89397)

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**Author:** [@chazman928](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chazman928)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 July 2024 10:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/loading-nodes-37-43/89397 "2024-07-10T10:13:12Z")

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Last week I added node-red-contrib-counter into my palette and subsequently after restarting Node-RED was presented with the "Loading Nodes 37/43" when opening the Node-RED editor. I tried removing the node-red-contr…

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## [Convert Modbus data to ACC64 (buffer-parser, Ohmpilot, SunSpec)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-modbus-data-to-acc64-buffer-parser-ohmpilot-sunspec/89392)

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**Author:** [@cholzer79](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cholzer79)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [10 July 2024 08:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-modbus-data-to-acc64-buffer-parser-ohmpilot-sunspec/89392 "2024-07-10T08:38:09Z")

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Hello! I fetch 4 modbus registers which use the type "ACC64" for total powerconsumption in Wh. So far I utterly failed to convert the buffer to a number. Could anyone please help me how to configure the buffer parser? …

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## [SQL Dashboard Bar Chart troubleshoot](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sql-dashboard-bar-chart-troubleshoot/89381)

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**Author:** [@Boniihhh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Boniihhh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [10 July 2024 07:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sql-dashboard-bar-chart-troubleshoot/89381 "2024-07-10T07:48:09Z")

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Hello dear community, this is my first post in this forum, so please don't be too strict. In my module IOT Smart Devices at the university I have to write data into a database with the help of a mqtt broker, which is c…

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## [\[UPDATED\] node-red-contrib-buffer-parser - V3.1.2](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updated-node-red-contrib-buffer-parser-v3-1-2/25879)

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**Author:** [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Replies:** 59\
**Last updated:** [27 June 2024 08:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updated-node-red-contrib-buffer-parser-v3-1-2/25879 "2024-06-27T08:31:56Z")

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Hi all so, first release of node-red-contrib-buffer-parser The name doesnt do it justice :slight\_smile: so I will post snippets from the readme below - to try and explain it. Hope its of use to people. About A dynamic…

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## [Function context](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/function-context/89383)

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**Author:** [@gerry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerry)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [10 July 2024 03:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/function-context/89383 "2024-07-10T03:33:34Z")

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Can you set an array in a function context context.set("Test\[0\]",true) for example?

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## [Shelly Plus Wall dimmer switch](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/shelly-plus-wall-dimmer-switch/89305)

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**Author:** [@Charlietuna](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Charlietuna)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [9 July 2024 23:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/shelly-plus-wall-dimmer-switch/89305 "2024-07-09T23:57:03Z")

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Hi All, I need your help. I am pretty much a novice with Node Red, HA, and MQTT. However, I have set up several flows to turn on and off lights based on motion and door sensors. I am using HA, Node Red, and Mosquitto in…

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## [Shuffle with random node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/shuffle-with-random-node/89371)

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**Author:** [@GiovanniG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GiovanniG)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [9 July 2024 23:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/shuffle-with-random-node/89371 "2024-07-09T23:12:38Z")

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Hi, I need to randomize a playlist, I can't find a module that generates me a random series of numbers from 0 to 20, for example, so need to generate a random number, check if it was already generated, if not store it in…

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## [What does the "Send ..." setting of the delay node do?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-does-the-send-setting-of-the-delay-node-do/89380)

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**Author:** [@AndreKR](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AndreKR)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [9 July 2024 21:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-does-the-send-setting-of-the-delay-node-do/89380 "2024-07-09T21:08:04Z")

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The built-in delay node in rate-limiting mode has a setting with two options, "Send all topics" and "Send each topic in turn". What does it do?

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## [Possible to trigger flow from Template Node?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-to-trigger-flow-from-template-node/89304)

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**Author:** [@number005](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/number005)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [9 July 2024 18:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-to-trigger-flow-from-template-node/89304 "2024-07-09T18:53:19Z")

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I have an input field with a phone number. Is it possible to use this number and trigger a flow with it?

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## [Handle different http requests with only one http request node?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/handle-different-http-requests-with-only-one-http-request-node/89378)

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**Author:** [@RK\_aus\_S](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RK_aus_S)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [9 July 2024 15:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/handle-different-http-requests-with-only-one-http-request-node/89378 "2024-07-09T15:53:22Z")

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Hello I'm (still) quite new with Node-RED (but already very enthusiastic ;-). I have to send very different http requests to an web API: All http request will have the same request header, namely the actual access t…

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## [Use config node parameter on function node in subflow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-config-node-parameter-on-function-node-in-subflow/89333)

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**Author:** [@Alloc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Alloc)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [9 July 2024 15:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-config-node-parameter-on-function-node-in-subflow/89333 "2024-07-09T15:16:14Z")

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Hi, I just noticed that Node-RED 4 allows specifying config nodes as parameters to subflows. It works fine in combination with nodes that expect such a config node, like a dashboard node in the subflow getting the group…

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## [Can't start node-red 4 after re-install on pi zero w](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-start-node-red-4-after-re-install-on-pi-zero-w/89322)

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**Author:** [@blooders](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/blooders)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [9 July 2024 13:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-start-node-red-4-after-re-install-on-pi-zero-w/89322 "2024-07-09T13:10:33Z")

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Hi I'm trying to run node-red on a headless pi zero w with a fresh OS install. This all worked previously with an earlier pi OS and version 3.x of node-red - until my ssd died. I've tried to reinstall and get it working…

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## [Internationalization in package with multipe custom nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/internationalization-in-package-with-multipe-custom-nodes/89369)

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**Author:** [@igoodwin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/igoodwin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [9 July 2024 11:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/internationalization-in-package-with-multipe-custom-nodes/89369 "2024-07-09T11:33:36Z")

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I've created a package with custom nodes and am trying to add internationalization. Published package structure is: root/ ├── locales/ │ ├── en-US │ │ ├── node-1.html │ │ ├── node-1.json │ │ ├── node-…

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## [Stuck with playing a file - TTS, MP3, omxplayer, vlc](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stuck-with-playing-a-file-tts-mp3-omxplayer-vlc/89366)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [9 July 2024 10:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stuck-with-playing-a-file-tts-mp3-omxplayer-vlc/89366 "2024-07-09T10:11:20Z")

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Folks, I'm stuck - yet again. Scenario: Headless RPI I use google TTS but only recently discovered a problem with this. If there is no uplink, the message won't be translated, so won't be able to be played. Solutio…

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## [Can't change the label on button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-change-the-label-on-button/89363)

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**Author:** [@GiovanniG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GiovanniG)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [9 July 2024 09:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-change-the-label-on-button/89363 "2024-07-09T09:14:09Z")

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Hi, I've read the guide, I'm sending object msg.ui\_update.label to the button with a string with new name, the button doesn't react. What is wrong here? Thank you \[ { "id": "2c84fc994beb3c9a", "type"…

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