# Chart Node is not working correctly

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-node-is-not-working-correctly/86436>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** chart, function-node\
**Created:** [14 March 2024 17:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-node-is-not-working-correctly/86436 "2024-03-14T17:57:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Kuristian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Kuristian](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kuristian)\
**Post date:** [14 March 2024 17:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-node-is-not-working-correctly/86436/1 "2024-03-14T17:57:03Z")

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Hello...  
I've been using chart for reading .csv files and It was working pretty nice BUT at some point it just stops the reading for the csv file. It's wierd 'cause I can send to chart older csv files but recently files are just not working on chart.

```auto
var chartData = {
    series: [],
    data: [],   
    labels: []  
};
for (var i = 1; i <= 6; i++) {
    var columnName = "T" + i;

    chartData.series.push(columnName);

    var seriesData = [];

    msg.payload.forEach(function (row) {
        var dataPoint = {
            x: row["Fecha - Hora"],
            y: parseFloat(row[columnName])  
        };

        seriesData.push(dataPoint);
    });

    chartData.data.push(seriesData);
}

msg.payload = [chartData];
return msg;

```

This is the code I'm using for sending csv array to chart.

Can anyone help me to solve this issue?

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**Author:** ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)\
**Post date:** [14 March 2024 18:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-node-is-not-working-correctly/86436/2 "2024-03-14T18:10:33Z")

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Please edit you post and correct the code , as it needs to be posted correctly

In order to make code readable and usable it is necessary to surround your code with three backticks (also known as a left quote or backquote `````)

````auto
``` 
   code goes here 
```

````

You can edit and correct your post by clicking the pencil ✏ icon.

See this post for more details - [How to share code or flow json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506)

Also it is very difficult to diagnose issues without example input.  
Copy first 5 lines of csv file and paste them in a template node, then create a example flow using template rather than file read node. Paste example flow here as shown above.  
[How to import/export a flow](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/editor/workspace/import-export)

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**Author:** ![Kuristian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Kuristian](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kuristian)\
**Post date:** [14 March 2024 20:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-node-is-not-working-correctly/86436/3 "2024-03-14T20:10:49Z")

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Thanks for the advice

```auto
[
    {
        "id": "4483d1e2393def58",
        "type": "tab",
        "label": "Example",
        "disabled": false,
        "info": "",
        "env": []
    },
    {
        "id": "7c3db8cccb61bd31",
        "type": "template",
        "z": "4483d1e2393def58",
        "name": "GOOD EXAMPLE",
        "field": "payload",
        "fieldType": "msg",
        "format": "javascript",
        "syntax": "mustache",
        "template": "[{\"Fecha - Hora\":\"10/03/2024 00:08\",\"T1\":81.43,\"T2\":81.62,\"T3\":92.05,\"T4\":89.41,\"T5\":89.9,\"T6\":95.97},{\"Fecha - Hora\":\"10/03/2024 00:18\",\"T1\":82.18,\"T2\":81.57,\"T3\":93.98,\"T4\":90.53,\"T5\":90.3,\"T6\":98.36},{\"Fecha - Hora\":\"10/03/2024 00:28\",\"T1\":82.53,\"T2\":81.53,\"T3\":94.54,\"T4\":90.18,\"T5\":90.35,\"T6\":95.94},{\"Fecha - Hora\":\"10/03/2024 00:38\",\"T1\":82.39,\"T2\":81.29,\"T3\":93.96,\"T4\":91.13,\"T5\":90.52,\"T6\":97.98},{\"Fecha - Hora\":\"10/03/2024 00:48\",\"T1\":81.36,\"T2\":81.27,\"T3\":92.74,\"T4\":90.03,\"T5\":90.27,\"T6\":96.05}]",
        "output": "json",
        "x": 590,
        "y": 280,
        "wires": [
            [
                "9149406bd5d212ba"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "9149406bd5d212ba",
        "type": "function",
        "z": "4483d1e2393def58",
        "name": "CHART",
        "func": "var chartData = {\n series: [],\n data: [], \n labels: [] \n};\nfor (var i = 1; i <= 6; i++) {\n var columnName = \"T\" + i;\n\n chartData.series.push(columnName);\n\n var seriesData = [];\n\n msg.payload.forEach(function (row) {\n var dataPoint = {\n x: row[\"Fecha - Hora\"],\n y: parseFloat(row[columnName]) \n };\n\n seriesData.push(dataPoint);\n });\n\n chartData.data.push(seriesData);\n}\n\nmsg.payload = [chartData];\nreturn msg;",
        "outputs": 1,
        "noerr": 0,
        "initialize": "",
        "finalize": "",
        "libs": [],
        "x": 840,
        "y": 300,
        "wires": [
            [
                "1a8b752a8e8ade35"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "1a8b752a8e8ade35",
        "type": "ui_chart",
        "z": "4483d1e2393def58",
        "name": "",
        "group": "be853d70bd1c97e3",
        "order": 58,
        "width": 0,
        "height": 0,
        "label": "chart",
        "chartType": "line",
        "legend": "false",
        "xformat": "HH:mm:ss",
        "interpolate": "linear",
        "nodata": "",
        "dot": false,
        "ymin": "",
        "ymax": "",
        "removeOlder": 1,
        "removeOlderPoints": "",
        "removeOlderUnit": "3600",
        "cutout": 0,
        "useOneColor": false,
        "useUTC": false,
        "colors": [
            "#1f77b4",
            "#aec7e8",
            "#ff7f0e",
            "#2ca02c",
            "#98df8a",
            "#d62728",
            "#ff9896",
            "#9467bd",
            "#c5b0d5"
        ],
        "outputs": 1,
        "useDifferentColor": false,
        "className": "",
        "x": 1010,
        "y": 300,
        "wires": [
            [
                "fc9f138bc88a5075"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "70a86e8370030de9",
        "type": "inject",
        "z": "4483d1e2393def58",
        "name": "",
        "props": [
            {
                "p": "payload"
            },
            {
                "p": "topic",
                "vt": "str"
            }
        ],
        "repeat": "",
        "crontab": "",
        "once": false,
        "onceDelay": 0.1,
        "topic": "",
        "payload": "",
        "payloadType": "date",
        "x": 220,
        "y": 280,
        "wires": [
            [
                "7c3db8cccb61bd31"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "fc9f138bc88a5075",
        "type": "debug",
        "z": "4483d1e2393def58",
        "name": "debug 28",
        "active": true,
        "tosidebar": true,
        "console": false,
        "tostatus": false,
        "complete": "false",
        "statusVal": "",
        "statusType": "auto",
        "x": 1180,
        "y": 300,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "17a19b2d7441ec82",
        "type": "template",
        "z": "4483d1e2393def58",
        "name": "BAD EXAMPLE",
        "field": "payload",
        "fieldType": "msg",
        "format": "javascript",
        "syntax": "mustache",
        "template": "[{ \"Fecha - Hora\": \"13/03/2024 00:39\", \"T1\": 83.96, \"T2\": 85.68, \"T3\": 92.86, \"T4\": 90.95, \"T5\": 94.53, \"T6\": 102.05 }, { \"Fecha - Hora\": \"13/03/2024 00:49\", \"T1\": 84.05, \"T2\": 86.88, \"T3\": 92.26, \"T4\": 89.94, \"T5\": 97.81, \"T6\": 104.82 }, { \"Fecha - Hora\": \"13/03/2024 00:59\", \"T1\": 85.82, \"T2\": 88.95, \"T3\": 92.94, \"T4\": 90.51, \"T5\": 97.16, \"T6\": 103.42 }, { \"Fecha - Hora\": \"13/03/2024 01:09\", \"T1\": 85.42, \"T2\": 87.53, \"T3\": 94.57, \"T4\": 90.39, \"T5\": 96.59, \"T6\": 102.27 }]",
        "output": "json",
        "x": 580,
        "y": 320,
        "wires": [
            [
                "9149406bd5d212ba"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "4c6b50ec4aa7c0ba",
        "type": "inject",
        "z": "4483d1e2393def58",
        "name": "",
        "props": [
            {
                "p": "payload"
            },
            {
                "p": "topic",
                "vt": "str"
            }
        ],
        "repeat": "",
        "crontab": "",
        "once": false,
        "onceDelay": 0.1,
        "topic": "",
        "payload": "",
        "payloadType": "date",
        "x": 220,
        "y": 320,
        "wires": [
            [
                "17a19b2d7441ec82"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "ef694fcbabe30cfc",
        "type": "comment",
        "z": "4483d1e2393def58",
        "name": "Note:",
        "info": "Here I have a \"good example\" that was\nfrom a .csv from 3 days ago that works correctly \nand a \"Bad example\" from a .csv from today",
        "x": 270,
        "y": 140,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "be853d70bd1c97e3",
        "type": "ui_group",
        "name": "Pruebas de Gráficas",
        "tab": "c92c58d9672674b5",
        "order": 1,
        "disp": true,
        "width": "6",
        "collapse": false,
        "className": ""
    },
    {
        "id": "c92c58d9672674b5",
        "type": "ui_tab",
        "name": "Prueba",
        "icon": "dashboard",
        "order": 11,
        "disabled": false,
        "hidden": false
    }
]

```

Here I have a "good example" that was from a .csv from 3 days ago that works correctly and a "Bad example" from a .csv from today.  
I still don't know what's going on, I see everything is the same but It just doesn't work.

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**Author:** ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)\
**Post date:** [14 March 2024 21:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-node-is-not-working-correctly/86436/4 "2024-03-14T21:07:59Z")

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The issue is your date format  
10/03/2024 the chart sees as October the 3rd  
13/03/2024 the chart sees as the 13 month, which does not exist and therefore is a bad date, therefore does not display.

So you need to send 03/13/2024 00:00.  
fix how you store csv file date ( best use timestamp milliseconds or ISO 8601) or alter function code to deal with date format.

Alter chart x format to custom and type in MM you will see month is 10 not 3.

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**Author:** ![Kuristian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Kuristian](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kuristian)\
**Post date:** [14 March 2024 22:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-node-is-not-working-correctly/86436/5 "2024-03-14T22:31:09Z")

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Thank you so much  
I'm new in this language I've been forced to learn quickly. Appreciate the help, once again, Thank you.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [28 March 2024 22:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-node-is-not-working-correctly/86436/6 "2024-03-28T22:31:50Z")

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