# Help| how to add timestamp into csv file

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**Created:** [27 July 2021 16:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-how-to-add-timestamp-into-csv-file/48973 "2021-07-27T16:59:20Z")\
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@dceejay @Colin can you merge the threads as they are about the same thing.

> [@Help| how to split string from mqtt](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-how-to-split-string-from-mqtt/48931):
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> i have send reading of accelerometer from MQTT to node-red in three axis (x -axis,y-axis and z-axis). however the message recieved is in the form of string. i have been watching youtube and reading google etc.i found that by using split node we are able to split the data from line that conisist xyz into a own line x , y and z .after split the data i want to save as csv and build graph from the reading.Since i am very new its quite confusing and im quite lost.i will show image detail below to ma…

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