I need to pull a global variable using JSON how do I do that I was able to pull the global value like this var ObtainedData = global.get("GlobalRoom"); msg.payload = ObtainedData; return msg; based on this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDFONY4WOHw but I don't like that way because it r…

Share your flow, this will make it more likely that you will get help with a solution. In principle you will have to catch the button press message and combine that with a global variable. This will require that the "button" part or component has access to what has been selected from the drop down. …

Not sure of your global name as it appears to change in your post. And not sure what you mean by JSON But here is my guess on what you may require. [{"id":"337cc23.e8022be","type":"inject","z":"8d22ae29.7df6d","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","…

this is where I plan to put the code [Screenshot 2020-12-30 144119] I grouped the nodes so you can see what I am trying to do https://creditkey.mybluemix.net/red/#flow/23cf197d.f319c6 [Screenshot 2020-12-30 143729] for the payload, i want to use the built-in script function witch uses JSON co…

[image] Zbrooklyn: msg.topic= button pressed msg.payload.room msg.payload.button these are the payload variables the dropdown is global.payload.room so i want the button to pull global.payload.room, convert to msg.payload.room (the output value is 1,2,3,4,5,6) the button value should g…

If i understand, it is not possible to select JSON { } in button and access a global. It would be possible if the button node had access to JSONata library. Only way is to set the global in the button and a topic then use change node to move items and buttn value., as below [{"id":"240a26c1.496232…

[image] E1cid: JSONata library. it does have access look at the pitures i posted

[image] Zbrooklyn: for the payload, i want to use the built-in script function witch uses JSON code The JSON type does not allow any sort of dynamic construction of the value - it's for fixed values only. The screenshot you've shared shows the JSON editor where you enter the fixed value. It c…

Your picture shows a JSON input, not a JSONata expression input. Did you even try my example?

[image] Zbrooklyn: payload.room what is the best way to set my dropdown to a global value? I don't think it is set up right for a global value because the options you gave me I'm not seeing the global value in the debug node [Screenshot 2020-12-31 024012] you can check out the flow I upda…

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