# Split incoming message
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-incoming-message/49014
**Category:** General
**Created:** [28 July 2021 12:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-incoming-message/49014 "2021-07-28T12:03:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@jenssen](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jenssen)
#### Post date: [28 July 2021 12:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-incoming-message/49014/1 "2021-07-28T12:03:47Z")
Hello,
I have a message with this structure, I receive this message every 10 seconds with new values (values are random, everytime I receive four values in the same order). I can not change the way the information is delivered from the source.
222.10;33.25;4.78;50.23
It contains four values, separated with a semi colon. I want to separate the message into four messages, and send each value to and IDX in Domoticz. What is the easiest way to do this?
When I use the split node, I split the message with the split function (Split using: ) into four messages, but I do not have any message property to filter/sort these four messages. Is using a function the only option?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [28 July 2021 12:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-incoming-message/49014/2 "2021-07-28T12:19:15Z")
maybe the csv node would suit better as you can use a ; as the separator and assign them property names using the template. (but they would still then be in one message)
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### Author:  [@jenssen](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jenssen)
#### Post date: [28 July 2021 12:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-incoming-message/49014/3 "2021-07-28T12:24:10Z")
Thanks!, did not use that one before
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [11 August 2021 12:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-incoming-message/49014/4 "2021-08-11T12:24:20Z")
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