# Is there a way to paste a variable in "edit view" of a node?
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-paste-a-variable-in-edit-view-of-a-node/57073
**Category:** General
**Tags:** editor
**Created:** [22 January 2022 23:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-paste-a-variable-in-edit-view-of-a-node/57073 "2022-01-22T23:05:35Z")
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### Author:  [@kenwebart](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kenwebart)
#### Post date: [22 January 2022 23:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-paste-a-variable-in-edit-view-of-a-node/57073/1 "2022-01-22T23:05:35Z")
**What I'm trying to accomplish:**
I get the string of the UUID only after a function. Is it possible to store a value in a variable and output it in the "edit view" of another node see screenshot?
**What has worked so far:**
I could read the value of an environment variable. But unfortunately it does not help me in this case. Because I can't overwrite these variables in a function. _Or is it actually possible?_
**What would help me:**
I can place a variable name in this input from the node edit view.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [22 January 2022 23:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-paste-a-variable-in-edit-view-of-a-node/57073/2 "2022-01-22T23:22:42Z")
Hi, welcome to the forum.
There is not enough info to go on (for me any how)...
- What node package is this node from?
- node-red-contrib-?????
- Have you read the built in help for this node? Does it not tell you about providing the value in a `msg` property?
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### Author:  [@kenwebart](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kenwebart)
#### Post date: [23 January 2022 21:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-paste-a-variable-in-edit-view-of-a-node/57073/3 "2022-01-23T21:11:30Z")
Hi Steve-Mcl,
thank you very much for your quick reply.
- It's the "node-red-contrib-bring-shopping" package. ([Node Info](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-bring-shopping))
- Unfortunately, there is no help on the node. It's the "get items" node (node-red-contrib-bring-shopping : getItems)
Here is the function for this node:
[See Github](https://github.com/mdhom/node-red-contrib-bring-shopping/blob/main/src/bring.js)
Starts line 82.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [24 March 2022 21:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-paste-a-variable-in-edit-view-of-a-node/57073/4 "2022-03-24T21:12:03Z")
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