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?

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

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!

payload &" "& $now(), for example.

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TotallyInformation 16 September 2018 00:13 9

Haha, sadly his day job pays rather too well to give up right now A few years yet until I can do a "Pete Scargill" and retire

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