# General Discussion **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/general-discussion/5.md?page=43 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 44 --- ## [Forum on phone, reply box super short?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forum-on-phone-reply-box-super-short/71697)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forum-on-phone-reply-box-super-short/71697 "2023-03-28T14:58:04Z")
For some reason on my new phone, this is what I see... The reply textbox is super short? There doesn't seem to be anything I can pull to make it bigger. Any line have the same issue? --- ## [Only one popup to display different messages](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/only-one-popup-to-display-different-messages/71617)
**Author:** [@kavya\_shree](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kavya_shree)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/only-one-popup-to-display-different-messages/71617 "2023-03-28T06:39:47Z")
Hi Team, I am working on perspective. I have 2-3 dropdowns, calendar, text boxes and submit button in my screen. I need to show many message/warning boxes inside the script. As in vision, we cant use message box in … --- ## [Track and Trace: Using same LOT number](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/track-and-trace-using-same-lot-number/71615)
**Author:** [@Rohit\_Mehar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rohit_Mehar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/track-and-trace-using-same-lot-number/71615 "2023-03-27T17:24:37Z")
Hello There, I am practicing Sepasoft's Track and Trace Module. My problem statement is make a Final product which is going to assemble in 3 different machines. for which I want to use same Lot Number at all stations. … --- ## [Best way to connect to BMS system](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-to-connect-to-bms-system/71649)
**Author:** [@Rob\_Arbouw](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rob_Arbouw)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-to-connect-to-bms-system/71649 "2023-03-27T15:54:30Z")
I want to connect Ignition to our BMS system. We use WebCTRL from AutomatedLogic and use BACnet. The BMS server we use has two network cards. One is on a 192.168.x.x. network with all the BACnet and the second network c… --- ## [\[video\] use chat gpt to build ignition 8.1 perspective views! 👩‍💻 well, sort of!](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/video-use-chat-gpt-to-build-ignition-8-1-perspective-views-well-sort-of/71605)
**Author:** [@Posslart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Posslart)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/video-use-chat-gpt-to-build-ignition-8-1-perspective-views-well-sort-of/71605 "2023-03-27T02:58:14Z")
Howdy, I made a video where I mess around with GPT 3.0 and create some views that perspective can successfully import! If you wanna learn more, check it out here! Let me know what you think! --- ## [Connecting Balluff BNI004A to Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-balluff-bni004a-to-ignition/48133)
**Author:** [@jcoghlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jcoghlin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-balluff-bni004a-to-ignition/48133 "2023-03-26T22:43:38Z")
I’m trying to connect a Balluff BNI004A to Ignition without a PLC. Is there any way do get data from the connected ports through scripting/non OPC-UA methods? I have a air humidity sensor connected to the I/O block, and … --- ## [DatePicker -label](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datepicker-label/71431)
**Author:** [@saravanan\_Manickam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/saravanan_Manickam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datepicker-label/71431 "2023-03-25T17:59:01Z")
Hi All, Is it possible to have label in the datepicker similar like placeholder because if we select the date the placeholder will show the selected date, so if is it possible to have anything as header with the sam… --- ## [Reading Excel data into Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-excel-data-into-ignition/45447)
**Author:** [@stever](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stever)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-excel-data-into-ignition/45447 "2023-03-25T14:37:16Z")
I am looking at importing data from an old Excel-based Tracking system into Ignition. the solution has to read Excel files in native format, preferably while the the spreadsheet is open on another computer if possible, … --- ## [Perspective Time Series Chart Ticks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-time-series-chart-ticks/71559)
**Author:** [@bebel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bebel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-time-series-chart-ticks/71559 "2023-03-24T15:41:10Z")
I have a screen with a column full of time series charts. I don't want all of them to have their own time series labels and ticks as it takes up space and they are redundant. I have changed the time axis visible property… --- ## [Function code 16](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/function-code-16/71517)
**Author:** [@Lau\_Kar\_Hei](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Lau_Kar_Hei)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/function-code-16/71517 "2023-03-23T23:42:46Z")
Hi guys, I got a value need to write to register 1, bit 10 with function code 16. But I always get function code 3 at the end. Any advise for this issue how I can get function code 16 instead of 3? --- ## [Best practices to manage Alarm array](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-practices-to-manage-alarm-array/71409)
**Author:** [@Yousef\_Ali](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Yousef_Ali)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-practices-to-manage-alarm-array/71409 "2023-03-22T13:09:59Z")
Hi, I have array tag from Opc . This array tag maintained All machine alarms. Each bit give a description meaning for alarm. What’s the best way to use the alarm module with Array tags. I have 2100 alarms in one array… --- ## [Variable in WHILE loop Syntax](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/variable-in-while-loop-syntax/71051)
**Author:** [@vasilevdim](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vasilevdim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/variable-in-while-loop-syntax/71051 "2023-03-20T17:01:37Z")
Hi, I try to write SQL query using variable concatenated to the table column names in while loop. Lets say I have 20 Counters from Counter1 to Counter20 and I want to write SELECT statement: DECLARE @count INT; SET @co… --- ## [Turn off Gateway or store & forward per factory schedule](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/turn-off-gateway-or-store-forward-per-factory-schedule/71279)
**Author:** [@user5](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/user5)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/turn-off-gateway-or-store-forward-per-factory-schedule/71279 "2023-03-20T15:14:16Z")
Our factory runs 4 days and is off for 3 days. While most of the tags are setup for recording data in historian on % change, we still get huge amount of data recorded while the factory is not running. Is there a clean w… --- ## [Connect Xbox/PS5 controller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-xbox-ps5-controller/56342)
**Author:** [@Tommy\_Strand](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tommy_Strand)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-xbox-ps5-controller/56342 "2023-03-17T17:34:04Z")
Hi all, My company have a large amount of IP cameras above and below the water surface ( fish tank for salmon) and for switching between cameras and control them with gamepads, we currently need to use a third party sof… --- ## [noSQL database and Ignition ( CrateDB ScyllaDB TimeScale )](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nosql-database-and-ignition-cratedb-scylladb-timescale/71245)
**Author:** [@Flavia\_Delli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Flavia_Delli)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nosql-database-and-ignition-cratedb-scylladb-timescale/71245 "2023-03-17T16:48:27Z")
Hi, We are developing a new system and we are interested in the compatibility between Ignition and noSQL databases. We are considering CrateDB, ScyllaDB, TimeScale. More than anything else, we would like to know if an… --- ## [Perspective - Disable selection box in Alarm status table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-disable-selection-box-in-alarm-status-table/69514)
**Author:** [@GOKULAKANNAN\_P](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/GOKULAKANNAN_P)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-disable-selection-box-in-alarm-status-table/69514 "2023-03-17T08:52:53Z")
Hello, I want to disable this selection box in alarm status table component in perspective.I have checked in properties but it is not there. but in vision we have a property called 'Multi Select'. Any One Have A Ide… --- ## [Python search strings with partial match](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-search-strings-with-partial-match/70844)
**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-search-strings-with-partial-match/70844 "2023-03-16T22:34:53Z")
string1 = 'First/Second/Third/Fourth/Fifth' string2 = 'Second/Third/SomethingElse/Etc' Is there a native way in Python to search for partial matches stating at any point and ending at any point? In the examples above t… --- ## [Material Io Icons Svg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/material-io-icons-svg/71140)
**Author:** [@Arnaud\_Declerck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Arnaud_Declerck)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/material-io-icons-svg/71140 "2023-03-16T08:03:39Z")
Hi everyone, Material\_IO\_All.zip (546.4 KB) i've made an icons svg file containing all icon from Material Icons v4.0.0 Here are the steps to add this file to your gateway. https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display… --- ## [Adding 2 hours but the system puts 3 hours (using system.date.addHours)?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-2-hours-but-the-system-puts-3-hours-using-system-date-addhours/71132)
**Author:** [@Lalillo1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Lalillo1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-2-hours-but-the-system-puts-3-hours-using-system-date-addhours/71132 "2023-03-16T05:37:10Z")
I am trying to add 2 hours so I can get the start date as March, 12, 2am.. So far, I am using this script on the Script Console, but the system adds one more hour. Is there a bug on the Ignition for this? Same thing h… --- ## [Write MQTT tag values to PLC Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-mqtt-tag-values-to-plc-tags/71037)
**Author:** [@harrison.scheffler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/harrison.scheffler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-mqtt-tag-values-to-plc-tags/71037 "2023-03-14T17:36:33Z")
I'm trying to loop through MQTT Tags and write their values to PLC tags. Is there a way to do this through scripting? --- ## [Need Opinion To Open a Forum Community](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-opinion-to-open-a-forum-community/71008)
**Author:** [@Tillman\_Kulas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tillman_Kulas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-opinion-to-open-a-forum-community/71008 "2023-03-14T08:13:53Z")
Greetings, I have been following the website for the past few days now. I have a tech website which related to Windows. I have a community team in facebook. But also we want to open a forum community where all people can… --- ## [Best Programming Practices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-programming-practices/70205)
**Author:** [@justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justinedwards.jle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-programming-practices/70205 "2023-03-13T21:00:32Z")
I came across this blog post today, and it provides some excellent advice for best programming practices. I figured it would be a nice resource for our community to have, so I've posted it here: --- ## [Gateway Script variable not defined](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-variable-not-defined/70978)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Smith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Christopher_Smith)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-variable-not-defined/70978 "2023-03-13T19:04:55Z")
I am making a timer script to record to a database at specific times when certain tag values are high. I am calculating a value and can get the value to print in the script console, but when I try to run the script in t… --- ## [Becoming a Developer: Cheat Sheet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/becoming-a-developer-cheat-sheet/70934)
**Author:** [@justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justinedwards.jle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/becoming-a-developer-cheat-sheet/70934 "2023-03-11T12:36:52Z")
I ran across the following article during my reading this week, and seems like a resource worthy of being shared here. The information is pretty good, and there are a lot of helpful links. --- ## [What can cause opc-ua device connections status to reconnectwait](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-can-cause-opc-ua-device-connections-status-to-reconnectwait/70607)
**Author:** [@Amankumar\_Patel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Amankumar_Patel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-can-cause-opc-ua-device-connections-status-to-reconnectwait/70607 "2023-03-09T22:25:54Z")
Hi Ignition Experts, I am stuck to the ReconnectWait with the OPC UA device connections. Can you please advice what could possibly wrong here? Thanks --- ## [Slow Performance for SQL of Larger Result Sets](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slow-performance-for-sql-of-larger-result-sets/70326)
**Author:** [@Ahiero](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ahiero)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slow-performance-for-sql-of-larger-result-sets/70326 "2023-02-27T14:54:05Z")
I have a recurring problem when using Ignition to query larger result sets from databases. When I run a query through SQL Developer the result set (including export) takes 2-3 minutes for ~50K rows of 12 columns; execut… --- ## [Just wanted to share (Raspberry Pi, Node Red)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/just-wanted-to-share-raspberry-pi-node-red/70628)
**Author:** [@dcamp1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dcamp1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/just-wanted-to-share-raspberry-pi-node-red/70628 "2023-03-05T14:35:43Z")
I just wanted to pass this information on, as I think this is a great example of how we might use the “Raspberry Pi” in the Industrial Automation Industry! I’m in the Oil & Gas Industrial and we use all kinds of vendors… --- ## [Browser Refresh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/browser-refresh/70644)
**Author:** [@FIRDOSE\_MUNEER\_FATHI](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/FIRDOSE_MUNEER_FATHI)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/browser-refresh/70644 "2023-03-06T05:37:29Z")
Hello, We have created a page with user entries, and we have noticed that when ever we refresh the browser user entries are not getting cleared. Please can one suggest us why is it happening and how we can refresh the … --- ## [Making Consolidated Messages from the alarm pipeline look pr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/making-consolidated-messages-from-the-alarm-pipeline-look-pr/10122)
**Author:** [@CJVR](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CJVR)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/making-consolidated-messages-from-the-alarm-pipeline-look-pr/10122 "2023-03-05T12:50:31Z")
The the consolidate message generated does not look that nice. Is there any way to make the output an html e-mail or at least insert a carriage return between the alarms? This: 3 alarm events have occurred: Alarm "De… --- ## [Better than Ignition. Any SCADA?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/better-than-ignition-any-scada/17215)
**Author:** [@R.Alamsha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/R.Alamsha)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/better-than-ignition-any-scada/17215 "2023-01-16T17:14:41Z")
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