# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1220 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1221 --- ## [Gaps Between Data points on Easy Chart - Vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gaps-between-data-points-on-easy-chart-vision/31414)
**Author:** [@alainia.spencer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alainia.spencer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gaps-between-data-points-on-easy-chart-vision/31414 "2020-01-20T17:19:39Z")
Is there a way to prevent gaps between the data points on the Easy chart component in Vision? I don’t have the pens set to “line w/gaps” so that is not the issue. This happens when we loose communication to our end devic… --- ## [Auto-turn off a PLC Bit after a user-input timeout?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-turn-off-a-plc-bit-after-a-user-input-timeout/31410)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-turn-off-a-plc-bit-after-a-user-input-timeout/31410 "2020-01-20T17:05:51Z")
I’ve been trying to see if there’s a way to do this without scripting or minimal scripting. I have UDT data tag that has a few OPC connections, the relevant ones being runBit - 0 for stop, 1 for run, read from and writ… --- ## [How to install Ignition 8 Self Signed Certificate on Ubuntu 18.04](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-install-ignition-8-self-signed-certificate-on-ubuntu-18-04/31365)
**Author:** [@Faisal.Shibli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Faisal.Shibli)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-install-ignition-8-self-signed-certificate-on-ubuntu-18-04/31365 "2020-01-20T15:53:25Z")
It is my first time working with SSL certificate. I am in the process of migrating from Ignition 7 to Ignition 8. Ignition 7 did not have SSL enabled while in Ignition 8 we are trying out the SSL. Due to the fact we are … --- ## [OPC COM Creating multiple client connections to OPC Server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-com-creating-multiple-client-connections-to-opc-server/31421)
**Author:** [@evan.rynearson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/evan.rynearson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-com-creating-multiple-client-connections-to-opc-server/31421 "2020-01-20T15:49:56Z")
I have OPC COM Module (5.0.7) running on Ignition Edge (8.0.7) to Connect to Autosol ACM OPC Server (DA). The connection connects and reads no problem. The issue I am having is it creates multiple client connections an… --- ## [Power table Query Info not appearing in client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-query-info-not-appearing-in-client/31413)
**Author:** [@DD\_Chelsea](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DD_Chelsea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-query-info-not-appearing-in-client/31413 "2020-01-20T15:03:59Z")
Hello guys, good morning. I have a power table showing information i get from a Query, When i’m on designer it shows the information properly like the following picture: But when i run a client version on the same c… --- ## [Sort Power Table on Multiple Columns](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sort-power-table-on-multiple-columns/31342)
**Author:** [@c.bertulli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/c.bertulli)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sort-power-table-on-multiple-columns/31342 "2020-01-20T14:32:34Z")
Hi All, Is it possible to sort a Power Table on multiple columns through scripting? if yes, how? Thanks in advance, Cheers, --- ## [\[SOLVED\] Connecting Studio 5000 Emulator to Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-connecting-studio-5000-emulator-to-ignition/31380)
**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-connecting-studio-5000-emulator-to-ignition/31380 "2020-01-20T03:18:11Z")
Has anyone successfully in the last month connected their Ignition to a version of Studio 5000 Emulator? If so, what version of Ignition, Studio 5000 Emulator, RSLinx, and OS are you running? Did you install the OPC Core… --- ## [CSRF token mismatch error in Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/csrf-token-mismatch-error-in-ubuntu-18-04-3-lts-bionic-beaver/31395)
**Author:** [@arun1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/arun1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/csrf-token-mismatch-error-in-ubuntu-18-04-3-lts-bionic-beaver/31395 "2020-01-19T02:40:04Z")
After couple of years of using Ignition on Windows machine, I decided to try it on a Linux machine, so installed VirtualBox Version 6.1.2 r135662 (Qt5.6.2) and setup an Ubuntu VM with VERSION="18.04.3 LTS (Bionic Beaver)… --- ## [Ad-hoc Trends error when selecting duration of a month or more](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ad-hoc-trends-error-when-selecting-duration-of-a-month-or-more/31379)
**Author:** [@rpavlicek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rpavlicek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ad-hoc-trends-error-when-selecting-duration-of-a-month-or-more/31379 "2020-01-18T02:37:50Z")
We are using the Ad-hoc trends template in our vision project. It’s working great except we get an error in the duration component when we select a time of 1 month or larger. The error is in the script at the cal.add s… --- ## [Using jsonGet to access individual elements of json arrays](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-jsonget-to-access-individual-elements-of-json-arrays/31375)
**Author:** [@max.schmid](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/max.schmid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-jsonget-to-access-individual-elements-of-json-arrays/31375 "2020-01-17T23:36:11Z")
Using the Ignition 8 jsonGet function, is it possible to directly specify a json array location in the path parameter? Using the VisualStudio 2019 RESTful API example program output as an example: \[{“date”:“2020-01-18T… --- ## [Marking up blueprints](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/marking-up-blueprints/31386)
**Author:** [@csanyia](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/csanyia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/marking-up-blueprints/31386 "2020-01-17T23:24:57Z")
I’m working on a project, effectively to load up a blue print in an ignition window, and giving the user the ability to highlight areas of the blueprint. The highlighted areas will be linked to other information in our … --- ## [Connecting to TI processors](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-ti-processors/31381)
**Author:** [@ROBERT.BAUMGARTNER](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ROBERT.BAUMGARTNER)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-ti-processors/31381 "2020-01-17T20:29:30Z")
Are there any Ignition drivers for Texas Instruments processsors? I’ve got a TI-520 and a TI-555-1105 to collect from. --- ## [SSL Duplicate certificate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ssl-duplicate-certificate/27132)
**Author:** [@Aaron\_Mitchell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aaron_Mitchell)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ssl-duplicate-certificate/27132 "2020-01-17T19:52:01Z")
Using ignition 8.0.3, when trying to setup SSL on the gateway I get the error “A duplicate certificate was detected” Any ideas how to identify and remote the duplicate certificate? --- ## [Flex Repeater Performance Question?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-repeater-performance-question/31378)
**Author:** [@AIO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AIO)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-repeater-performance-question/31378 "2020-01-17T18:33:58Z")
Hey folks, Ignition 8.0.7 I’m dealing with a flex repeater with 120 instances of a view. The view consists of 6 labels, 1 icon, and a button. It does not appear that I am having issues with icon loading as referenced h… --- ## [Differentiating between touch and click in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/differentiating-between-touch-and-click-in-perspective/31318)
**Author:** [@AIO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AIO)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/differentiating-between-touch-and-click-in-perspective/31318 "2020-01-17T18:39:19Z")
Hey folks, I’ve developed some embedded views I’d like to use for both mobile / touch devices and desktop clients. I’d like any command sent from a touch to trigger a confirmation popup (I already have this working as a… --- ## [Perspective: Time Series Chart Multiple Tag History](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-time-series-chart-multiple-tag-history/31312)
**Author:** [@Mason.Younger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mason.Younger)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-time-series-chart-multiple-tag-history/31312 "2020-01-17T17:43:31Z")
I’m trying to show a Time Series chart with Min Max, Average, Trend, and history values. I’m not sure how to bind the Tags to the chart, and the manual only shows simple information. If I had another series under props … --- ## [System.date.format Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-date-format-error/31371)
**Author:** [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-date-format-error/31371 "2020-01-17T17:14:53Z")
I found something Strange, I have a date Mon Dec 30 00:00:00 CST 2019 when I tried converting this to system.date.format(date,"YYYY-MM-dd")' it gave me 2020-12-30 Here, The year is completely different ! --- ## [Twilio text messages](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/twilio-text-messages/31364)
**Author:** [@thomas.stevic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thomas.stevic)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/twilio-text-messages/31364 "2020-01-17T15:59:04Z")
I am in the learning stage with Ignition. We are considering making Ignition our default HMI/SCADA platform for our systems. Is there a sample project that uses Twilio to send a text message that I might get access to? I… --- ## [Status-only access to Gateway?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/status-only-access-to-gateway/31352)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Bridgeman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dan_Bridgeman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/status-only-access-to-gateway/31352 "2020-01-17T15:53:43Z")
The Gateway now breaks the pages up by categories: Home, Status, and Config. Status and Config are only accessible if you login as a user with the Administrator role. Is it possible to give a user a role which allows … --- ## [Is it possible to read an htm or html file as a string?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-read-an-htm-or-html-file-as-a-string/31355)
**Author:** [@wking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wking)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-read-an-htm-or-html-file-as-a-string/31355 "2020-01-17T01:01:51Z")
I need to figure out if this is possible before I commit time to it. I have htm files that are used in a .net application for CNC machines. Somehow they use them to render up things in their thing. When I open in a text … --- ## [How to String Format or append using range list? Edit: Read txt file on mapped drive and do something](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-string-format-or-append-using-range-list-edit-read-txt-file-on-mapped-drive-and-do-something/31345)
**Author:** [@wking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wking)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-string-format-or-append-using-range-list-edit-read-txt-file-on-mapped-drive-and-do-something/31345 "2020-01-16T23:59:24Z")
base = 'D' x = range(1,23) x.remove(20) print x for i in x: test = '%s%s' % (base,x) print test Returns: \[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22\] D\[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1… --- ## [Complete Newbie, how to add a BNI EIP-508-105-Z015](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/complete-newbie-how-to-add-a-bni-eip-508-105-z015/28360)
**Author:** [@mellerbeck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mellerbeck)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/complete-newbie-how-to-add-a-bni-eip-508-105-z015/28360 "2020-01-16T22:19:03Z")
The BNI EIP-508-105-Z015 is an IO-LINK master (If I use the terminology correct, remember newbie here) It is on the network and you can grab sensor data by going to address/ports.jsn IO-LINK seems to be a popular stand… --- ## [Convert Tag Type in Version 8.0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-tag-type-in-version-8-0/31324)
**Author:** [@richard.d.white](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richard.d.white)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-tag-type-in-version-8-0/31324 "2020-01-16T21:58:33Z")
Quick question - Is there a way in Version 8 to convert an existing tag type? I see a way to do this in version 7.9 documentation but the option is not visible in the version 8.0 designer we’re using. I’d like to chang… --- ## [Ignition - Prompt for password on action, but don't log in](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-prompt-for-password-on-action-but-dont-log-in/31319)
**Author:** [@sahil.jain](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sahil.jain)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-prompt-for-password-on-action-but-dont-log-in/31319 "2020-01-16T21:46:32Z")
Hello, I am trying to implement a system where certain actions require a password entry. The intent is to force the user to enter a password every time certain actions are requested, as a form of confirmation. Is it p… --- ## [Report execute and distribute parameters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-execute-and-distribute-parameters/17691)
**Author:** [@weertske](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/weertske)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-execute-and-distribute-parameters/17691 "2020-01-16T20:58:31Z")
I have a report with multiple parameters. Some of the parameters are dependent on previously defined parameters. For instance: Duration = minutesBetween({StartDate},{EndDate}) This works fine when running the report on a… --- ## [Strange Bug with Perspective Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-bug-with-perspective-table/31280)
**Author:** [@tmahaffey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tmahaffey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-bug-with-perspective-table/31280 "2020-01-16T20:21:51Z")
See the video here. I am not double clicking, just single clicking. I don’t have any scripting tied to the table selections. I do have some scripting that should append list items when someone doubleclicks on the table. … --- ## [Severe Error on Startup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/severe-error-on-startup/31335)
**Author:** [@thomas.stevic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thomas.stevic)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/severe-error-on-startup/31335 "2020-01-16T17:51:05Z")
Does anyone know what this is and/or how it can be fixed? 09:02:38 SEVERE: \[0116/090238.009:ERROR:browser\_process\_stub.cpp(279)\] NOT IMPLEMENTED --- ## [isAlarmActive and runScript issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/isalarmactive-and-runscript-issues/31331)
**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/isalarmactive-and-runscript-issues/31331 "2020-01-16T17:40:51Z")
Hi all, I’m experiencing the following issue: I’m using isAlarmActive (tried with no polling time and with polling time set to 2000 msec) and runScript (polling time 1000 msec) to animate some properties. The pages wher… --- ## [Having trouble with system.tag.writeAsync](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/having-trouble-with-system-tag-writeasync/31316)
**Author:** [@Steve\_Laubach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_Laubach)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/having-trouble-with-system-tag-writeasync/31316 "2020-01-16T15:08:45Z")
I have a series of tags that store the last 10 days of totalized values (tag names Day0-Day9). At midnight I want to shift each of the totals down 1 tag to act as a rolling totalizer. My plan of attack was to use syste… --- ## [Re-throwing a Java exception loses the cause stack](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/re-throwing-a-java-exception-loses-the-cause-stack/6146)
**Author:** [@systemparadox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/systemparadox)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/re-throwing-a-java-exception-loses-the-cause-stack/6146 "2020-01-16T13:51:56Z")
We're having trouble getting our global exception handler to re-throw exceptions cleanly. Add the following to any arbitrary event script (like a button click): system.db.runQuery("FAIL") Running this event causes … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1219) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1221)