# \[Feature Request\]Option to turn off node status on file read node

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-option-to-turn-off-node-status-on-file-read-node/56696>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [15 January 2022 11:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-option-to-turn-off-node-status-on-file-read-node/56696 "2022-01-15T11:56:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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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:** [20 January 2022 19:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-option-to-turn-off-node-status-on-file-read-node/56696/21 "2022-01-20T19:08:14Z")

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nice... getting there... yes - plus like your last suggestion...

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [20 January 2022 19:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-option-to-turn-off-node-status-on-file-read-node/56696/22 "2022-01-20T19:40:28Z")

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There would only be one option 🙂

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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:** [20 January 2022 19:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-option-to-turn-off-node-status-on-file-read-node/56696/23 "2022-01-20T19:49:41Z")

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it's always "just one more..."

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [20 January 2022 19:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-option-to-turn-off-node-status-on-file-read-node/56696/24 "2022-01-20T19:52:34Z")

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I promise not from me 🙂

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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:** [20 January 2022 19:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-option-to-turn-off-node-status-on-file-read-node/56696/25 "2022-01-20T19:55:29Z")

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> [@dceejay](#):
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> it's always "just one more..."

Just like a Guatemalan chicken bus.

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [20 January 2022 20:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-option-to-turn-off-node-status-on-file-read-node/56696/26 "2022-01-20T20:16:51Z")

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> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
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> |`long-base-directory/pi/the-read-me-file.md`|42|  
> |`long-base-directory/../the-re...`|32|

Although of course there's no such thing as a file extension in sensible operating systems, people do insist on calling files blahblah.json etc.  
Is it possible to retain anything after the last dot?  
`long-base-directory/../the-...md`

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**Author:** ![shrickus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/shrickus/32/517_2.png) [@shrickus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/shrickus)\
**Post date:** [20 January 2022 20:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-option-to-turn-off-node-status-on-file-read-node/56696/27 "2022-01-20T20:20:34Z")

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> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
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> however `.` is a valid in a filename so could trip someone up

good point -- tacking on adjacent dots could be misleading. Perhaps use a single ellipsis html entity `&hellip;` ?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/2/021a79420b82d0609626e285bea60b2ddb0872c0.png)

Another possibility is to use CSS classes/styles to show only so many characters wide, and let the browser trim the string, like so:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/c/4/c41e7a8f40fc653c7159c0efbdb83f238195bc74.png)

(and you can see how the hover title looks)

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [20 January 2022 20:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-option-to-turn-off-node-status-on-file-read-node/56696/28 "2022-01-20T20:52:01Z")

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I admit I had forgotten text-overflow but will point out that it won't save precious websocket bandwidth.

That said, if Dave & Nick like it, I'd be more than happy to go that direction.

Good call.

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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:** [21 March 2022 20:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-option-to-turn-off-node-status-on-file-read-node/56696/29 "2022-03-21T20:52:25Z")

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