# In windows how to log only tcp recived data in file with data recieved time

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**Created:** [3 December 2019 05:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/in-windows-how-to-log-only-tcp-recived-data-in-file-with-data-recieved-time/18722 "2019-12-03T05:39:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![VIKRAMAS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/vikramas/32/3955_2.png) [@VIKRAMAS](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/VIKRAMAS)\
**Post date:** [3 December 2019 05:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/in-windows-how-to-log-only-tcp-recived-data-in-file-with-data-recieved-time/18722/1 "2019-12-03T05:39:16Z")

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In Node-red I am recieving node-red data from TCP. I wanted to log the data recieved and the time. How can I log this in windows.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [3 December 2019 07:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/in-windows-how-to-log-only-tcp-recived-data-in-file-with-data-recieved-time/18722/2 "2019-12-03T07:37:18Z")

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A debug node set to send to the console is the simplest way to log the data, unless that's not what you mean

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [4 December 2019 11:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/in-windows-how-to-log-only-tcp-recived-data-in-file-with-data-recieved-time/18722/3 "2019-12-04T11:31:48Z")

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> [@VIKRAMAS](#):
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> How can I log this in windows

What kind of log? just visual? to a file or db?

Node-RED can do any of these and more.

For the timestamp, that is also easy. The change node has "timestamp" as one of the options so you can simply add a timestamp to a convenient property of the received message.

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