# Ignition

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## [Check if user logged in globally](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/check-if-user-logged-in-globally/26049)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/check-if-user-logged-in-globally/26049 "2019-06-24T11:35:07Z")

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I have had an odd request from a customer to not allow changes to an individual’s configuration while they are logged in on any client. Not sure of the context at this stage as it’s 2nd-hand info. However, is it possibl…

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## [Create datatype from selected SQLTag folder (not OPC browser)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-datatype-from-selected-sqltag-folder-not-opc-browser/26038)

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**Author:** [@miketob](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/miketob)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-datatype-from-selected-sqltag-folder-not-opc-browser/26038 "2019-06-22T22:49:06Z")

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This feature is missing in 8.0.2 and is really useful. Will it be back?

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## [\[FB6859\] Cannot connect to gateway after installation and reboot](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fb6859-cannot-connect-to-gateway-after-installation-and-reboot/26044)

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**Author:** [@billyjo182](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/billyjo182)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fb6859-cannot-connect-to-gateway-after-installation-and-reboot/26044 "2019-06-24T02:14:13Z")

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AfterI finish installing the Ignition Application/Gateway, it takes me to the desktop, however, as soon as I reboot, and I need to get back to the gateway homepage, it will not bring up localhost:8088. Any ideas on where…

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## [Change Device IP Addresses from Master to Backup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-device-ip-addresses-from-master-to-backup/26024)

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**Author:** [@nathan.willbanks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nathan.willbanks)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-device-ip-addresses-from-master-to-backup/26024 "2019-06-23T16:08:13Z")

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We have a machine network configuration in which I would like to change the IP Addresses of certain devices when the Ignition Gateway switches between Master & Backup, but I’m not sure if that’s possible. Network Config…

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## [Bar Chart Data Manipulation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-data-manipulation/26030)

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**Author:** [@zvannest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zvannest)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-data-manipulation/26030 "2019-06-22T00:45:08Z")

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I have a tag that I am getting from an ewon which shows the current GPM of a flow meter. I need to totalize it and add that data to a bar chart. The Y-axis needs to be able to change to show hourly, daily, monthly, or ye…

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## [\[BUG-14192\] Ignition Edge Startup FAULTED](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14192-ignition-edge-startup-faulted/25790)

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**Author:** [@mitchell-ACS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mitchell-ACS)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14192-ignition-edge-startup-faulted/25790 "2019-06-22T00:25:33Z")

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I have a new Ignition Edge install that is faulting on every startup, and I can’t find anything in my wrapper.log that says ERROR, all of the entries are INFO. The last thing to happen is a NullPointerException then it …

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## [Continuous TimeoutException with Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/continuous-timeoutexception-with-perspective/25798)

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**Author:** [@anguim](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anguim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/continuous-timeoutexception-with-perspective/25798 "2019-06-21T22:45:28Z")

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Hi, When I’m developing a Perspective View, after I make some changes in a Colum Colum container, when I try to save the View, move componets, or anything else the designer screen freezes and an Error popup appears with…

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## [\[Question\] Canceling active queries on the gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-canceling-active-queries-on-the-gateway/26026)

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**Author:** [@alan\_pereira](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alan_pereira)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-canceling-active-queries-on-the-gateway/26026 "2019-06-21T22:40:13Z")

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I'd like to understand what happens when we hit the Cancel button on the gateway, \[Connections - Databases\]. My issue here was: I'm running a stored procedure from a timer script on the gateway. This procedure has a…

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## [\[BUG-11664\] How to distinguish which Modbus device in logs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-11664-how-to-distinguish-which-modbus-device-in-logs/25083)

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**Author:** [@Herbie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Herbie)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-11664-how-to-distinguish-which-modbus-device-in-logs/25083 "2019-06-21T20:16:54Z")

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I have been noticing the Logs filled with ReadCoilsRequest and ReadInputRegistersRequest that have timeouts and error messages indicating exception codes of Illegal Data Address. This has happened several times in the p…

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## [Graphing Multiple Plots on the Same Graph in a Reporting Page?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/graphing-multiple-plots-on-the-same-graph-in-a-reporting-page/26021)

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**Author:** [@rstevenson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rstevenson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/graphing-multiple-plots-on-the-same-graph-in-a-reporting-page/26021 "2019-06-21T18:15:28Z")

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I need to graph the pressure and weight of a list of test IDs (unique values) over the duration of a testing period. Basically, I need to graph multiple plots that are generally the same over top of each other on a singl…

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## [How to add OSUsername Tag to a reporting page header](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-osusername-tag-to-a-reporting-page-header/26020)

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**Author:** [@rstevenson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rstevenson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-osusername-tag-to-a-reporting-page-header/26020 "2019-06-21T18:03:25Z")

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Hello, I have a problem where I am trying to append a tag (which tracks the operating system username called OSUsername) to a reporting page. This tag has the correct string value inside of it. I tried to create a string…

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## [Edge Configuration?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-configuration/26012)

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**Author:** [@JoeJansen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JoeJansen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-configuration/26012 "2019-06-21T15:27:29Z")

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I’m struggling to understand exactly how the edge plugins work. I’ve watched the video several times as well as reading the product sheet, but it just isn’t coming together for me. I have an ignition server and several…

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## [sendRequest() exception regarding security zone requirements](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sendrequest-exception-regarding-security-zone-requirements/22110)

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**Author:** [@mrogers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mrogers)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sendrequest-exception-regarding-security-zone-requirements/22110 "2019-06-21T15:34:25Z")

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I’m trying to use the system.util.sendReuest() to another server on the same gateway network. I have confirmed the project, message handler, and remoteserver parameters match the gateway I’m looking to request informatio…

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## [Connect to a MySQL server from Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-to-a-mysql-server-from-ignition/26001)

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**Author:** [@miculacristianradu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/miculacristianradu)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-to-a-mysql-server-from-ignition/26001 "2019-06-21T14:11:05Z")

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Hello guys, I’m trying to connect to a MySQL database from Ignition. I granted the root with full privileges, selected de right driver for MySQL(jdbc driver) in Ignition Gateway and after I save the configuration the c…

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## [Nested invokeAsynchronous and invokeLater](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nested-invokeasynchronous-and-invokelater/26006)

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**Author:** [@ecan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ecan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nested-invokeasynchronous-and-invokelater/26006 "2019-06-21T11:39:08Z")

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Let’s say I have functions long\_taking\_function and long\_taking\_function2. Both take a long time. Is it considered bad practice to have ‘nested’ invokeAsynchronous and invokeLater? If so, how can I improve this? def lo…

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## [Question about Store and forward](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-about-store-and-forward/26004)

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**Author:** [@annr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/annr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-about-store-and-forward/26004 "2019-06-21T08:15:01Z")

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Hi, I was under the impression that if i enabled two ways of storing tag history (Enterprise tag history synchronization in Ignition Edge) and (storing tag history in ignition) it would end up in tags storing duplicate …

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## [How do I Get a Gateway Script to Run Every Hour?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-gateway-script-to-run-every-hour/25909)

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**Author:** [@cwkidd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cwkidd)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-gateway-script-to-run-every-hour/25909 "2019-06-21T06:27:18Z")

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Hello! I’m trying to get the following code to run every hour…I’m fairly inexperienced with coding and need some solid help: if hour==01 and minute==45: seed=system.opc.readValue(server,path).value system.tag.write("\[…

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## [Web Browser Module Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-browser-module-error/22410)

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**Author:** [@betti.francesco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/betti.francesco)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-browser-module-error/22410 "2019-06-20T22:34:34Z")

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I’m using the Web Browser module to implement a page that simply shows a forecast view from windfinder.com, and I’m getting a strange behavior. Basically I set the url directly on the component’s property: wb = self.ro…

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## [Alarm Notification Pipeline Runtime Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notification-pipeline-runtime-properties/25943)

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**Author:** [@dion.botha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dion.botha)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notification-pipeline-runtime-properties/25943 "2019-06-20T19:43:06Z")

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Hi Guys, I am trying to use some alarm properties in my pipeline script block. I can get alarm event properties (e.g. event.name) and associated data (e.g. event.asset\_name) but I can’t seem to work out how to get runti…

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## [Tag change event not working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-change-event-not-working/25991)

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**Author:** [@andyg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andyg)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-change-event-not-working/25991 "2019-06-20T17:52:09Z")

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Hi, I am having trouble with tag change events. It doesn’t seem like the code is incorrect, but when the tag value changes, the script is not executing. Every time the value of DAY SHIFT CURRENT PARTS changes, the valu…

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## [Trasaction Group writing success when Stored Procedure Fails](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trasaction-group-writing-success-when-stored-procedure-fails/25983)

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**Author:** [@grietveld](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grietveld)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trasaction-group-writing-success-when-stored-procedure-fails/25983 "2019-06-20T16:03:31Z")

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Currently on 8.0.2. I have several stored procedure transactions, that even though the transaction fails, and the events log shows that it returned an error, the transaction writes the the ‘handshake on success’ tag and…

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## [Automatically accept the update message in the client?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automatically-accept-the-update-message-in-the-client/25935)

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**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automatically-accept-the-update-message-in-the-client/25935 "2019-06-20T15:22:30Z")

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Is there a way to automatically accept the update message in the client. (for example in a client script based on editCount change) I have Ignition Client for TV with no mouse/keyboard.

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## [How to detect PLC failure](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-detect-plc-failure/25631)

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**Author:** [@Anwesha\_Gupta](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Anwesha_Gupta)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-detect-plc-failure/25631 "2019-06-20T14:15:30Z")

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Hello All, I was wondering if anyone has dealt with - Detecting PLC failures in Ignition? We have Allen Bradley devices connected to Ignition and I am able to get their Conception status in Ignition via - Is Connected …

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## [Please expose the popup window title bar color properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/please-expose-the-popup-window-title-bar-color-properties/6923)

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**Author:** [@RRRancher](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RRRancher)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/please-expose-the-popup-window-title-bar-color-properties/6923 "2019-06-20T12:47:19Z")

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Would be nice to be able to change the foreground and background properties on a popup window title bar so it matches the color scheme of everything else in the window. Edit: Was getting by building my own title bar a…

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## [Error executing script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-executing-script/25969)

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**Author:** [@waiyin.lee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/waiyin.lee)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-executing-script/25969 "2019-06-20T07:58:50Z")

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I try run an update the database value. The script is below However facing the error executing script like below

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## [System.util.retarget Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-retarget-error/24518)

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**Author:** [@tim.schultz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tim.schultz)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-retarget-error/24518 "2019-06-19T21:28:16Z")

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I have an application running on a 7.9.9 server \[“Main”\], and I was attempting to use system.util.retarget to switch to an application located on my 7.9.7 server \[“Remote”\]. I’m able to access the Remote server via brow…

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## [AD/Internal Role Storage](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ad-internal-role-storage/25959)

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**Author:** [@jjacques](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jjacques)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2019, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ad-internal-role-storage/25959 "2019-06-19T20:14:35Z")

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I had a question come up today about what would happen in the following scenario: We are using the AD/Internal Hybrid setup A user is given roles to access different parts of the system The user is no longer employed …

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## [Filepath Multiple Backslashes in String](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filepath-multiple-backslashes-in-string/25951)

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**Author:** [@kwingert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kwingert)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filepath-multiple-backslashes-in-string/25951 "2019-06-19T17:01:04Z")

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import csv filename = "C:\\Users\\image\\Desktop\\test.csv" print(filename) with open(filename) as csvfile: readCSV = csv.reader(csvfile, delimiter=',') print returns “C:\\Users\\image\\Desktop\\test.csv” but I get an error 1…

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## [Power Table Customization](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-customization/25948)

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**Author:** [@rwykoff](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rwykoff)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-customization/25948 "2019-06-19T16:14:40Z")

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Hello, new to here. I am having problems with the power table. If I use the extended function configureCell to customize the cell background colors, it literally becomes impossible to select ranges of cells, either by …

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## [Named query scope](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-scope/25928)

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**Author:** [@wschauer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wschauer)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-scope/25928 "2019-06-19T15:16:26Z")

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Using ignition 8.0.1 and running into an issue with named query. I have a named query in Project1 and i am trying to run it from a script on a button in another project When i run the script: system.db.runNamedQuery(“P…

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