# Save dashboard ui\_Form to a file and read it to same ui\_Form
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-dashboard-ui-form-to-a-file-and-read-it-to-same-ui-form/65387
**Category:** Dashboard
**Created:** [20 July 2022 19:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-dashboard-ui-form-to-a-file-and-read-it-to-same-ui-form/65387 "2022-07-20T19:12:20Z")
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### Author:  [@AirsoftSystem90](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AirsoftSystem90)
#### Post date: [20 July 2022 19:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-dashboard-ui-form-to-a-file-and-read-it-to-same-ui-form/65387/1 "2022-07-20T19:12:20Z")
Hi,
I have been testing a bit to save my form data into a text file and it works. I can read the txt data but it wont populate my form. I think i have to save the from data in some diffrent format or something? Any hints?
code:
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### Author:  [@AirsoftSystem90](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AirsoftSystem90)
#### Post date: [20 July 2022 20:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-dashboard-ui-form-to-a-file-and-read-it-to-same-ui-form/65387/2 "2022-07-20T20:04:41Z")
Problem solved i think.... I had to use JSON node after reading it into the form !!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [3 August 2022 20:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-dashboard-ui-form-to-a-file-and-read-it-to-same-ui-form/65387/3 "2022-08-03T20:04:45Z")
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