# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1125 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1126 --- ## [\[Feature-485\]Perspective MenuTree, force back on click](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-485-perspective-menutree-force-back-on-click/38667)
**Author:** [@dkylep](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkylep)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-485-perspective-menutree-force-back-on-click/38667 "2020-09-15T15:56:12Z")
I’m using a perspective menutree to organize a series of commands that need to be performed and it works well. But I want it to force the menutree to navigate back when a sub item is clicked. Is it possible to force th… --- ## [Programmatically hide or show vision table column](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/programmatically-hide-or-show-vision-table-column/38695)
**Author:** [@jross2020](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jross2020)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/programmatically-hide-or-show-vision-table-column/38695 "2020-09-15T15:46:11Z")
I can’t find a way to programmatically hide or show a given column in a Vision table. Am I missing something or is it simply not possible? (setting width to 0 is a kludgy workaround) --- ## [ZeroDivisionError: Float division](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/zerodivisionerror-float-division/38688)
**Author:** [@felipe2010silva](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/felipe2010silva)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/zerodivisionerror-float-division/38688 "2020-09-15T14:10:47Z")
Good Morning. my name is Felipe. I created a window to monitor spoilage fluctuation in real time on a Chart component. I wrote the script on the property change in a mes analisys controller component that provides me wit… --- ## [Can Tag metadata be transmitted via MQTT?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-tag-metadata-be-transmitted-via-mqtt/17131)
**Author:** [@Amarth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Amarth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-tag-metadata-be-transmitted-via-mqtt/17131 "2020-09-15T13:25:07Z")
Hello, I try to evaluate the MQTT solution for one of my projects. I would like to know if all the metadata (engUnits, Scaled mode, alarm definition, ...) of a tag defined on Edge will be transmitted to the MQTT Distr… --- ## [One Client One Tag Set](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/one-client-one-tag-set/38664)
**Author:** [@steven.rehnborg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/steven.rehnborg)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/one-client-one-tag-set/38664 "2020-09-15T12:14:38Z")
Is there a good way out there among you IA gurus (“I don’t want to reinvent the wheel”) to only allow access to a set of tags to only one client at a time? I am setting up clients in several work cells. They are all us… --- ## [reading/Writing OPC tags from a python script outside Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-writing-opc-tags-from-a-python-script-outside-ignition/38665)
**Author:** [@sathianandan.dharmas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sathianandan.dharmas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-writing-opc-tags-from-a-python-script-outside-ignition/38665 "2020-09-15T12:09:21Z")
Hi All, I’m trying to build an application outside the Ignition platform which will parse some data and I need to read some OPC tags that is on Ignition from the .py script. I explored the OpenOPC module on python but I… --- ## [How to get Width and Height of image in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-width-and-height-of-image-in-perspective/37853)
**Author:** [@Anita.Shinde](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Anita.Shinde)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-width-and-height-of-image-in-perspective/37853 "2020-09-15T10:54:00Z")
Hi, I am using file upload component to upload the image in perspective, But I want to upload image in 16:9 format. To calculate aspect ratio I need width and height of uploaded image. How can I achieve this in perspe… --- ## [\[BUG\] Perspective: I can copy CSS for styles but I can't paste it back in over the top](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-i-can-copy-css-for-styles-but-i-cant-paste-it-back-in-over-the-top/38682)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-i-can-copy-css-for-styles-but-i-cant-paste-it-back-in-over-the-top/38682 "2020-09-15T06:27:53Z")
v8.0.15 I’m trying to bulk-edit styles by copying the style CSS (select style from Designer, right click, copy), pasting into notepad++, editing, copying, then when I try to paste it back into the Designer there’s no Pa… --- ## [Perspective Client not able to see variables in custom theme](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-client-not-able-to-see-variables-in-custom-theme/38638)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-client-not-able-to-see-variables-in-custom-theme/38638 "2020-09-15T01:56:58Z")
v8.0.15 I have a custom theme defined that simply adds some colour variable definitions which I am using in some Style definitions. However the variable don’t seem to exist in the browser. Browser: Designer: If I… --- ## [\[FEATURE\] Perspective: Allow editing of property values that are too long to show in field](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-allow-editing-of-property-values-that-are-too-long-to-show-in-field/38680)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-allow-editing-of-property-values-that-are-too-long-to-show-in-field/38680 "2020-09-15T00:42:36Z")
v8.0.15 As in Vision, it would be great if we could directly edit the property values in Perspective that are too long to show in the field and that show ellipses, rather than having to click the icon. It’s minor, but … --- ## [Some projects not working on PI](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-projects-not-working-on-pi/38675)
**Author:** [@tom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-projects-not-working-on-pi/38675 "2020-09-14T22:25:13Z")
I tried a few different examples I found to get ignition on a Pi 4, and I can get most of it to work. However I have some projects that have a popup and won’t load. There is a popup “Unable to pen window XXXXX” with t… --- ## [Is there a way to retrieve the system.util.execute response?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-retrieve-the-system-util-execute-response/38673)
**Author:** [@d3h637](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/d3h637)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-retrieve-the-system-util-execute-response/38673 "2020-09-14T20:44:43Z")
Is there a way to get the response from a system.util.execute command? I have a gateway script that exports data to a file, then uses an AWS CLI command to copy the file to an AWS server. Is there a way to record the r… --- ## [FileMaker Pro Advanced 11 JDBC connector](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filemaker-pro-advanced-11-jdbc-connector/9860)
**Author:** [@kingnoboru](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kingnoboru)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filemaker-pro-advanced-11-jdbc-connector/9860 "2020-09-14T19:39:12Z")
Hi, i have some problem using and importing jdbc connector for FMP 11. Anybody have experiance using thi DB? Thanks in advanced. Enrico --- ## [The right way to limit gateway scripting?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/the-right-way-to-limit-gateway-scripting/38663)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/the-right-way-to-limit-gateway-scripting/38663 "2020-09-14T18:18:24Z")
I have a gateway message handler that does some extensive file scanning and folder structure work on the gateway server. I want to attach this to a button for an administrator, but also want to make sure that they canno… --- ## [Using Session Custom Props to Stage Data (Advisable or no?)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-session-custom-props-to-stage-data-advisable-or-no/38611)
**Author:** [@kjordan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kjordan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-session-custom-props-to-stage-data-advisable-or-no/38611 "2020-09-14T17:38:04Z")
I am working on a Perspective app for entering hourly production data. When a form is displayed, a db query is made to populate the form with pre-existing data. This data is loaded into a nested object structure in the… --- ## [Editing of remote tags not allowed between 8.0.13 and 8.0.10](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/editing-of-remote-tags-not-allowed-between-8-0-13-and-8-0-10/36501)
**Author:** [@jeff.m.miller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeff.m.miller)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/editing-of-remote-tags-not-allowed-between-8-0-13-and-8-0-10/36501 "2020-09-14T17:56:02Z")
I have a remote provider sourced from a gateway v8.0.13 which i can not edit tags on. My local gateway is v8.0.10. I only have a single default zone on both systems with rights given to the tag provider as read/write/… --- ## [Siemens DWORD Array](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-dword-array/38643)
**Author:** [@jake.mussler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jake.mussler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-dword-array/38643 "2020-09-14T13:28:36Z")
Has support for the array type in the Siemens Driver been added? Currently I am feeding a DWORD array though Kepware and then consuming this in Ignition as a trial Example on Kepware would be DB42.DBD0.1.5 Where as DB… --- ## [Upgrade script for linux](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrade-script-for-linux/1782)
**Author:** [@jim\_lapratt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jim_lapratt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrade-script-for-linux/1782 "2010-07-16T00:07:33Z")
Is it not possible to make an upgrade script that could be run from the command line in linux? With some of the info I have been reading I hope we don't have to install a desktop to have this automated functionality i… --- ## [How to change an object's color](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-change-an-objects-color/38582)
**Author:** [@moli501](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/moli501)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-change-an-objects-color/38582 "2020-09-14T08:54:53Z")
Hi All, I have many years of experience in other SCADA such as WinCC, Citect, iFix etc, but recently touched Ignition, I am struggling on a very simple function in other SCADA system, it’s how to change an object’s colo… --- ## [Siemens OPC UDT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-opc-udt/38634)
**Author:** [@c.k](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/c.k)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-opc-udt/38634 "2020-09-13T17:31:02Z")
Hey there, I’m investigating if Ignition is a platform we can use. We mainly use Siemens 1500 plc’s so the Ignition driver is a no-go as it doesn’t support optimized blocks. So that leaves the built in OPC server in th… --- ## [Perspective Slider](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-slider/38630)
**Author:** [@sharmila.belvalkar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sharmila.belvalkar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-slider/38630 "2020-09-13T07:51:41Z")
I want to use the Perspective slider component to select a price range as shown in attached image. As the available slider component is useful to select only one value, how can this be customized to select min and max va… --- ## [Gateway Tag Change Script Triggered with no Reason](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-tag-change-script-triggered-with-no-reason/38602)
**Author:** [@vasilevdim](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vasilevdim)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-tag-change-script-triggered-with-no-reason/38602 "2020-09-12T18:46:16Z")
Hello, I have written before similar topic, but I have not get any reply, so I am still trying to find solution. So here is the case: Ignition 8.04, Windows Server 2016, the gateway tag change script below calculates t… --- ## [Picture Transparecy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/picture-transparecy/12613)
**Author:** [@MrPeter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MrPeter)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/picture-transparecy/12613 "2020-09-12T14:28:30Z")
Hy , I have imported a picture (paint)in ignition and I need to make a small portion from the picture transparent . How can I doo that ? Best regards ! --- ## [Stale Overlay Stays](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stale-overlay-stays/37699)
**Author:** [@m.sanders](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/m.sanders)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stale-overlay-stays/37699 "2020-09-12T08:36:20Z")
I was testing 8.0.15 and I found that if I lost connection (for testing purposes I unplugged an ethernet cable) the tags would stale (as they should) but when the connection returned the overlay stayed instead of clea… --- ## [Could not create or replace the sql view in ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/could-not-create-or-replace-the-sql-view-in-ignition/38620)
**Author:** [@Premnath.K](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Premnath.K)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/could-not-create-or-replace-the-sql-view-in-ignition/38620 "2020-09-12T06:27:15Z")
Hello Team, I need to run create/replace/drop SQL views from the ignition I tried in the transaction group, named query & report data source SQL query but could not do I am getting the following error org.postgresql.ut… --- ## [Checkbox Has Focus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/checkbox-has-focus/38617)
**Author:** [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/checkbox-has-focus/38617 "2020-09-11T23:20:06Z")
Vision v8.0.15. I usually use this code to catch if something has focus… from java.awt import KeyboardFocusManager focusedComponent = KeyboardFocusManager.getCurrentKeyboardFocusManager().getFocusOwner() if event.prop… --- ## [Gateway Script Timer Error Log](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-timer-error-log/38614)
**Author:** [@Kevan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-timer-error-log/38614 "2020-09-11T20:31:59Z")
Getting this error in gateway logs. Does anyone have any ideas what I’m doing wrong here? IgnitionProjectManager 11Sep2020 15:12:18 Error notifying listener about project update. java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: In… --- ## [Client Tags stay stale after connection is restored in Ignition 8.0.14](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-tags-stay-stale-after-connection-is-restored-in-ignition-8-0-14/36927)
**Author:** [@craig.atkinson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/craig.atkinson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-tags-stay-stale-after-connection-is-restored-in-ignition-8-0-14/36927 "2020-09-11T19:21:39Z")
After upgrading to Ignition 8.0.14, we are experiencing an issue when a remote pc running ignition vision client loses connection and all the tags go stale. However when connection is restored to the client the tags stay… --- ## [System.perspective.download Encoding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-perspective-download-encoding/38555)
**Author:** [@victor1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victor1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-perspective-download-encoding/38555 "2020-09-11T18:28:27Z")
I’m trying to download a PDF, but when I open it everything is blank. If I open it with notepad and compare it with the original PDF, that’s almost right. I think the error is because of the encoding. Original: Dow… --- ## [Use tag name as variable name in script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-tag-name-as-variable-name-in-script/38601)
**Author:** [@saurabh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/saurabh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-tag-name-as-variable-name-in-script/38601 "2020-09-11T18:20:56Z")
Is there a way to use tag name as a variable name in script? I have several tags that I need to use for calculations in script so I need to assign value of a tag as literal value and variable name same as tag name. So fo… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1124) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1126)