Hello, I'm working with a machine that uses different programms according to the production. Each programm has its own file and the machine says what programm is running thru an ".ini" file. I'm reading this .ini and getting the directory and filename of the actual programm running. Now i need to r…

You can use a change node to concatenate the string and insert the globals using JSONata expression. Or do similar in a function node with Javascript. Then feed msg.filename into the file in node. [{"id":"4d185d09.5d09a4","type":"inject","z":"8d22ae29.7df6d","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":…

Topic		Replies	Views
Can this be done in an `inject` node? General	5	135	17 June 2024
Create file with variable name under 0.19.4 General	5	85	23 April 2025
Change filename for write Node dynamical and string change handling General	8	198	29 October 2025
Global and Flow variables inside filename General	2	355	7 June 2022
Insert path into "File In" node General	2	1101	2 May 2020

Copyright OpenJS Foundation and Node-RED contributors. All rights reserved. The OpenJS Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of the OpenJS Foundation, please see our Trademark Policy and Trademark List. Trademarks and logos not indicated on the list of OpenJS Foundation trademarks are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.

How to insert a "variable string" into "FILENAME" topic of "FILE IN" node?

Related topics