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## [Array Object Variable](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/array-object-variable/35239)
**Author:** [@mdeluca1992](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mdeluca1992)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 21:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/array-object-variable/35239 "2020-11-02T21:30:15Z")
I am trying to build an object array using two variables. Below is an example of what I am trying to do. Variables text1 and text2. When I look in the debug window the array object has the variable and not the text I def…
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## [Timezone - Help](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timezone-help/35224)
**Author:** [@everynone](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/everynone)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 21:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timezone-help/35224 "2020-11-02T21:25:21Z")
New to Node-Red so if I need to post more information, lmk. I'm running Node-Red through Hassio on a Synology machine. The machine is set on the correct timezone, the docker containers are all set on the correct timezone…
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## [HTTP buffer length](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-buffer-length/35235)
**Author:** [@Martin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Martin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 20:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-buffer-length/35235 "2020-11-02T20:10:39Z")
hello there. For purpouse of retirieve information from a web page i'been using "http request node" but, it can only give a maximum of 5700 characters, wich is more less than what is needed to get the specified data. …
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## [How to clear all points on WorldMap on a dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-clear-all-points-on-worldmap-on-a-dashboard/35236)
**Author:** [@Karen123](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Karen123)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 19:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-clear-all-points-on-worldmap-on-a-dashboard/35236 "2020-11-02T19:52:10Z")
Hi All, I have created a map on NodeRed and am trying to create a button to clear all points on the map. However, the flow I built does not work. I have also tried the solutions suggested in the thread (https://discours…
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## [Use both MCP3008 Device IDs](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-both-mcp3008-device-ids/35198)
**Author:** [@Stefan1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Stefan1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 19:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-both-mcp3008-device-ids/35198 "2020-11-02T19:46:53Z")
Hello, I have two MCP3008 and would like to read them out via Node-Red. My problem is that I can only read it out for one Device ID. If I set the first A/D-Converter to CE0, the second A/D-Converter also use CE0, althou…
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## [Simple question and answer node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/simple-question-and-answer-node/35229)
**Author:** [@Marty1982](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Marty1982)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 19:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/simple-question-and-answer-node/35229 "2020-11-02T19:23:20Z")
Hi all node maniacs! I'm working on a simple Q&A node, so a node ask a simple question and depending on the answer it executes some action. I need the simplest of this because i not rocket science what i want to do. S…
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## [Node-red-contrib-dashboard-bar-chart-data](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-dashboard-bar-chart-data/35228)
**Author:** [@alex3](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/alex3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 17:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-dashboard-bar-chart-data/35228 "2020-11-02T17:55:06Z")
Hi Does anyone have any experience with persisting with this node? The documentation makes it sound pretty straightforwad. Just inject the output back to the input to refresh the data on restart. I just can't get it to …
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## [Mqtt keeps dropping every 45secs for 15secs](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-keeps-dropping-every-45secs-for-15secs/35230)
**Author:** [@stone](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/stone)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 18:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-keeps-dropping-every-45secs-for-15secs/35230 "2020-11-02T18:28:36Z")
2 Nov 11:50:23 - \[info\] \[mqtt-broker:MQTT house\] Disconnected from broker: NodeRed@mqtt://10.xx:1883 2 Nov 11:50:38 - \[info\] \[mqtt-broker:MQTT house\] Connected to broker: NodeRed@mqtt://10.xx:1883 2 Nov 11:50:54 - \[info\]…
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## [Json problem to add button at map , the popup button not works as json send data](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/json-problem-to-add-button-at-map-the-popup-button-not-works-as-json-send-data/35132)
**Author:** [@halukmy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/halukmy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 17:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/json-problem-to-add-button-at-map-the-popup-button-not-works-as-json-send-data/35132 "2020-11-02T17:57:16Z")
"{"name":"1310","Uygulanan Enerji":"6","Bağlı Uygulama":"DownPole","Cihaz Özellikleri":"XEN Module","layer":"areylight","weblink ":"areylight,","lat":37.027859, "lon":27.987977,"popup":'\
**Author:** [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 17:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-about-watch-node/35187 "2020-11-02T17:50:26Z")
I am not sure I understand the following... Note: The directory or file must exist in order to be watched. If the file or directory gets deleted it may no longer be monitored even if it gets re-created. If I have a fl…
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## [Smartthings 2019 power outlet - acting on current\_power\_w](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/smartthings-2019-power-outlet-acting-on-current-power-w/35220)
**Author:** [@derekcfoley](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/derekcfoley)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 15:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/smartthings-2019-power-outlet-acting-on-current-power-w/35220 "2020-11-02T15:35:19Z")
Hi there - I have a 2019 Smartthings socket outlet paired with a Smarthings V2 hub. I run Node Red on a Raspberry Pi and HomeAssistant. The socket device has built in energy monitoring - I can toggle it on and off via t…
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## [Command prompt from Dashboard with command included](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/command-prompt-from-dashboard-with-command-included/35217)
**Author:** [@Bruno](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Bruno)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 17:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/command-prompt-from-dashboard-with-command-included/35217 "2020-11-02T17:21:01Z")
Hello everybody. I am trying to open a command prompt terminal using a button from Dashboard. Also, when terminal is opening, I want to run alreday a ssh command ( ssh username@ip address). To open the terminal I used…
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## [Question about RBE](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-about-rbe/35213)
**Author:** [@softy2k](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/softy2k)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 16:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-about-rbe/35213 "2020-11-02T16:51:25Z")
Hello, Shouldn't I just have rising values at the exit? In other words, just something like 1, 2, 3? Never 3, 2, 1 (or decreasing combinations of these numbers)? \[{"id":"ca451102.306ac","type":"inject","z":"cdf5d921.…
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## [Renaming group names](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/renaming-group-names/35210)
**Author:** [@Boja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Boja)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 16:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/renaming-group-names/35210 "2020-11-02T16:04:02Z")
You can rename them as described by \[hugobox\] back in 2018 by the code below, but I wonder if it's possible to rename it permanently while running, which includes the group name displayed in the Dashboard overview tab : …
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## [Get feedback from template](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-feedback-from-template/14644)
**Author:** [@YT2310](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/YT2310)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 15:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-feedback-from-template/14644 "2020-11-02T15:35:45Z")
Hey there, I'm trying to get a feedback from my ui template. I want, that if a link is pressed, i get a feedback from the template node. (same like the feedback from a dashboard button) Can you explain me how to do so? …
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## [Connect to multiple oracle DB's](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connect-to-multiple-oracle-dbs/35204)
**Author:** [@rey](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 14:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connect-to-multiple-oracle-dbs/35204 "2020-11-02T14:58:15Z")
Hi, I make use of the node-red-contrib-oracledb-mod plugin. I can connect to an oracle DB and run queries. However I have no idea how to access another oracle DB within the same flow, or even in a different flow in the …
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## [GET nodes of Admin API broken?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-nodes-of-admin-api-broken/35215)
**Author:** [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 14:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-nodes-of-admin-api-broken/35215 "2020-11-02T14:48:53Z")
I have been trying to use more of the Admin API in reworking my backup flows solution. The GET flows, Get (specific) flow content methods work. But when I try the GET nodes (list) method, I get HTML back? Not a list o…
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## [Slow database output +4 seconds](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/slow-database-output-4-seconds/35152)
**Author:** [@RogierQ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RogierQ)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 14:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/slow-database-output-4-seconds/35152 "2020-11-02T14:21:32Z")
Hi! I made a complex game with node red that uses 130 mysql nodes The sql nodes a triggered between 1 sec and 30 seconds repeating In the beginning it worked very fast but now more and more the replies become slowly …
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## [Combine and Status node question?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/combine-and-status-node-question/35186)
**Author:** [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 14:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/combine-and-status-node-question/35186 "2020-11-02T14:17:43Z")
Given the following flow? \[{"id":"11cd268d.ac2249","type":"inject","z":"d9c9f5b0.34c538","name":"","props":\[{"p":"payload"}\],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":true,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"da…
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## [Dynamic icon for the Button node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-icon-for-the-button-node/35209)
**Author:** [@iungo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iungo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 14:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-icon-for-the-button-node/35209 "2020-11-02T14:07:30Z")
Is it possible to make dynamic icon for the Button node? It is very helpful for the start/pause button. I tried it like this: but it doesn't work. I see only ? sign.
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## [Detect value in msg.payload.body](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/detect-value-in-msg-payload-body/35206)
**Author:** [@CKL1976](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/CKL1976)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 13:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/detect-value-in-msg-payload-body/35206 "2020-11-02T13:57:51Z")
Hi Newbie here :slight\_smile: I have a msg.payload.body that contains one long string of text, please see below part of the payload. "deviceModel":"MT10","alertId":"645140646630744781","alertType":"Sensor change detec…
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## [Node forking etiquette?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-forking-etiquette/35163)
**Author:** [@hepcat72](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hepcat72)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 13:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-forking-etiquette/35163 "2020-11-02T13:57:29Z")
So I found some bugs in a node I installed and created 2 issues on the repo's github page, hoping that the author may fix the issues I'd found. He responded saying he didn't have time to work on it. Totally understandab…
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## ["Too many errors" in function node, but works ok](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/too-many-errors-in-function-node-but-works-ok/35088)
**Author:** [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [1 November 2020 23:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/too-many-errors-in-function-node-but-works-ok/35088 "2020-11-01T23:35:41Z")
Following on from another thread @Huda has a Function node that works correctly but in the node-red editor it shows a yellow warning triangle which shows the error "Too many errors 70% scanned". Google suggested that th…
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## [TypeError: runtime.flows.loadFlows is not a function](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typeerror-runtime-flows-loadflows-is-not-a-function/35175)
**Author:** [@yogy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/yogy)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 12:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typeerror-runtime-flows-loadflows-is-not-a-function/35175 "2020-11-02T12:29:57Z")
Imported a via palette manager a node json-db-node-red. Did not worked as I hoped it would. After some trials witch did not worked for me I wanted to delete the node. But the deploy button stays red and there is no r…
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## [Can not install new node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-install-new-node/35199)
**Author:** [@Madhumati](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Madhumati)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 12:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-install-new-node/35199 "2020-11-02T12:13:55Z")
Hello, I am using raspberry pi based device using node-RED with it, I am trying to install " node-red-contrib-thingrest " But it gives me error as attached in log : can you give me some hint about the cause of this…
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## [Removing negative latitude and longitude coordinates](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/removing-negative-latitude-and-longitude-coordinates/34665)
**Author:** [@bachloo.rahul](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bachloo.rahul)\
**Replies:** 47\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 11:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/removing-negative-latitude-and-longitude-coordinates/34665 "2020-11-02T11:59:15Z")
My Gps Sensor is sending 2 payloads of messages containing latitude and longitude at the same time.So want to remove the extra latitude and longitude coordinates. Here is the flow flows.json (632 Bytes)
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## [Listening to key input from other pi devices in the dashbord](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/listening-to-key-input-from-other-pi-devices-in-the-dashbord/35102)
**Author:** [@thepianocian](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thepianocian)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 11:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/listening-to-key-input-from-other-pi-devices-in-the-dashbord/35102 "2020-11-02T11:49:16Z")
Hello everyone, this may sound like a dumb question but I am very new to node-red and was wondering if you had any thoughts on this. I am running node-red from a main Windows device. I have multiple pi devices that I wo…
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## [Sqlite choose only previous day data?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sqlite-choose-only-previous-day-data/35078)
**Author:** [@questuk](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/questuk)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 11:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sqlite-choose-only-previous-day-data/35078 "2020-11-02T11:02:00Z")
Hi, I have a Sqlite database eventually I want to show the last 1 days data on a chart. But first I need to sort the date. Today as I write this it is Friday. I have the following .. SELECT \* FROM DATA WHERE ID LIK…
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## [Python code in node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/python-code-in-node-red/35106)
**Author:** [@varunyc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/varunyc)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 10:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/python-code-in-node-red/35106 "2020-11-02T10:59:20Z")
Dear All, I am writing python code which uses machine learning algorithm like LSTM to forecast the future stock data. The entire code is developed in Jupyter notebook. So the extension of file in ipynb. Is there any no…
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## [Create an array from different modbus read](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-an-array-from-different-modbus-read/34308)
**Author:** [@Salvatore](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Salvatore)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [2 November 2020 09:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-an-array-from-different-modbus-read/34308 "2020-11-02T09:54:35Z")
hi, how can i create a vector from different modbus read node? is it possible to change the payload name of the modbus read node? I have to perform mathematical operations from the data processed by several modbus nod…
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