Sorry folks, but I am a bit stuck. This is the code I have that works. let now = Date(); msg.time = now; return msg; But I am only wanting a basic time output of HH:mm:ss How would I get that - easily. I know of the moment node. But I want to keep this VERY simple. Which I know is out of character for me. :wink:

I'm using this: function addZero(i) { if (i < 10) { i = "0" + i } return i; } const ts = new Date() let hhmmss = addZero(ts.getHours()) + ":" + addZero(ts.getMinutes()) + ":" + addZero(ts.getSeconds()) msg.payload = hhmmss return msg

You greatly over estimate my intelligence. I see words but that's it. I can't translate that to anything I can use. Sorry.

I thought it was obvious: let now = Date(); msg.time = now.toLocaleTimeString(); return msg; EDIT: Fixed the typo @ .toLocaleTimeString() Readers are encouraged to read on - as there's another issue in this sniplet.

[image] ralphwetzel: msg.time = now.toLocalTimeString(); Maybe. But Node-red doesn't like it. [Screenshot from 2023-03-12 10-17-33] gets me [Screenshot from 2023-03-12 10-17-22] TypeError: now.toLocalTimeString is not a function

Changed msg.payload to msg.time but all works. These tricks with functions are still above my head. (But I am a short person)

const now = new Date() msg.time = now.toLocaleTimeString() return msg [image] Date.prototype.toLocaleTimeString() - JavaScript | MDN The toLocaleTimeString() method returns a string with a language-sensitive representation of the time portion of the date. In implementations with Intl.DateTimeFormat API support, this method simply calls Intl.DateTimeFormat.

Ok, in the error I posted above I left in the msg.time = now line. But I had that middle line in there - didn't I? It threw an error which I didn't / don't understand.

Your error was 2 fold. You did not specify new so now was not a proper Date object. So you could not call toLocaleTimeString on the uninstantiated object now You also had an unnecessary line msg.time = now

Alas I've deleted the original code. Looking at what I see in the screen shot - function node: let now = Date(); msg.time = now.tolocalTimeString(); msg.time = now; return msg; Sorry, but where is new in this? You did not specify new so..... I am fretting just now as I have seen ANOTHER problem with some code I posted in an effort to help some one. It will work, but there is a problem. (Argh) This ^&^& OCD really REALLY sucks. I am now trying to get the problem I see fixed. All this was a simple thing to make it a BASIC time printout showing time stamps. Not really crucial to things. Just to make it nicer to read.

The difference let now = new Date() When called as a constructor, returns a new Date object let now = Date() When called as a function, returns a string representation of the current date and time. All arguments are ignored. The result is the same as executing new Date().toString() Hope you get your problem fixed

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Colin 12 March 2023 08:11 14

Also you had local instead of locale.

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