Hi all… what would the code be that goes into a function node to take a timestamp and output the date and time in the normal date and time format?

You can write down a function, can take a look for it I have it somewhere in my code however the more easy is use a node called moment, is what I’m using most frequently. I’m using this on several ways and make a global set of the formatted date, then on any function u can directly recall the globa…

Hey…brilliant guys… thanks. Both those suggestions work. I have gone with the moment node as I managed to get it to display local time - but I did like the json cheat…:slight_smile:

Yep Moment.JS is brilliant. The other day i decided to write function to get the date and time into a reasonable format so i could pipe it out inline to a log file with some status info. After spending 4 hours cruising around (learning a LOT), decided it was a waste of time and far smarter to do it…

[image] craigcurtin: Yep Moment.JS is brilliant. The other day i decided to write function to get the date and time into a reasonable format so i could pipe it out inline to a log file with some status info. After spending 4 hours cruising around (learning a LOT), decided it was a waste of time…

Yep he is brilliant - should give up his day job !! :grinning::rofl: I run my Node-red on a Ubuntu VM so resources are not really an issue for me Craig

[image] craigcurtin: Yep he is brilliant - should give up his day job !! Haha, sadly his day job pays rather too well to give up right now :wink: A few years yet until I can do a "Pete Scargill" and retire :smile:

Gotta keep the dream alive !! Craig

If you want a lightweight solution, try node-red-contrib-simpletime.

Question.. With this cheat...how can I get the payload/message to also be included in the timestamp? Example I have a GPIO pin that goes to a change node. It changes a 0 or 1 to a message and then off to an email node. I would like to have it include a timestamp and the message. Thanks!

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