# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1051 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1052 --- ## [Designer Window Fails to Open](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-window-fails-to-open/44126)
**Author:** [@chris.merani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chris.merani)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-window-fails-to-open/44126 "2021-03-09T16:27:28Z")
I am have installed the Designer app on my desktop PC. I can reach our Ignition installation but when attempting to open the designer window, I get a window flash on the desktop and then nothing. I see nothing telling i… --- ## [Newly added User/Role/Security Level Struggles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/newly-added-user-role-security-level-struggles/44225)
**Author:** [@sydney.bergeron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sydney.bergeron)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/newly-added-user-role-security-level-struggles/44225 "2021-03-09T16:10:51Z")
I recently added a new user role: engineering under the default identity provider. I added a security level with the same corresponding name. However, I edited project permissions to add the “engineering” role to have v… --- ## [Saving Image not writing to file](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saving-image-not-writing-to-file/44258)
**Author:** [@anastasia.blinova](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anastasia.blinova)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saving-image-not-writing-to-file/44258 "2021-03-09T15:18:26Z")
I have a base64 string that I turn into a BufferedImage using ImageIO Before manipulating it, I want to save to a local drive. from javax.imageio import ImageIO from java.io import File file\_name = "E:\\\\" + name + "\_i… --- ## [Ignition sudden crash](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-sudden-crash/44230)
**Author:** [@andrea.v](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrea.v)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-sudden-crash/44230 "2021-03-09T15:04:52Z")
Hello, i'm having this issue that, after afew days that the system looks healthy, suddenly stops to be responsive, becomes impossible to reach the localhost website (from the same machine that is installed) and becomes … --- ## [cursor location](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cursor-location/43234)
**Author:** [@Dominique.louis1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dominique.louis1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cursor-location/43234 "2021-03-09T14:31:43Z")
Hello, I would like to select the position of the cursor when opening my page, to facilitate entering information in cells. thank you in advance for your help. Dominique --- ## [Cannot launch design launcher](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-launch-design-launcher/44260)
**Author:** [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-launch-design-launcher/44260 "2021-03-09T14:20:05Z")
Hi I have inherited a project which i have many problems with. I cannot launch design laucher. I believe there are some gateway scripts which are using database for user control and this somehow fails. Are there any di… --- ## [Disable request data query in power table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-request-data-query-in-power-table/34248)
**Author:** [@SergioS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SergioS)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-request-data-query-in-power-table/34248 "2021-03-09T13:50:03Z")
Good morning at all, I have aquestion about possibility to disable request data to DB from power table. I try to explein better: In my page I have 2 powertable that read data from different tables. With a button i go… --- ## [Sort Dataset by date in european notation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sort-dataset-by-date-in-european-notation/44214)
**Author:** [@daniele1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/daniele1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sort-dataset-by-date-in-european-notation/44214 "2021-03-09T13:39:01Z")
Hi, I have an historical binding on a table that outputs some values with its registration date. When I try to sort the table so it’s displayed in discending order (from the newest data to the oldest) I get a strange o… --- ## [Single Row Insert Performance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/single-row-insert-performance/44245)
**Author:** [@Bronzebeard62](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bronzebeard62)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/single-row-insert-performance/44245 "2021-03-09T11:55:55Z")
Hello, I’m looking for advice on how to improve the performance of my queries. I have a single table with 12 columns, and I am inserting roughly 1200 rows into this table. Currently I am using a named query that checks … --- ## [Script to read BARCODE](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-read-barcode/44254)
**Author:** [@Dominique.louis1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dominique.louis1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-read-barcode/44254 "2021-03-09T10:36:40Z")
hello, I would like to read a barcode in a cell. the reading works well, but at the end of the reading I would like the scripts to face the equivalent of enter so that the value is sent to a tag, I try with if event.pr… --- ## [Change format in EventID](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-format-in-eventid/43725)
**Author:** [@Andrii.Randiuk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andrii.Randiuk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-format-in-eventid/43725 "2021-03-09T08:00:03Z")
Hello everyone))) I have some problem with event ID, Can I do EventID became NumberId format, but not that stuff as you can see on the screen. how I can do it? Can someone help me? --- ## [Use slider between 2 root container in screen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-slider-between-2-root-container-in-screen/44139)
**Author:** [@prasath.t](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasath.t)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-slider-between-2-root-container-in-screen/44139 "2021-03-09T08:17:07Z")
I have 2 container in my single screen i want to expand one container over the other container in client window depends upon the customer choice to view the data is it possible to do? please give me scripting for thi… --- ## [Insert or update based on selected row](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/insert-or-update-based-on-selected-row/44244)
**Author:** [@casian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/casian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/insert-or-update-based-on-selected-row/44244 "2021-03-08T23:20:06Z")
hi, I know this is very old but I tried the code you suggested above to see if it works for me. I’m trying to insert or update a row in the table based on if or not I find a similar value in an existing row. Could you… --- ## [Replacing server: do i need a matching name to retain tag history DB?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/replacing-server-do-i-need-a-matching-name-to-retain-tag-history-db/44238)
**Author:** [@justin.brzozoski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.brzozoski)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/replacing-server-do-i-need-a-matching-name-to-retain-tag-history-db/44238 "2021-03-08T21:48:32Z")
I’m in the process of building a replacement for an existing Ignition gateway. I’m not doing in-place upgrade to get rid of cruft that has built up on the system and to bump to a newer release of the Linux distro. I in… --- ## [Project browser - named query icons](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-browser-named-query-icons/44192)
**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-browser-named-query-icons/44192 "2021-03-08T21:12:48Z")
What does the pencil signify? If the query has been edited but not saved then the name is shown in italics so I don’t think it’s related to that. --- ## [Flex Repeater set some rows' 'display' to false?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-repeater-set-some-rows-display-to-false/44188)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-repeater-set-some-rows-display-to-false/44188 "2021-03-08T20:32:49Z")
8.1.0 Is it possible to hide (e.g. set flex position.display to false) rows in a flex repeater? So that they are removed from the DOM and hence the other rows are pushed up to fill the gaps? Context: The Alarm Status … --- ## [getMonth(now()) gives false value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getmonth-now-gives-false-value/44229)
**Author:** [@kghali](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kghali)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getmonth-now-gives-false-value/44229 "2021-03-08T18:02:34Z")
Hello, I am trying to show the date in the report and I am using this code in the parameters: concat(toInteger(getDayOfMonth(now())),".",toInteger(getMonth(now()))) The month that is displayed is not the current month… --- ## [Remote Tag Provider Compatibility Across Ignition Versions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tag-provider-compatibility-across-ignition-versions/44190)
**Author:** [@Rick.Schendel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rick.Schendel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tag-provider-compatibility-across-ignition-versions/44190 "2021-03-08T17:57:13Z")
I have an ignition 7.9.10 system as a remote tag provider to a 7.9.12 system, this works fine. In the early versions of Ignition 8.0.x (such as 8.0.9), discovered that 7.9.10 was incompatible as a remote tag provider to… --- ## [\[BUG-1902\]Web Dev encoding error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-1902-web-dev-encoding-error/43656)
**Author:** [@nideyijuyidong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nideyijuyidong)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-1902-web-dev-encoding-error/43656 "2021-03-08T17:48:44Z")
Hi, I want to use Chinese in web pages,but they are not displayed correctly. I tried use “u”,before string,and they showed another error. The HTTP Method is doGet. Ignition 8.1.2. I tried linux,windows,they have th… --- ## [Perspective Virtualized Flex Repeater?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-virtualized-flex-repeater/26770)
**Author:** [@jpark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jpark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-virtualized-flex-repeater/26770 "2021-03-08T17:34:10Z")
The perspective table has the virtualized property. Can the flex repeater have this too? --- ## [Sort Dataset on two columns](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sort-dataset-on-two-columns/29374)
**Author:** [@ematschke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ematschke)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sort-dataset-on-two-columns/29374 "2021-03-08T16:40:43Z")
Is there a way to sort a dataset on two different columns. The data in the dataset is the result of a SQL query. Lets say i have a dateset with 10 columns. I have a column that has a flag that is set for example either U… --- ## [LDAP Search Function to IGNORE an OU](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ldap-search-function-to-ignore-an-ou/44207)
**Author:** [@sith.vader66](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sith.vader66)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ldap-search-function-to-ignore-an-ou/44207 "2021-03-08T15:54:59Z")
Hello all. I have been pulling my hair on this and I have done every trigger i could think of and it still isnt working… I have a BASE DN of: OU=Users, DC=COMPANY, DC=COM I have an ObjectClass of User and My search … --- ## [Submit Button Scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/submit-button-scripting/44217)
**Author:** [@toddayers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/toddayers)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/submit-button-scripting/44217 "2021-03-08T13:59:30Z")
I have a submit button that is taking the information I am putting into the Pass/Fail table and dumping it into a SQL database. but when I go back to the form the first names are still in the FirstName Column even though… --- ## [EAM Upgrade for Redundancy not failing over](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eam-upgrade-for-redundancy-not-failing-over/44218)
**Author:** [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eam-upgrade-for-redundancy-not-failing-over/44218 "2021-03-08T13:15:12Z")
I just did an upgrade from 8.1.1 to 8.1.2 via EAM to a redundant Gateway. In the past, minor version changes upgraded seamlessly and failover was automatic. In this case after I upgraded the Backup (as requested by EAM… --- ## [Ignition 8.1.3 Designer Stops Working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-3-designer-stops-working/44209)
**Author:** [@atul1.m](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/atul1.m)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-3-designer-stops-working/44209 "2021-03-08T06:52:47Z")
Hi Team, After the Installation of Ignition 8.1.3 ,I am getting the error where Designer stucks and stops working .Error Description is Time Out with Details attached in. --- ## [Perspective dynamic table name query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dynamic-table-name-query/44203)
**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dynamic-table-name-query/44203 "2021-03-08T01:40:20Z")
I have a component in a view that I mean to duplicate for each machine name which have their own corresponding tables. I have a specific machine named query: SELECT passfail FROM BootAssemblyGS158 WHERE barcode = :barc… --- ## [Perspective Views - Efficient Tag Access](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-views-efficient-tag-access/44183)
**Author:** [@robert.zapalski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robert.zapalski)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-views-efficient-tag-access/44183 "2021-03-07T22:59:06Z")
Continuing the newbie questions here. What is the best way to gain access to a set of tags to be used in View scripting. In my immediate case all tags are in a UDT. I feel that I am using system.tag.read/write way too m… --- ## [Named Query Binding in Time Series Chart, Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-binding-in-time-series-chart-perspective/44201)
**Author:** [@sbeauregard66](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sbeauregard66)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-binding-in-time-series-chart-perspective/44201 "2021-03-07T20:52:56Z")
I’m beyond frustrated trying to bind a named query to a time series chart. I’ve read all the forums, followed all recommendations. I run our system at work but are in the process of upgrading from 7.9 to 8.1 and it wil… --- ## [Ignititon Designer Not Launch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignititon-designer-not-launch/18313)
**Author:** [@tamerplc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tamerplc)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignititon-designer-not-launch/18313 "2018-06-06T20:37:19Z")
Hi , I have a proble as i am not able to launch desginer . i checked jave cache viewer and designer available I am abale to launch client after reunstall Jave last updated version below JNP file \ **Author:** [@leversole](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/leversole)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/daily-totals-in-time-series-charts/25988 "2021-03-07T15:12:08Z") I have not been able get a time series or xy report to ever work if I do any formatting with the date…I end up using a bar chart but that is not always the best way to display the data…I put some time and effort in today… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1050) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1052)