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      sdetweil @HanaO00
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      @hanao00 it either has to be IN the compliments folder and you use JUST the name, OR its http://someserver…/path_tofile

      so, in your case, just use the filename

      also, the path is wrong
      you coded

      {
      module: 'compliments',
      

      but then coded this for the path (no mmm and capital letters matter on PI )

      modules/MMM-Compliments
      

      the module folder name is compliments
      this is where the file should be…

      modules/default/compliments
      

      Sam

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        HanaO00 @sdetweil
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        @sdetweil Thanks for your reply, MMM-Compliments was a folder that i make for customs compliments, but now the path for compliments is :

        /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/default/compliments/
        

        A screen of my config for compliments, but doesn’t work

        Screenshot-2021-04-19_22-43-53.png

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          sdetweil @HanaO00
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          @hanao00 every letter matters

          its

          remoteFile
          

          not

          remotefile
          

          on linux things are case sensitive
          javascript is case sensitive on all platforms…

          Sam

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            HanaO00 @sdetweil
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            @sdetweil Thank you I hadn’t paid attention, I corrected the case but it still uses the default compliments

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              sdetweil @HanaO00
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              @hanao00

              if the file upload fails, the defaults are used…

              open the developers window, ctrl-shift-i on the pi keyboard,
              select the console tab, and scroll up, or enter some unique part of the module name in the filter field
              to slim down messages to the module

              make sure the name is exact…

              Sam

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                HanaO00
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                Oh perfect, thanks ! He needs the extension of the file

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                  sdetweil @HanaO00
                  last edited by sdetweil

                  @hanao00 said in Compliments module external file:

                  He needs the extension of the file

                  yes, exact name

                  and for this module, the extension MUST be .json

                  Sam

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                    HanaO00 @sdetweil
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                    @sdetweil Thank you

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                      CheapDad
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                      May I ask a follow on question? Is the source of the core compliments editable? Meaning, not the source code, but the source of the sayings that appear on the screen. I like the existing compliments but would like to customize what actually appears on the screen.

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                        sdetweil @CheapDad
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                        @cheapdad you should not edit THAT content

                        you can copy into your own file and edit from there, OR add it to the config.js

                        general rule… unless there is bug u are fixing short term, or a feature u are adding,
                        do NOT edit the module content (any file) in the defaults folder…

                        and overall should never edit the installed module files at all…

                        config.js is designed to allow to override the settings defined by the modules

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