# Sending numbers by a date schedule

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-numbers-by-a-date-schedule/92406>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [15 October 2024 11:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-numbers-by-a-date-schedule/92406 "2024-10-15T11:34:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![877](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/877/32/8207_2.png) [@877](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/877)\
**Post date:** [15 October 2024 11:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-numbers-by-a-date-schedule/92406/1 "2024-10-15T11:34:45Z")

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I have a new underfloor heated system and have been advised to ensure it doesn't crack/warp to up the temperature slowly and lower again, as per the attached screenshot.

I have it set up in Home Assistant and can set the temperature from node red..

How could I automate the sending of temperature values on specific dates?

And to safeguard against node red restarting and the sequence starting from the beginning, possibly damaging the floor?

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [15 October 2024 11:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-numbers-by-a-date-schedule/92406/2 "2024-10-15T11:49:27Z")

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Easy enough with cron-plus

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/7/f74c5bc544e374a7480cbde59e6b9717551a516b.png)

Events will be triggered as per schedule entered. They will not be lost if node-red restarts.

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**Author:** ![877](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/877/32/8207_2.png) [@877](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/877)\
**Post date:** [15 October 2024 12:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-numbers-by-a-date-schedule/92406/3 "2024-10-15T12:07:17Z")

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I knew there would be something, thank you! 😀

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**Author:** ![877](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/877/32/8207_2.png) [@877](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/877)\
**Post date:** [17 October 2024 12:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-numbers-by-a-date-schedule/92406/4 "2024-10-17T12:16:08Z")

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@Steve-Mcl can I ask, is there any significance to the boxes "schedulex" and "day x" ? i.e. can these be ignored, or are they useful for some other function I don't need?

And is there a way to edit schedules in for example notepad++ so I can copy/paste?

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [17 October 2024 12:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-numbers-by-a-date-schedule/92406/5 "2024-10-17T12:51:30Z")

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> [@877](#):
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> can I ask, is there any significance to the boxes "schedulex" and "day x"

Yes. One is the schedule name. It's what you would use if you want to dynamically control it. The other is the topic that is sent in the message when it triggers. This is documented in the built in help (I think)

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> And is there a way to edit schedules in for example notepad++ so I can copy/paste?

As with any node, you can export it using `ctrl-e`, edit the JSON (preferably using a proper editor with syntax highlighting and error checking) then import it using `ctrl-i`

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [31 October 2024 12:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-numbers-by-a-date-schedule/92406/6 "2024-10-31T12:52:10Z")

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