# Divide Mustache template output into columns

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/divide-mustache-template-output-into-columns/89668>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [22 July 2024 11:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/divide-mustache-template-output-into-columns/89668 "2024-07-22T11:27:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![jttjtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/278dde/32.png) [@jttjtt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jttjtt)\
**Post date:** [22 July 2024 11:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/divide-mustache-template-output-into-columns/89668/1 "2024-07-22T11:27:00Z")

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I am generating table of files in directory. The files are in msg.files array like:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/e/a/eaaa980e896521f13a537307c2ff5cd887655ff3.png)

and I am using this template to generate a table:

```auto
<table>
    {{#files}}
    <tr>
        <td> {{.}} </td>
        <td> <a href="/files/{{{.}}}"> Download</a><td>
    </tr>
    {{/files}}
</table>

```

The question is - If I want to divide the output into more columns, how to achieve it?

Thanks.

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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:** [22 July 2024 12:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/divide-mustache-template-output-into-columns/89668/2 "2024-07-22T12:08:31Z")

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You would have to format the files array to an array of arrays, then loop the td section to. Or you could not use a table and use css to position span or div elements

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**Author:** ![jttjtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/278dde/32.png) [@jttjtt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jttjtt)\
**Post date:** [22 July 2024 12:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/divide-mustache-template-output-into-columns/89668/3 "2024-07-22T12:39:12Z")

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So split the one array into two separate arrays... I will try it...

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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:** [20 October 2024 12:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/divide-mustache-template-output-into-columns/89668/4 "2024-10-20T12:39:21Z")

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