Trying to add timestamp to output of ping

General
1

I'm working on my second flow ever. Trying to add a timestamp to output of ping before I store it in a file. What did I do wrong?

Node Red v3.0.2 running on a Pi2.

Thanks,

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2

In your function node msg.payload is a string but you are trying to use it as an object. One way to do this would be to use a change node to convert msg.payload to an object and add the time to like this:

Screenshot 2023-01-02 at 8.28.53 PM

You should do a google search using 'javascript what is an object' and do some learning :slightly_smiling_face:

3

you could also use the node 'node-red-contrib-simpletime'. This inserts the desired times/date configurable.

BR
Hubertus

4

Thank you for helping. I think that inserts epoch or unix time. It worked. I know I have a lot to learn but I'm retiring soon and I'll have time.

5

I did not try it yet, but I see it gives me some options.

Thanks,

6

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