# Access data from string

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/access-data-from-string/10491
**Category:** General
**Created:** [24 April 2019 08:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/access-data-from-string/10491 "2019-04-24T08:00:43Z")
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### Author: ![davidcgu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@davidcgu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davidcgu)
#### Post date: [24 April 2019 08:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/access-data-from-string/10491/1 "2019-04-24T08:00:43Z")

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How can I access to the progress data for a gauge when receiving a string message as follows?

{"progress": 69, "\_timestamp": 1556092573, "location": "local", "path": "rounded\_rose\_120x120.gcode"}

Thanks in advance

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### Author: ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)
#### Post date: [24 April 2019 08:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/access-data-from-string/10491/2 "2019-04-24T08:07:24Z")

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Have you tried using the JSON node to convert it to a javascript object?

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### Author: ![davidcgu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@davidcgu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davidcgu)
#### Post date: [24 April 2019 08:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/access-data-from-string/10491/3 "2019-04-24T08:23:04Z")

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Thanks mate, solved...... One year disconnected and I forgot even the basics....