Hello all, I have tried to set a flow that writes three diferent files in a local folder. I am running it in Localhost with Docker. When I try to run it, the flow has some strange behaviours as soon as I introduce the FILE node, such as: Debug nodes are not printing anything the flow does not see…

Yes this is a problem of the file Node but I have a workaround. The file remains really open when you specify the filename and path in the file node. It is also specified in the help of the node. If you want that the file node closes the file after each writing, you should not specify the filename …

Flow stops when using FILE node

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zenofmud 17 January 2022 18:37 5

When you say 'the variables disappear' what do you mean?
What variables?
Where do they dissapear?
and what do you mean by 'when I do not have a FILE node in my flow' Are you removing the node?
Are you using persistant storage for your context variables?
(here is something to read A guide to understanding 'Persistent Context')

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Flow stops when using FILE node

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