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## [Use TTN payload as a GPS message in Telegram](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-ttn-payload-as-a-gps-message-in-telegram/76003)

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**Author:** [@Prilex](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Prilex)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 17:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-ttn-payload-as-a-gps-message-in-telegram/76003 "2023-03-02T17:10:04Z")

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Hi forum, I'm starting learning node-red for an Arduino project. I have an MQTT node that receives the TTN (The Things Network) data, another one that send messages to Telegram (using a bot) with the information of the …

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## [Context file not written when using multiple localfilesystem entries](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-file-not-written-when-using-multiple-localfilesystem-entries/71617)

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**Author:** [@interscope101](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/interscope101)\
**Replies:** 51\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 17:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-file-not-written-when-using-multiple-localfilesystem-entries/71617 "2023-03-02T17:06:26Z")

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I need to have seperate localfilesystems. I tried this config based on a forum example, yet noticed that when something is saved in "file" it also automatically gets saved in "file2" and "file3". I understand that th…

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## [Access to mqtt retained messages](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/access-to-mqtt-retained-messages/75914)

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**Author:** [@ianh33](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ianh33)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 16:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/access-to-mqtt-retained-messages/75914 "2023-03-02T16:27:01Z")

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I have a pi relay /sensor which successfully subscribes to an mqtt mosquitto broker. I have node red flows which publish 'retained' mqqt data (e.g. astropi/heater/set/ON) . 'Set' triggers a relay on the pi and reports …

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## [Get data from multiple Excel files and add it to existing Excel file](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-data-from-multiple-excel-files-and-add-it-to-existing-excel-file/76002)

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**Author:** [@Amor](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Amor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 16:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-data-from-multiple-excel-files-and-add-it-to-existing-excel-file/76002 "2023-03-02T16:24:23Z")

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Hi I'm new to node-red and I'm not sure if my problem can be solved. But I'll try anyway :slight\_smile: I have multiple Excel files running on my OneDrive that I'm sharing whit my coworkers. The files are identical and…

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## [Dropdown list: click several times on the same line](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-list-click-several-times-on-the-same-line/75993)

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**Author:** [@SuperNinja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SuperNinja)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 15:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-list-click-several-times-on-the-same-line/75993 "2023-03-02T15:33:07Z")

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Hi all, I have a drop-down list with various actions. For example resetting a counter. This counter must often be reset but I cannot click twice on the same line of the drop-down list. (Today I have to select another a…

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## [Node Red User Interface Page](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-user-interface-page/75987)

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**Author:** [@Kimber](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kimber)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 14:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-user-interface-page/75987 "2023-03-02T14:59:19Z")

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Good Day all. Im looking for advice. I have been using a simple ThinkPad. I7 Core, 16GB of RAM. Running Windows 10 Enterprise. I have been building a Node Red Application that pulls data from many PLC processors. The …

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## [My first time to use html parser](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/my-first-time-to-use-html-parser/75917)

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**Author:** [@makerstorage](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/makerstorage)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 13:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/my-first-time-to-use-html-parser/75917 "2023-03-02T13:32:49Z")

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Hi, It is my first time to use html parser. I am trying to get: Binance Adds BNX, YFI & More Pairs on Cross Margin & Isolated Margin html part: \<div data-bn-type="text" class="css-f94ykk"\>Binance Adds BNX, YFI &amp; …

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## [Pythonshell shows error but the script is running in the ssh box](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pythonshell-shows-error-but-the-script-is-running-in-the-ssh-box/75979)

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**Author:** [@DeWoAlliSeged7](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DeWoAlliSeged7)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 10:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pythonshell-shows-error-but-the-script-is-running-in-the-ssh-box/75979 "2023-03-02T10:18:27Z")

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Hello I would like to run a python script with Node-RED. I added the pythonshell palett. I can run the script in the ssh box but if i start the script with the pythonshell i get the error: (It is two times the same…

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## [Scaled value while reading Modbus](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/scaled-value-while-reading-modbus/75871)

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**Author:** [@Manuel\_o](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Manuel_o)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 09:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/scaled-value-while-reading-modbus/75871 "2023-03-02T09:37:55Z")

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Hey, I tried to find some answers here in the forum but without sucsess. I am reading a value from a dosingpump. I manage to get the raw (DEZ) value. For example as in the image below: 26032. But this value is somehow…

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## [Send charting options with chartdata](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-charting-options-with-chartdata/75980)

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**Author:** [@Leo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Leo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 08:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-charting-options-with-chartdata/75980 "2023-03-02T08:51:21Z")

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Hi, I'm building line charts with the chart node and this is working more or less fine. I feed the data with e.g. var chartData = flow.get('chartData') || {}; flow.set('chartData', \[{ "series": \[""\], "data": \[rij\]…

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## [\[ANNOUNCE\] node-red-contrib-libjpeg-turbo v1.0.1 released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-libjpeg-turbo-v1-0-1-released/75966)

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**Author:** [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 08:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-libjpeg-turbo-v1-0-1-released/75966 "2023-03-02T08:33:50Z")

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Hi folks, While experimenting with my outdoor camera's, I needed a node to encode and decode the jpeg images arriving from my MJPEG camera streams. Therefore I have now implemented the node-red-contrib-libjpeg-turbo no…

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## [How to check duplicate value](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-check-duplicate-value/75977)

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**Author:** [@komkitPP](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/komkitPP)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 07:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-check-duplicate-value/75977 "2023-03-02T07:43:07Z")

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Example : If the value is 6, not insert value 6 again. I use switch \> \*\* \*\*\> How to check\*\* \*\*\>

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## [Node-Red to Posgresql](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-to-posgresql/75934)

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**Author:** [@Chrolloo123](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Chrolloo123)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 04:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-to-posgresql/75934 "2023-03-02T04:21:36Z")

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I have tried many postgres node but I can't find any node that's working. I have a flow example here: \[ { "id": "23fe0d38e71e8b24", "type": "postgrestor", "z": "ee21e3b499ee5ae7", "n…

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## [Second instance of node red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/second-instance-of-node-red/75890)

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**Author:** [@9toejack](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/9toejack)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 01:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/second-instance-of-node-red/75890 "2023-03-02T01:45:12Z")

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ok its been a while for me, just had back surgery so im playing on computer a lot. i orginally made a post so i am setting up a web server, dns, vpn, ngnix on a docker all my outside traffic will go through this so i…

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## [Using msg.ui\_control to apply timezone offset to datetime object in ui-table](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-msg-ui-control-to-apply-timezone-offset-to-datetime-object-in-ui-table/75919)

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**Author:** [@scrambled](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/scrambled)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 01:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-msg-ui-control-to-apply-timezone-offset-to-datetime-object-in-ui-table/75919 "2023-03-02T01:13:00Z")

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Hello, I am a Node-RED and JS newbie that would greatly appreciate some assistance on a dashboard issue I am trying to solve. I have some timestamps stored as UTC datetime objects that I would like to show in a ui-tabl…

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## [Format moment.js output](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/format-moment-js-output/75972)

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**Author:** [@richiep](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/richiep)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 01:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/format-moment-js-output/75972 "2023-03-02T01:02:20Z")

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Hey All, I'm working with moment.js to write a time stamp to a txt file. I have it working but the output looks like this. 56o563nt().for56pmt('March 1, 2023 6:56 PM'); I want it to format like this March 1, 2023 …

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## [World Map don't maintain the Marker when restart the page](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/world-map-dont-maintain-the-marker-when-restart-the-page/75904)

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**Author:** [@itzjujo092](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/itzjujo092)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2023 00:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/world-map-dont-maintain-the-marker-when-restart-the-page/75904 "2023-03-02T00:51:57Z")

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Hello to everyone! I have a problem with the Worldmap in the dashboard. When i configure the worldmap, the Lat and Lon was set according to a function that i have to the worldmap, here are the images. Before restart th…

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## [Why is the flow file in AppData\\Roaming\\SPB\_Data on my Windows PC?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-is-the-flow-file-in-appdata-roaming-spb-data-on-my-windows-pc/17825)

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**Author:** [@PaulM](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PaulM)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2023 21:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-is-the-flow-file-in-appdata-roaming-spb-data-on-my-windows-pc/17825 "2023-03-01T21:40:04Z")

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I found that the ".node-red" folder on one of my Windows PC is in: "C:\\Users\\xxxx\\AppData\\Roaming\\SPB\_Data" instead of the normal "C:\\Users\\xxxx". I don't understand why this has happened. Can I change this location to…

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## [Custom node and ext package guidance (with modern ts possibly)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-node-and-ext-package-guidance-with-modern-ts-possibly/75900)

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**Author:** [@dattasaurabh82](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dattasaurabh82)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2023 21:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-node-and-ext-package-guidance-with-modern-ts-possibly/75900 "2023-03-01T21:32:25Z")

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What? I'm writing my first custom node (not a script node). While I'm navigating using the documentation here, I'm not seeing any guidance on how to use other external npm libraries, and also most of them use ts. In my …

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## [Confused about potential naming conflicts between module names, node names, and palette or flow management](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/confused-about-potential-naming-conflicts-between-module-names-node-names-and-palette-or-flow-management/75951)

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**Author:** [@CanyonCasa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/CanyonCasa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2023 21:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/confused-about-potential-naming-conflicts-between-module-names-node-names-and-palette-or-flow-management/75951 "2023-03-01T21:14:44Z")

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Suppose I install a module node-red-contrib-foo, which adds a node bar to the palette. Then I install a second module @me/node-red-special, which also defines a node bar added to the palette. How does node-red resolve t…

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## [Executar serviço através de linhas de comando function](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/executar-servico-atraves-de-linhas-de-comando-function/73124)

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**Author:** [@EduardoRCB](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EduardoRCB)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2023 20:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/executar-servico-atraves-de-linhas-de-comando-function/73124 "2023-03-01T20:28:55Z")

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Boa tarde ! Alguém saberia como executar um serviço através de linhas de comando dentro de um nó function? Encontrei o códigoe exemplo abaixo, mas não funciona:

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## [Websocket link to get GPS coordinates](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/websocket-link-to-get-gps-coordinates/75963)

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**Author:** [@tnesheim](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tnesheim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2023 19:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/websocket-link-to-get-gps-coordinates/75963 "2023-03-01T19:13:59Z")

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Hi I have this "URL": wss://gps-websocket.blackvuecloud.com/?token=(a very long string of charaters) which will get me some GPS locations. I see in the Chrome-inspect that the GET method is used, but at the same time …

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## [How to create charts similar to PowerBI using node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-charts-similar-to-powerbi-using-node-red/75883)

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**Author:** [@ppennachi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ppennachi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2023 18:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-charts-similar-to-powerbi-using-node-red/75883 "2023-03-01T18:29:05Z")

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Hello everyone I need to understand if it's possible, and then how, to create something similar with this: using node-red. I already did some research and didn't find anything similar. Appreciate all the …

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## [NR with Buster vs Bullseye?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nr-with-buster-vs-bullseye/75843)

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**Author:** [@gNeandr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gNeandr)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2023 12:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nr-with-buster-vs-bullseye/75843 "2023-03-01T12:29:29Z")

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Wonder why Node-red only runs up to Raspian 11 (Buster), and why the official version 12 (Bullseye) is not (or not yet) supported. Basically no problem, thought with Bullseye later updates would be avoided.

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## [Node red contrib-alexa-remote2](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-alexa-remote2/75930)

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**Author:** [@Giacomo23](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Giacomo23)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2023 16:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-alexa-remote2/75930 "2023-03-01T16:24:51Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm using the contrib-alexa-remote2 on device activity node. I logged in to the relevant page during the deployment phase and saved the cookies in my PI the only thing is that when I try to call an echo dev…

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## [Multiple line chart instructions](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-line-chart-instructions/75932)

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**Author:** [@Sekuti](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sekuti)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2023 16:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-line-chart-instructions/75932 "2023-03-01T16:19:08Z")

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Hello, I am new to node red and I have problems creating simple multiple line chart. I red many examples and watch a lot of videos and I still dont know what I am doing wrong. I came so far that I am getting data to cha…

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## [Node reserved property names](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-reserved-property-names/75949)

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**Author:** [@CanyonCasa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/CanyonCasa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2023 15:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-reserved-property-names/75949 "2023-03-01T15:53:37Z")

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The Node-red documentation, docs - creating nodes - properties, lists reserved property names as all lowercase single letters and id, type, wires, inputs, and outputs. Although perhaps obvious, the list should also inclu…

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## [Lutron Caseta Control](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lutron-caseta-control/75908)

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**Author:** [@Vahdettin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Vahdettin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2023 15:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lutron-caseta-control/75908 "2023-03-01T15:16:42Z")

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If you have a Caseta system with a SmartBridge Pro that you want to automate, the new node collection node-red-contrib-caseta has been published. Lights can be controlled directly from a flow or remotes and devices can…

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## [Handling message objects full of objects](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/handling-message-objects-full-of-objects/75941)

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**Author:** [@steven\_191](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/steven_191)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2023 15:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/handling-message-objects-full-of-objects/75941 "2023-03-01T15:04:49Z")

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Due to my lack of javascript skill, im struggling with a bit of code. I thought there was a node that could take a message and separate the content into individual objects that could be then sent out one after the other. …

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## [Graph Generate + PDF & MAIL](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/graph-generate-pdf-mail/75739)

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**Author:** [@ankit.prasad](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ankit.prasad)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2023 14:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/graph-generate-pdf-mail/75739 "2023-03-01T14:33:53Z")

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How to generate Graph from Influxdb . Use node-red and filter data based on API (unique ID) and generate PDF and automate it During the Specified time -Shoot Email to user.

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