Dear Experts, I have created a flow where I can store data into a file and it already works as expected. But now I want to enable / disable the logging using a simple switch (may be by blocking the entire message?) on the dashboard and I've been looking for a solution for hours now again and now I…

Didnt your other thread solve this? [image] Disable flow / injection using a button on the dashboard General Hi all, I am totally new here and I am not really familiar with software development and things like this... I have created an example with a gauge on a dashboar…

No! Or do you see a 'switch' and a 'write file' node on this screenshot? I do not want to disable the flow or the injection, I want to disable the logging only...

[image] nosered1966: do you see a 'switch' and a 'write file' node on this screenshot No, but that is completely irrelevant. For example several of the solutions offered in that thread show you how to block the flow of a msg. So using the same process, you can block these log messages reach…

Hi Stephen, first thank you very much for your quick response! I think I understand what you mean. In German you say "Viele Wege führen nach Rom!"... But currently I can not see it. But I will check this again and come back with a solution or a new question or with a copy of my code or I don't…

[image] nosered1966: Viele Wege führen nach Rom We in UK also use "Many roads lead to Rome" NOTE: I recommend the 2nd option in this thread: Cancel inputs for a period of time - #6 by Steve-Mcl - because I can help you with it & it doesnt use contrib nodes. If you were to use that ↑ demo t…

I tried... no success! Your code in gate is using msg.topic == "_block_toggle". But in dashboard switch I do not have a msg.topic. ? [grafik]

You can change the comparison to anything that suits you.

I do not see the problem. Set a flow variable with the dashboard switch node. Then put a switch node as filter before the write file node. Where is the problem?? [image] [{"id":"6f9ecff51b3542f4","type":"ui_switch","z":"88a88855e07a9bcf","name":"","label":"switch","tooltip":"","group":"8439522ea5…

@mickym2 : The main problem with all forums is: If you are somehow an "expert" then your comment / description might be helpful If you are an absolute beginner it can happen that the comment / description is simply not understood But I am already on a good way using the solution from @Steve-Mcl . …

@Steve-Mcl As you can see in the screenshot I have now somehow manged the issue by using your solution. But the logic is still wrong (unblocked when "logging is switched off" and blocked when "logging is switched on"). And I can't figure out how to change it. [grafik] [grafik] Here is the code…

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Didnt your other thread solve this?

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Enabling / disabling writing data to a file using a dashboard switch node

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