# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1234 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1235 --- ## [How to refresh system.gui.getScreens() without restarting client?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-refresh-system-gui-getscreens-without-restarting-client/25952)
**Author:** [@Dryhops](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dryhops)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-refresh-system-gui-getscreens-without-restarting-client/25952 "2019-11-26T00:20:04Z")
Most of our clients are displayed on multiple monitors. One setup in particular uses a TV connected with miracast (basically a wireless monitor) to display OEE on the plant floor. Operators will open the display on a la… --- ## [Retrieve tagpath of value property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retrieve-tagpath-of-value-property/30224)
**Author:** [@rpavlicek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rpavlicek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retrieve-tagpath-of-value-property/30224 "2019-11-25T23:36:03Z")
Is it possible to get the tagpath from the value property or other on a component through scripting? We set up a click to graph feature where we select a numeric label where it uses a script to put the path (which we ha… --- ## [SEL-3351 & Substation Server.net to Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sel-3351-substation-server-net-to-ignition/30219)
**Author:** [@jason.scott](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jason.scott)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sel-3351-substation-server-net-to-ignition/30219 "2019-11-25T23:07:20Z")
Hi all is it possible to create a device to read data from an SEL 3351? The current setup has the data going straight the HMI (Wonderware) using Substation Server.net. I know nothing about Subnet and can’t find much in t… --- ## [Referencing tag in Alarm Display path does not work](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/referencing-tag-in-alarm-display-path-does-not-work/20243)
**Author:** [@bdecelles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bdecelles)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/referencing-tag-in-alarm-display-path-does-not-work/20243 "2019-11-25T21:44:27Z")
Hi, I’m using Ignition 7.9.9: I’m trying to build a UDT for alarming where I have 1 element that is the trigger which is a boolean array, and my second element is a string array. I’m setting up an alarm on the trigger … --- ## [Ignition Vision Client Freezing \[7.9.11\]](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-client-freezing-7-9-11/30176)
**Author:** [@bfuson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bfuson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-client-freezing-7-9-11/30176 "2019-11-25T20:59:54Z")
I have a Vision Client Project that’s experiencing severe performance issues. This typically occurs after both swapping windows and updating tags very rapidly. The windows in question contain a large number of templates,… --- ## [Best methods for checking script scope](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-methods-for-checking-script-scope/30201)
**Author:** [@richardNZ15](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richardNZ15)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-methods-for-checking-script-scope/30201 "2019-11-25T20:47:26Z")
I am trying to call system.db.runNamedQuery() in a Shared script. I would like to be able to call this from both Project scope (button on a client) as well as Gateway scope (tag change script based on datetime trigger Su… --- ## [Date type column in Dataset (Spain)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/date-type-column-in-dataset-spain/30135)
**Author:** [@informatica](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/informatica)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/date-type-column-in-dataset-spain/30135 "2019-11-25T18:27:19Z")
Good morning. This problem is currently occurring in version 7.9.9 of Ignition with Datasets (memory tag) that have a column of type Date (it only happens with the Date type, it does not happen for example with the Stri… --- ## [DataTypes attributes take the value NULL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datatypes-attributes-take-the-value-null/30133)
**Author:** [@informatica](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/informatica)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datatypes-attributes-take-the-value-null/30133 "2019-11-25T18:24:40Z")
Good morning. It describes the incident that is currently happening to us in version 7.9.9 of Ignition: We have created a DataType called “Moldeadora” composed of other DataTypes (“Alarmas”, “Ciclo”, “Estado”, etc.). T… --- ## [Missing text on print](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/missing-text-on-print/30213)
**Author:** [@Tannerawbrey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tannerawbrey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/missing-text-on-print/30213 "2019-11-25T17:44:28Z")
Hello, I am experiencing an issue when printing out a window. I am using 7.9.10. Whenever I print something out the text is missing from it. I have read that this is a bug that has to do with Java and to use the JPL fil… --- ## [Gateway timers stopped without any reason](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timers-stopped-without-any-reason/30142)
**Author:** [@patrick.garceau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/patrick.garceau)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timers-stopped-without-any-reason/30142 "2019-11-25T13:59:21Z")
I have a problem where the Gateway script stopped without any reason or logs. Just stalled! Restarting the Gateway or the service has solve the problem. I need to know why the software is doing that and what can I do … --- ## [Alarm Pipeline report](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-pipeline-report/30011)
**Author:** [@AFULLER](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AFULLER)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-pipeline-report/30011 "2019-11-25T12:50:58Z")
Hello, can you send a report with the set property/scripting option on the Alarm pipeline? --- ## [Ignition access thru the internet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-access-thru-the-internet/29812)
**Author:** [@michaelryan.alimagno](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michaelryan.alimagno)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-access-thru-the-internet/29812 "2019-11-25T06:23:14Z")
What need to be done to access Ignition HMI anywhere in the world aside for having a VPN? Do we need to have a public IP address to do this? If you could, please provide sample network diagram so that our IT can have an… --- ## [TagHistoryDatasourceSink Warning and VPN Connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/taghistorydatasourcesink-warning-and-vpn-connection/29562)
**Author:** [@drojas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drojas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/taghistorydatasourcesink-warning-and-vpn-connection/29562 "2019-10-31T15:40:59Z")
Just wanted to document an issue I found while trying to have a remote site connect and store data to a central MS SQL DB over VPN. The issue I saw was that the Store and Forward engine was unable to create all the tabl… --- ## [Ignition SCADA vs. OSISoft PI System](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-scada-vs-osisoft-pi-system/30199)
**Author:** [@michaelryan.alimagno](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michaelryan.alimagno)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-scada-vs-osisoft-pi-system/30199 "2019-11-24T02:54:53Z")
What are the things that Ignition SCADA could do that OSISoft Pi System could not do? What are the differences of the the two? What are the pros and cons? With regards to real time data, which one is more reliable? --- ## [Execute Linux command and get result in Ignition script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/execute-linux-command-and-get-result-in-ignition-script/30192)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/execute-linux-command-and-get-result-in-ignition-script/30192 "2019-11-23T15:21:17Z")
Hello I want to get some info of my raspberry PI like CPU temp, speed,… directly in Ignition. Running some basic OS command will return the result but the problem is system.util.execute function doesn’t return any valu… --- ## ['SELECT 1' Spam from a SQL database connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/select-1-spam-from-a-sql-database-connection/29779)
**Author:** [@byrnep](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/byrnep)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/select-1-spam-from-a-sql-database-connection/29779 "2019-11-22T20:01:29Z")
Hi all, It recently came up during an overhaul of one of our SQL databases, that Ignition is sending multiple “SELECT 1” queries. I went through the settings of that connection with our database manager and the only ob… --- ## [Routing a Login](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/routing-a-login/30181)
**Author:** [@lrhyrne](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrhyrne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/routing-a-login/30181 "2019-11-22T18:34:26Z")
I’m using Ignition 7.8.12 and have two types of users for the system. Type 1 can access status and indicator information for the Systems configured in the Gateway. Type 2 has control access and all the abilities of Typ… --- ## [Stored Procedure-\>string length](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stored-procedure-string-length/30110)
**Author:** [@gregsachs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gregsachs)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stored-procedure-string-length/30110 "2019-11-22T16:57:03Z")
I’m trying to do a stored procedure with defined nvarchar outputs. I’ve run into the issue that if I declare the procedure using nvarchar(x) outputs, I get an error “string or binary data truncated”. If I declare the p… --- ## [CSV File Read Stops Updating](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/csv-file-read-stops-updating/30158)
**Author:** [@steven.rehnborg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/steven.rehnborg)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/csv-file-read-stops-updating/30158 "2019-11-22T16:50:20Z")
I have been running a script in Ignition on a 15 second timer which opens a CSV file created by another application and reads the information currently stored to be displayed on a window I have created. The information … --- ## [Look up if/where Styles are used?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/look-up-if-where-styles-are-used/30159)
**Author:** [@grietveld](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grietveld)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/look-up-if-where-styles-are-used/30159 "2019-11-22T16:06:10Z")
Might end up being more of a feature request, but is there a way to find if and where perspective styles are used? I tried searching hoping it might find it in the properties items in the view, but that didn’t seem to fi… --- ## [ClockDriftDetector and Backup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clockdriftdetector-and-backup/30115)
**Author:** [@julien.rouillard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/julien.rouillard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clockdriftdetector-and-backup/30115 "2019-11-22T15:00:37Z")
Our Ignition server is installed on a VM with Windows 2016 server, 8Gb RAM, the ignition plateform is assigned 2Gb. We do a backup of the VM every day and we have a warning ClockDriftDetector because of it. It’s just one… --- ## [Builtin/icons/; are the SVGs available?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/builtin-icons-are-the-svgs-available/30157)
**Author:** [@code\_skin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/code_skin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/builtin-icons-are-the-svgs-available/30157 "2019-11-22T13:15:24Z")
Specifically Builtin/icons/ Do SVGs exist for these guys and are they obtainable to use in Vision projects? Thanks! --- ## [Time Series Chart Padding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-padding/30173)
**Author:** [@deon.korb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/deon.korb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-padding/30173 "2019-11-22T11:52:23Z")
Hi, I’m trying to set a minimal time series chart next to a linear scale and have them line up. The chart seems to have padding that I cannot get rid of. In the example below, the axis min and max is set to 0 - 30k, wit… --- ## [Not able to set/reset individual bits of an Integer tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-set-reset-individual-bits-of-an-integer-tag/29633)
**Author:** [@Rameshwar.kuthale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rameshwar.kuthale)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-set-reset-individual-bits-of-an-integer-tag/29633 "2019-11-22T09:04:18Z")
How to set Individual bits of an Integer tag in Ignition? Integer tag is defined in s7-1500 PLC, which we can browse through OPC sever. --- ## [Keypressed event on dropdownlist](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/keypressed-event-on-dropdownlist/30166)
**Author:** [@roland.scheuer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/roland.scheuer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/keypressed-event-on-dropdownlist/30166 "2019-11-21T22:27:28Z")
Hi, i try to execute a script on a dropdown list after press enter, but i cant get it work. It seems the event never fire (KeyPressed , KeyReleased) . Im Using Ignition 8.05 on windows. works on textbox. Any ideas? O… --- ## [How do I show the Engineering Units that are set up in my PLC in Ignition Version 8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-show-the-engineering-units-that-are-set-up-in-my-plc-in-ignition-version-8/30161)
**Author:** [@sjanes9](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sjanes9)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-show-the-engineering-units-that-are-set-up-in-my-plc-in-ignition-version-8/30161 "2019-11-21T21:31:46Z")
We are running Ignition Version 8 and, while my tags are imported just fine. I can’t see my engineering units that are set up in my PLC. How can I show that on my tag properties? --- ## [Breaking out of a script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/breaking-out-of-a-script/30160)
**Author:** [@richard.d.white](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richard.d.white)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/breaking-out-of-a-script/30160 "2019-11-21T21:05:37Z")
Hello! Very quick (and hopefully simple) question about scripts within Ignition. Is there any way to exit a script without completely executing it? Something like the break command, but for the entire script? The id… --- ## [Gateway Network between Ignition 7.6 and Ignition 8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-network-between-ignition-7-6-and-ignition-8/30156)
**Author:** [@tmerilatt81](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tmerilatt81)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-network-between-ignition-7-6-and-ignition-8/30156 "2019-11-21T20:59:28Z")
I have been trying to create a gateway network connection between Ignition 7.6 on our main server and Ignition 8 on a secondary server, but can’t get it to work. There aren’t any specific gateway network options on the … --- ## [Client freezes while attempting to log in (Ignition 8.0.6)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-freezes-while-attempting-to-log-in-ignition-8-0-6/30152)
**Author:** [@chuck.jonkman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chuck.jonkman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-freezes-while-attempting-to-log-in-ignition-8-0-6/30152 "2019-11-21T20:14:22Z")
After having upgraded to Ignition 8.0.6 the client is freezing when attempting to log in. --- ## [Project Properties won't open (Ignition 8.0.6)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-properties-wont-open-ignition-8-0-6/30151)
**Author:** [@chuck.jonkman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chuck.jonkman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-properties-wont-open-ignition-8-0-6/30151 "2019-11-21T20:12:41Z")
We are attempting to upgrade to 8.0.6. The project properties dialog box won’t open no matter which method is used. getting an error “could not initialize class com.inductiveautomation.perspective.designer.project.prope… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1233) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1235)