# Questions about the EXEC node
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/questions-about-the-exec-node/90558
**Category:** General
**Created:** [30 August 2024 14:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/questions-about-the-exec-node/90558 "2024-08-30T14:24:05Z")
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### Author:  [@nearbyatom](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nearbyatom)
#### Post date: [30 August 2024 14:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/questions-about-the-exec-node/90558/1 "2024-08-30T14:24:05Z")
I have this exec block that executes when I press the inject button
There this process ID that pops up. Is there a way to pull that off and put it onto a payload so I can do stuff with it?
Another question:
Same exec block, how do I know it's done executing?
I have 3 debugger blocks at the end of the exec.
They give me messages that look like this:
Is there a way to get a pass/fail to execute from the exec block?
Any help would be appreciated.
```auto
[
{
"id": "1017b92c740fd65f",
"type": "tab",
"label": "Flow 4",
"disabled": false,
"info": "",
"env": []
},
{
"id": "fa121ac2571e947c",
"type": "exec",
"z": "1017b92c740fd65f",
"command": "C:\\ti\\ccs1220\\ccs\\ccs_base\\scripting\\bin\\dss -f c:\\ztemp\\loadgreen.js",
"addpay": "",
"append": "",
"useSpawn": "false",
"timer": "10",
"winHide": false,
"oldrc": false,
"name": "",
"x": 480,
"y": 180,
"wires": [
[
"65ee604f18e7a518"
],
[
"5a548955f5dccb7f"
],
[
"aca287bf06caf545"
]
]
},
{
"id": "65ee604f18e7a518",
"type": "debug",
"z": "1017b92c740fd65f",
"name": "",
"active": true,
"tosidebar": true,
"console": false,
"tostatus": false,
"complete": "false",
"statusVal": "",
"statusType": "auto",
"x": 810,
"y": 120,
"wires": []
},
{
"id": "5a548955f5dccb7f",
"type": "debug",
"z": "1017b92c740fd65f",
"name": "",
"active": true,
"tosidebar": true,
"console": false,
"tostatus": false,
"complete": "false",
"statusVal": "",
"statusType": "auto",
"x": 810,
"y": 180,
"wires": []
},
{
"id": "aca287bf06caf545",
"type": "debug",
"z": "1017b92c740fd65f",
"name": "",
"active": true,
"tosidebar": true,
"console": false,
"tostatus": false,
"complete": "false",
"statusVal": "",
"statusType": "auto",
"x": 810,
"y": 240,
"wires": []
},
{
"id": "fb918985f29ac37d",
"type": "inject",
"z": "1017b92c740fd65f",
"name": "",
"props": [
{
"p": "payload"
},
{
"p": "topic",
"vt": "str"
}
],
"repeat": "",
"crontab": "",
"once": false,
"onceDelay": 0.1,
"topic": "",
"payload": "",
"payloadType": "date",
"x": 140,
"y": 220,
"wires": [
[
"fa121ac2571e947c"
]
]
},
{
"id": "908f075511940f3e",
"type": "exec",
"z": "1017b92c740fd65f",
"command": "C:\\ti\\ccs1220\\ccs\\ccs_base\\scripting\\bin\\dss -f c:\\ztemp\\loadred.js",
"addpay": "",
"append": "",
"useSpawn": "false",
"timer": "10",
"winHide": false,
"oldrc": false,
"name": "",
"x": 480,
"y": 360,
"wires": [
[
"8285f3bc0e0ba7a1"
],
[
"28e237ff7f069e6b"
],
[
"60cd2dd0685708c4"
]
]
},
{
"id": "8285f3bc0e0ba7a1",
"type": "debug",
"z": "1017b92c740fd65f",
"name": "",
"active": true,
"tosidebar": true,
"console": false,
"tostatus": false,
"complete": "false",
"statusVal": "",
"statusType": "auto",
"x": 810,
"y": 300,
"wires": []
},
{
"id": "28e237ff7f069e6b",
"type": "debug",
"z": "1017b92c740fd65f",
"name": "",
"active": true,
"tosidebar": true,
"console": false,
"tostatus": false,
"complete": "false",
"statusVal": "",
"statusType": "auto",
"x": 810,
"y": 360,
"wires": []
},
{
"id": "60cd2dd0685708c4",
"type": "debug",
"z": "1017b92c740fd65f",
"name": "",
"active": true,
"tosidebar": true,
"console": false,
"tostatus": false,
"complete": "false",
"statusVal": "",
"statusType": "auto",
"x": 810,
"y": 420,
"wires": []
},
{
"id": "ddf76a28ac7af090",
"type": "inject",
"z": "1017b92c740fd65f",
"name": "",
"props": [
{
"p": "payload"
},
{
"p": "topic",
"vt": "str"
}
],
"repeat": "",
"crontab": "",
"once": false,
"onceDelay": 0.1,
"topic": "",
"payload": "",
"payloadType": "date",
"x": 120,
"y": 420,
"wires": [
[
"908f075511940f3e"
]
]
},
{
"id": "ddcaab3fd066fd0c",
"type": "ui_button",
"z": "1017b92c740fd65f",
"name": "",
"group": "88145eb0.23895",
"order": 7,
"width": 0,
"height": 0,
"passthru": false,
"label": "GREEN",
"tooltip": "",
"color": "",
"bgcolor": "",
"className": "",
"icon": "",
"payload": "",
"payloadType": "date",
"topic": "topic",
"topicType": "msg",
"x": 140,
"y": 160,
"wires": [
[
"fa121ac2571e947c"
]
]
},
{
"id": "8888de70d06a91cf",
"type": "ui_button",
"z": "1017b92c740fd65f",
"name": "",
"group": "88145eb0.23895",
"order": 7,
"width": 0,
"height": 0,
"passthru": false,
"label": "RED",
"tooltip": "",
"color": "",
"bgcolor": "",
"className": "",
"icon": "",
"payload": "",
"payloadType": "date",
"topic": "topic",
"topicType": "msg",
"x": 130,
"y": 360,
"wires": [
[
"908f075511940f3e"
]
]
},
{
"id": "88145eb0.23895",
"type": "ui_group",
"name": "PLC_Read",
"tab": "a9e24f558660ab0d",
"order": 1,
"disp": true,
"width": "8",
"collapse": false,
"className": ""
},
{
"id": "a9e24f558660ab0d",
"type": "ui_tab",
"name": "MAIN",
"icon": "dashboard",
"order": 2,
"disabled": false,
"hidden": false
}
]
```
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [30 August 2024 14:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/questions-about-the-exec-node/90558/2 "2024-08-30T14:28:25Z")
> [@nearbyatom](#):
>
> There this process ID that pops up. Is there a way to pull that off and put it onto a payload so I can do stuff with it?
use a `status` node pointed at the `exec` node. Use a debug set to show full message to see everything the status message contains.
> [@nearbyatom](#):
>
> Same exec block, how do I know it's done executing?
Read the built in help. Return code is the result of completed execution.
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### Author:  [@nearbyatom](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nearbyatom)
#### Post date: [30 August 2024 14:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/questions-about-the-exec-node/90558/3 "2024-08-30T14:46:48Z")
you mean like this?
I configured the status nodes to look at the exec blocks. It tells me my payload is undefined.
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### Author:  [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)
#### Post date: [30 August 2024 15:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/questions-about-the-exec-node/90558/4 "2024-08-30T15:04:24Z")
Set the debug to `show the complete message object`, there you will find msg.status.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [30 August 2024 15:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/questions-about-the-exec-node/90558/5 "2024-08-30T15:05:46Z")
> [@nearbyatom](#):
>
> you mean like this?
> 
full message
> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
>
> use a `status` node pointed at the `exec` node. Use a debug set to show full message to see everything the status message contains.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [30 August 2024 15:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/questions-about-the-exec-node/90558/6 "2024-08-30T15:14:58Z")
> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
>
> Use a debug set to show full message
I don't think you did the full message bit, or if you did you did not look at the output carefully enough. In addition perhaps you have not looked at the help text for the status node.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [28 November 2024 15:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/questions-about-the-exec-node/90558/7 "2024-11-28T15:15:23Z")
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