How to construct SNMP Varbinds with payload values

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I am using the SNMP SET node and want to craft a Varbinds with items from msg.payload. When I build a valid msg.varbinds via a function node and pass it in, I get "Unexpected end of JSON input". The same data pasted directly into the SNMP SET node works.

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Unfortunately your flows aren't currently importable.Please read the following post How to share code or flow json and then edit the above message.

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Thanks for the feedback. I will re-post correctly!

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Here is the working code...

[{"id":"af0deb90.cddf8","type":"function","z":"decf9f47.ca3f3","name":"Create varibind","func":"var inputValue = msg.payload;\nmsg.varbinds = [{\"oid\":\"1.3.6.1.4.1.19536.10.1.5.1.1.2.1.6\",\"type\":\"OctetString\",\"value\": \"\"+msg.payload+\"\"}]\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":390,"y":2240,"wires":[["4bb28274.c69094","2e302916.8e4ad6"]]}]

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And here is the code that is similar, but giving errors:

[{"id":"e6b1fc81.b6fce8","type":"function","z":"decf9f47.ca3f3","name":"Link OID and Outlet Number","func":"var inputValue = msg.payload;\nvar outlet = msg.payload.OutletNumber;\nvar name = msg.payload.Name;\nvar oid = \"1.3.6.1.4.1.19536.10.1.5.1.1.2.1.\";\nvar fulloid = oid + outlet;\nmsg.varbinds = [{\"oid\":\"\"+fulloid+\"\",\"type\":\"OctetString\",\"value\":\"\"+name+\"\"}]\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":240,"y":1980,"wires":[["c0153bcf.f2ca8","5917575.87ebf28","a43b8875.03654"]]}]

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So this is your function:

var inputValue = msg.payload;
var outlet = msg.payload.OutletNumber;
var name = msg.payload.Name;
var oid = "1.3.6.1.4.1.19536.10.1.5.1.1.2.1.";
var fulloid = oid + outlet;
msg.varbinds = [{"oid":""+fulloid+"","type":"OctetString","value":""+name+""}]
return msg;

Since name cimes from msg.payload.Name what is in msg.payload.Name? Try adding a debug node to the node that feeds your function node so you can see it's contents

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I did have a debug node, and what was driving me crazy was that it had the right info in it. I did find the error. At some point I must have entered the SNMP SET node and started to type in something in the Varbinds field, but then deleted it, or so I thought. I left a few blank spaces so the windows looked empty, but was not empty. When I deleted the node and copied a new one in, it worked just fine.

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It might be good to submit an issue on the node. A field with just spaces should generally be treated as empty.

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No. In general spaces are treated as spaces. The user may wish to send spaces. In this specific case they may not, so yes could be fixed.

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Perhaps my use of the word 'general' was too general. I suppose what I meant was that fields where an entry consisting of just spaces would not be expected, and where an empty field has some significance (such as allowing a value to be passed in a message attribute), should ideally be treated as if they are empty. It is not what one could call a bug, it is just a matter of being nice to the user.

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Indeed. Already fixed

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Having made that comment I am now going to have to check all my nodes to see I have coped with that condition. :frowning:

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