Following on from my previous post,here is a sample flow that I have put together that comprises of a couple of text boxes and a button with a bit of validation.
Be gentle with me!
As I am still getting to grips with Node Red (its only been few days), I have found that there are some 13 nodes involved in this simple exercise. Basically each drop down needs to have had a selection made before pressing the button otherwise throw out an error.
Am I on the right track here? - it does work but there is 'working' and 'working' ....!
Maybe I am missing a few shortcuts that I need to learn and perhaps I have made this a bit too long winded..! It's all a learning process and I want to be sure I am on the right track,
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