# Node-red counter

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-counter/1889>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [28 July 2018 18:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-counter/1889 "2018-07-28T18:41:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![maxmueller50](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/maxmueller50/32/2621_2.png) [@maxmueller50](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/maxmueller50)\
**Post date:** [28 July 2018 18:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-counter/1889/1 "2018-07-28T18:41:47Z")

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I have for a indication the running-time a counter with a trigger for minutes-puls  
after the job is finish, i like to reset this counter to zero (0)  
the prescription say, "Use msg.reset for reset the counter to 0."  
but I'm not able to perform this  
can somebody give me a tip to solve this problem?  
thank you very much

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [28 July 2018 19:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-counter/1889/2 "2018-07-28T19:27:52Z")

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Are you sure you are setting msg.reset and not msg.payload.reset? If you think you are doing it right then tell us how you are setting msg.reset.

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**Author:** ![Unpuertomex](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/unpuertomex/32/655_2.png) [@Unpuertomex](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Unpuertomex)\
**Post date:** [28 July 2018 21:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-counter/1889/3 "2018-07-28T21:32:40Z")

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> [@maxmueller50](#):
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> msg.reset

Try

```auto
msg.reset = true;
return msg;

```

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**Author:** ![leafboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@leafboy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leafboy)\
**Post date:** [29 July 2018 08:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-counter/1889/4 "2018-07-29T08:30:56Z")

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I did this to reset my counter.

msg.reset="0";  
return msg;

Actually this is no reset but overwriting my counter by 0. Maybe this will help.

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**Author:** ![leafboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@leafboy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leafboy)\
**Post date:** [29 July 2018 08:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-counter/1889/5 "2018-07-29T08:34:24Z")

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Here the part I am using incrementing, decrementing and reset my counter.

'''[{"id":"bec935a3.98b75","type":"inject","z":"487156a4.3a2338","name":"decrement","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":335.8833312988281,"y":522.88330078125,"wires":[["bc1de050.491f98"]]},{"id":"8d22dd31.8495f","type":"inject","z":"487156a4.3a2338","name":"increment","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":"","x":335.8833312988281,"y":482.88330078125,"wires":[["5e368c1.8e22f74"]]},{"id":"dc3ba493.e19b8","type":"inject","z":"487156a4.3a2338","name":"reset","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":"","x":325.8833312988281,"y":562.88330078125,"wires":[["e070ec23.46e298"]]},{"id":"5e368c1.8e22f74","type":"function","z":"487156a4.3a2338","name":"msg object","func":"msg.increment = 0.0614;\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":505.8833312988281,"y":482.88330078125,"wires":[["ec0aac11.59f39"]]},{"id":"e070ec23.46e298","type":"function","z":"487156a4.3a2338","name":"msg object","func":"msg.reset="0";\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":505.8833312988281,"y":562.88330078125,"wires":[["ec0aac11.59f39"]]},{"id":"bc1de050.491f98","type":"function","z":"487156a4.3a2338","name":"msg object","func":"msg.decrement = 0.0614;\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":505.8833312988281,"y":522.88330078125,"wires":[["ec0aac11.59f39"]]},{"id":"cfa2a769.e50bf8","type":"debug","z":"487156a4.3a2338","name":"count","active":false,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"payload","x":893.88330078125,"y":495.8833312988281,"wires":[]},{"id":"ec0aac11.59f39","type":"counter","z":"487156a4.3a2338","name":"","init":"0","step":"0","lower":"","upper":"","mode":"increment","outputs":2,"x":695.8833312988281,"y":502.88330078125,"wires":[["cfa2a769.e50bf8","f73dcbcd.08a268"],[]]}]'''

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**Author:** ![maxmueller50](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/maxmueller50/32/2621_2.png) [@maxmueller50](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/maxmueller50)\
**Post date:** [29 July 2018 08:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-counter/1889/6 "2018-07-29T08:43:56Z")

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thanks! it works by msg.reset = true; return msg;

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**Author:** ![maxmueller50](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/maxmueller50/32/2621_2.png) [@maxmueller50](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/maxmueller50)\
**Post date:** [29 July 2018 08:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-counter/1889/7 "2018-07-29T08:47:32Z")

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thank you, yessss it will be, that I have sent the msg.payload.reset

it works now as well with your tip !!!

😀👍