# Dashboard date picker always sends TWO dates?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-date-picker-always-sends-two-dates/72882>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [29 December 2022 10:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-date-picker-always-sends-two-dates/72882 "2022-12-29T10:47:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [30 December 2022 22:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-date-picker-always-sends-two-dates/72882/21 "2022-12-30T22:02:32Z")

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Of course, it is easy. Use a Trigger node configured like this:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/2/f23c467d5a9e0f971c7b7269fd8c417e09902158.png)

When the first message arrives it sends nothing but starts a 100msec timer. If another message arrives within that time then that message will be passed on. If no second message arrives then the original message will be passed on, so it should cope with both browsers.

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**Author:** ![pawihd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de0a6/32.png) [@pawihd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pawihd)\
**Post date:** [30 December 2022 23:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-date-picker-always-sends-two-dates/72882/22 "2022-12-30T23:02:22Z")

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Great! Thanks a lot!  
I will test it.

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**Author:** ![pawihd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de0a6/32.png) [@pawihd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pawihd)\
**Post date:** [31 December 2022 08:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-date-picker-always-sends-two-dates/72882/23 "2022-12-31T08:30:06Z")

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Hi colin,  
seems to work (with 200 ms delay)!  
100 ms was too close.  
Thanks again!

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [31 December 2022 13:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-date-picker-always-sends-two-dates/72882/24 "2022-12-31T13:10:13Z")

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Thanks for the detective work - it does indeed seem like Safari treats mouse down the same as losing focus which is odd... will fix.

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**Author:** ![pawihd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de0a6/32.png) [@pawihd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pawihd)\
**Post date:** [31 December 2022 14:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-date-picker-always-sends-two-dates/72882/25 "2022-12-31T14:45:54Z")

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Really! This will help a lot!

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [31 December 2022 15:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-date-picker-always-sends-two-dates/72882/26 "2022-12-31T15:55:53Z")

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Should be there now as version 3.3.0

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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:** [30 January 2023 15:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-date-picker-always-sends-two-dates/72882/27 "2023-01-30T15:56:34Z")

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