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## ["string" named payload properties in dashboard gauge](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/string-named-payload-properties-in-dashboard-gauge/56101)

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**Author:** [@SeRiusRod](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SeRiusRod)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 January 2022 12:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/string-named-payload-properties-in-dashboard-gauge/56101 "2022-01-05T12:32:02Z")

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Strange topic... I know. I have to place several gauges in a "trunk" modbus output system that outputs this kind of names. I know that I can place a change node before the gauges to adapt the payload, but unfortunate…

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## [Need RBE opposite](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-rbe-opposite/56141)

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**Author:** [@RGebel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RGebel)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [5 January 2022 12:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-rbe-opposite/56141 "2022-01-05T12:25:03Z")

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looking for a node that does the opposite as RBE. I am looking for a node that will only pass if the last two messages are the same. Does anyone Know of any such NODE?

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## [OEE with Node-Red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/oee-with-node-red/56067)

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**Author:** [@jmccc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jmccc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [5 January 2022 12:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/oee-with-node-red/56067 "2022-01-05T12:01:50Z")

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Hi, I am trying to make OEE calculations with the help of node red. In this function i'm trying to calculate the availability parameter (A). I am trying to write a function to give me the availability value, but no matt…

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## [\[UPDATE\] node-red-contrib-zwave-js 6.3.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-zwave-js-6-3-0/52612)

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**Author:** [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [5 January 2022 10:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-zwave-js-6-3-0/52612 "2022-01-05T10:11:58Z")

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I often get asked, 'What is the command being sent, when I manipulate my devices from the UI' until now, the answer has been 'It uses the ValueAPI'. 6.3.0 Adds a new UI Monitor, that allows you to see how a command was…

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## [Protobuf decode into JSON](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/protobuf-decode-into-json/56138)

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**Author:** [@SumeetBulani](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SumeetBulani)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 January 2022 10:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/protobuf-decode-into-json/56138 "2022-01-05T10:53:27Z")

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Hello Community, I am trying to decode proto formatted data I receive from rabbitmq. I am using node-red-contrib-protobuf node. I have tried the other available nodes as well but none of them seem to be working. With t…

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## [How to split data from mqtt broker](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-split-data-from-mqtt-broker/56133)

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**Author:** [@firfaz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/firfaz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [5 January 2022 10:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-split-data-from-mqtt-broker/56133 "2022-01-05T10:45:49Z")

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Hi node-red community, im new in node-red. i have problem to get data n split it. i have 5 data. what should i do. I have 5 data. now my data is out, but I need a separation on each data. how to separate data

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## [Get data from html page(Login page) to sqlite DB](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-data-from-html-page-login-page-to-sqlite-db/56118)

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**Author:** [@Ketul](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Ketul)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 January 2022 08:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-data-from-html-page-login-page-to-sqlite-db/56118 "2022-01-05T08:33:55Z")

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I want to take data from html page(Login page) to sqlite DB like username, password so what is the procedure and code i need to use?

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## [Dashboard- Groups placement](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-groups-placement/56081)

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**Author:** [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 January 2022 04:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-groups-placement/56081 "2022-01-05T04:30:59Z")

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struggling for quite sometime now, unable to align the groups next to each other, enough desktop space available as shown. first group is 61 units wide second group is 18 units wide third group is 30 groups wide four…

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## [Mysql with function node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mysql-with-function-node/56032)

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**Author:** [@perico](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/perico)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 January 2022 01:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mysql-with-function-node/56032 "2022-01-05T01:11:34Z")

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Hi, Can I post data to a mysql database via a function node? I have a limited Node-RED in my device and I can't install mysql node. Thank you, Roger.

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## [How to process a JSON message with special chars](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-process-a-json-message-with-special-chars/56112)

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**Author:** [@hazymat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hazymat)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 23:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-process-a-json-message-with-special-chars/56112 "2022-01-04T23:34:35Z")

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I have a little battery-powered 6 button scene controller (Zigbee), hooked up to Sonoff Zigbee hub with Tasmota installed. When I press the first button, and pipe the message through JSON node, I get this: The un…

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## [Where to apply a delay: Arduino or NodeRed](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-to-apply-a-delay-arduino-or-nodered/56116)

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**Author:** [@Noh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Noh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 23:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-to-apply-a-delay-arduino-or-nodered/56116 "2022-01-04T23:10:07Z")

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I have wired an NodeMCU ESP8266 to an SHT30 humidity monitor and publish its reading every 10 sec. NodeRed subscribes to the published humidity topic and checks it against a threshold value (95%). If it's over that, th…

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## [I cannot see any devices in zigbee2mqtt-bridge node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-cannot-see-any-devices-in-zigbee2mqtt-bridge-node/55753)

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**Author:** [@pi1234](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pi1234)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 21:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-cannot-see-any-devices-in-zigbee2mqtt-bridge-node/55753 "2022-01-04T21:31:32Z")

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Hi, I have a problem with my node-red. Since my SD card crashed I installed the whole PI including node-red again and imported my old flows. mosquitto service is running zigbee2mqtt service is running too. sudo jour…

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## [Timers and Timed Actions](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timers-and-timed-actions/56103)

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**Author:** [@rgatlin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rgatlin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 21:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timers-and-timed-actions/56103 "2022-01-04T21:15:47Z")

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I am currently using node-red-contrib-cip-ethernet-ip and node-red-node-mysql to read tags off a PLC, and push them into a MySQL database for use in another application. What I want to do, is read off the tags at a timed…

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## [How to filter out "flapping" status](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-filter-out-flapping-status/56087)

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**Author:** [@jaeti01](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jaeti01)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 20:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-filter-out-flapping-status/56087 "2022-01-04T20:12:20Z")

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Can someone advise me on the following please? I have an Bluetooth beacon and use geofency on my phone to call an http endpoint in nodered when the phone comes near to the beacon, and as well wenn it leaves the vicinity…

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## [Roller shutter automation with variables](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/roller-shutter-automation-with-variables/55764)

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**Author:** [@u20p17](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/u20p17)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 19:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/roller-shutter-automation-with-variables/55764 "2022-01-04T19:57:56Z")

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Hi all, at the moment I am trying to implement my roller shutter automation in Node-Red. The roller shutter are closing at night automatically and open in the morning - everything like expected. Now I also want to Imple…

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## [Use payload or context in filename with node: Read File](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-payload-or-context-in-filename-with-node-read-file/56094)

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**Author:** [@Seyude](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Seyude)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 18:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-payload-or-context-in-filename-with-node-read-file/56094 "2022-01-04T18:53:07Z")

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Hello, Short version: How can I use the msg.payload in the filename I want to read with the node 'Read File'? Why: I'm working on the following flow: \[{"id":"d944d9276f412dd6","type":"tab","label":"TESTFLOW","disable…

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## [How to fix the x-axis on chart node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-fix-the-x-axis-on-chart-node/56056)

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**Author:** [@OscarF](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/OscarF)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 17:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-fix-the-x-axis-on-chart-node/56056 "2022-01-04T17:02:56Z")

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Hi I'm using the node red 0.20.5 version and I have a trouble with the chart node, the x-axis isn't accurate and the timeline it's larger than I specified, so the data looks so close together. This is a image about how …

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## [Node Red consuming 100% CPU power](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-consuming-100-cpu-power/56006)

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**Author:** [@IAmKonni](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/IAmKonni)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 15:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-consuming-100-cpu-power/56006 "2022-01-04T15:45:54Z")

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Hey guys, i am using Node-RED in my home automation scenario for different purposes. I have about 10 flows with each about 5 up to 50 nodes. Everything is working fine, but i have a big problem with the CPU usage that s…

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## [Trouble with custom UI Toggle control (In UI\_Template)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trouble-with-custom-ui-toggle-control-in-ui-template/56084)

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**Author:** [@Jdo300](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jdo300)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 15:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trouble-with-custom-ui-toggle-control-in-ui-template/56084 "2022-01-04T15:32:57Z")

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I created a template node for a custom Toggle switch (based on a standard checkbox) and when the switch is toggled, I'm using the scope object to send a message payload with the new toggle switch state. However, if I hav…

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## [Corrent syntax to pull date, time, from timestamp and format to .csv](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/corrent-syntax-to-pull-date-time-from-timestamp-and-format-to-csv/56088)

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**Author:** [@Loonhaunt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Loonhaunt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 15:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/corrent-syntax-to-pull-date-time-from-timestamp-and-format-to-csv/56088 "2022-01-04T15:22:58Z")

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I am using the code below in a format node to pull data from openweathermap to create a small .csv data base. I am having a hard time getting and formatting date time info into date,time or datetime, I am only able to …

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## [Flows disappear when restarting Raspberry pi](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-disappear-when-restarting-raspberry-pi/55439)

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**Author:** [@Loonhaunt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Loonhaunt)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 15:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-disappear-when-restarting-raspberry-pi/55439 "2022-01-04T15:14:31Z")

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How do I keep flows from disappearing when I power down or restart my Rpi? I don't know how to recover a flow. This doesn't seem to be consistent. I can work on a flow add nodes create functions etc. If I close my …

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## [Store complete msg object in InfluxDB](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-complete-msg-object-in-influxdb/56025)

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**Author:** [@jlazkano](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jlazkano)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 14:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-complete-msg-object-in-influxdb/56025 "2022-01-04T14:07:54Z")

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Hello, I have a crypto value object that want to store in a InfluxDB server: I have configured a 1.8v Influx server: But I get this error: Error: A 400 Bad Request error occurred: {"error":"unable to parse 'msg.p…

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## [Artless gauge centering](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/artless-gauge-centering/56082)

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**Author:** [@Surefire01](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Surefire01)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 13:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/artless-gauge-centering/56082 "2022-01-04T13:31:14Z")

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Hi folks Been playing with the artless gauge node for the dashboard. I can’t seem to get it centered horizontally though. The regular gauge centers ok but not the artless one. Any ideas? Thanks.

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## [Function query for Temp Values range change color in Svg id](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/function-query-for-temp-values-range-change-color-in-svg-id/56080)

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**Author:** [@dheeju1314](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dheeju1314)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 12:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/function-query-for-temp-values-range-change-color-in-svg-id/56080 "2022-01-04T12:05:07Z")

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how tointegrate the object path id of svg with temperature range values using colors

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## [Node-red-contrib-modbus. Cannot recover TCP connection after server rebooting](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-modbus-cannot-recover-tcp-connection-after-server-rebooting/47123)

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**Author:** [@John1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/John1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 11:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-modbus-cannot-recover-tcp-connection-after-server-rebooting/47123 "2022-01-04T11:55:15Z")

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Hello community. I have a question about possibility to automatically recover TCP connection after modbus server rebooting. There is next situation: Where I deploy the flow, all work good (TCP connection is set, client…

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## [Extract value on changing date](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/extract-value-on-changing-date/56040)

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**Author:** [@Stevom](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Stevom)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 11:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/extract-value-on-changing-date/56040 "2022-01-04T11:07:35Z")

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Hello, i need to extract the tho date from the json object. The date's always change depending what day it is. The data in picture is from the last date's, 2022-01-03 and 2022-01-04.

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## [Export a docker proyect with node-red and some npm packages](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-a-docker-proyect-with-node-red-and-some-npm-packages/56033)

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**Author:** [@Nxito](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nxito)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 08:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-a-docker-proyect-with-node-red-and-some-npm-packages/56033 "2022-01-04T08:53:31Z")

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I have a virtual machine with a docker project, it uses docker compose, npm and it has internet. I want to migrate this docker project to another machine without internet and be able to update if I require more changes …

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## [How to interpretate output of RSI or MACD TALib](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-interpretate-output-of-rsi-or-macd-talib/55986)

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**Author:** [@jrbou](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jrbou)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2022 08:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-interpretate-output-of-rsi-or-macd-talib/55986 "2022-01-04T08:28:18Z")

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Hi all, I am working on TALib indicators focus on RSI and MACD, I got the results from the node after create a json with my data, but I have no idea about how to store it or plot. I did a lot of search, but using Node-…

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## [How should the change node work with context?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-should-the-change-node-work-with-context/56058)

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**Author:** [@drmibell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drmibell)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [3 January 2022 22:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-should-the-change-node-work-with-context/56058 "2022-01-03T22:23:35Z")

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Using the change node to modify several properties of an incoming message, I decided to save the modified message in global context. It took a while to find the trick, but this seems to work. But I have questions. S…

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## [Import csv data to inluxdb - function node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/import-csv-data-to-inluxdb-function-node/55952)

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**Author:** [@tester277](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tester277)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [3 January 2022 21:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/import-csv-data-to-inluxdb-function-node/55952 "2022-01-03T21:35:49Z")

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Hello everyone, I want to write Data from csv with the following format to a influx db. Example: Time,TS1,TS2,RO1,Heatquantity1,Heatquantity2,CO2Savings,Errors 2020-01-02T00:00,3.0,14.6,0,977,977,234,0 How can you p…

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