# External variables in Range node

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/external-variables-in-range-node/16515>\
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**Created:** [9 October 2019 18:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/external-variables-in-range-node/16515 "2019-10-09T18:59:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [9 October 2019 19:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/external-variables-in-range-node/16515/2 "2019-10-09T19:07:59Z")

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Asked once and then the answer was NO. I think there is not much changed since.

> [@Dynamic input for Range node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-input-for-range-node/3091):
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> I found that it might be useful if Range node had option to set input range values dynamically. Why? For example I have a set of numeric data and it changes daily. So min and max are different for each day. For graphical representation I range that data into proper scale. But data can have anomalies. High peaks happen and so. For me the graphical representation talks about relativity of current set of the values. Min is at low edge and max is at the top and there will be no need to show any r…

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