# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1392 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1393 --- ## [Security - Cache Validation Timeout](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-cache-validation-timeout/16998)
**Author:** [@focusengsk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/focusengsk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-cache-validation-timeout/16998 "2018-02-15T10:06:58Z")
We are having issues with AD authentication, where the server appears to lose connection to AD controller randomly generating windows group policy errors. We set up a hard fail over, but this isn't ideal. Can anyone co… --- ## [System.tag.write - Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-write-error/16997)
**Author:** [@ionuck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ionuck)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-write-error/16997 "2018-02-15T08:05:39Z")
Hi, I have a short script in actionPerformed event for a button that should write a reset alarm OPC tag. However it doesn't work and I get this error: ERROR \[ClientTagUtilities-AWT-EventQueue-2\] Error writing to tag Se… --- ## [Client artifacts on pages](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-artifacts-on-pages/16995)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-artifacts-on-pages/16995 "2018-02-15T07:28:59Z")
I have a number of Ignition clients running on Advantech panel PCs, and occasionally the ignition clients running on them will display strangely by randomly scattering and resizing the strokes of some objects on the scre… --- ## [HTTP GET request scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/http-get-request-scripting/12324)
**Author:** [@richardNZ15](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richardNZ15)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/http-get-request-scripting/12324 "2018-02-15T00:28:17Z")
Hi all, I'm once again pushing my Ignition knowledge limits trying to do HTTP requests via an API for an external website. I have found the resource on Ignition function system.net.httpGet: https://docs.inductiveaut… --- ## [Large custom slider component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/large-custom-slider-component/16959)
**Author:** [@brian.kehn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brian.kehn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/large-custom-slider-component/16959 "2018-02-15T00:19:48Z")
Ignition 7.9.4 I can’t seem to find the radius option for the rectangle component. I believe this feature was added, but I don’t see it in 7.9.4. My customer would like a custom slider with, among other things, a large… --- ## [Linux Client not reporting correct IP address](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linux-client-not-reporting-correct-ip-address/16988)
**Author:** [@tbackus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tbackus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linux-client-not-reporting-correct-ip-address/16988 "2018-02-14T21:13:09Z")
Where does the Ignition client in Linux get it's IP address info? I thought it was the hosts file but changes to that do not seem to make a difference. I am using Linux Mint 18 with Kernel 4.15.2 Ignition 7.9.5 I hav… --- ## [Can't start web server or Gateway Ignition 7.9.4 Possible Port Bind](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-start-web-server-or-gateway-ignition-7-9-4-possible-port-bind/16982)
**Author:** [@soliver](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/soliver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-start-web-server-or-gateway-ignition-7-9-4-possible-port-bind/16982 "2018-02-14T20:41:15Z")
I am very new to Ignition so I apologize in advance if I missed something. Could not get Ignition server to start so I attempted the following. Installed 64bit Windows 7.9.4 Ignition, Server fails to start. I uninstal… --- ## [How to create a calendar similar to Outlook or Google with Month View?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-a-calendar-similar-to-outlook-or-google-with-month-view/16778)
**Author:** [@anibal.marquez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anibal.marquez)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-a-calendar-similar-to-outlook-or-google-with-month-view/16778 "2018-02-14T20:17:50Z")
I need to assign tasks in this calendar whith respective dates and color according if this tasks are finished or in progrees. I don’t found information about this and how to assign script for the tasks. I need edit thi… --- ## [New Allen Bradley Tags will not rebrowse](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-allen-bradley-tags-will-not-rebrowse/16991)
**Author:** [@john.furby](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.furby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-allen-bradley-tags-will-not-rebrowse/16991 "2018-02-14T18:41:21Z")
Still seems to be the glitch where if you ask ignition to show you a tag before it knows about it, you have to disable and re-enabled the PLC topic to get it to show up. Previously, it would show up as a folder when brow… --- ## [Tag synchronisation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-synchronisation/16985)
**Author:** [@Vince](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vince)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-synchronisation/16985 "2018-02-14T15:40:35Z")
Hi everybody! Let's say I have three tags in an AB PLC (newData, FirstData, SecondData). Thoses tags are read by Ignition using the same provider and the same scan class. When a test is finished, the PLC put the resul… --- ## [How to add second page in Report (Report Module)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-second-page-in-report-report-module/16978)
**Author:** [@patneshubham123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/patneshubham123)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-second-page-in-report-report-module/16978 "2018-02-14T15:07:22Z")
Hi Everyone, i'm using the report module for the first time. I need to compose a report of two pages but i don\`t know how to add another second page in report . anyone can help me?? Thanks a lot. i am using ignition 7.9.… --- ## [Timestamp from Tag triggered event](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timestamp-from-tag-triggered-event/16972)
**Author:** [@p\_hanson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/p_hanson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timestamp-from-tag-triggered-event/16972 "2018-02-14T13:20:45Z")
I'm trying to display a timestamp based on a boolean tag. i.e. When a "start" momentary button is pushed, display the time the button was pushed. When a "stop" momentary button is pushed, display the time the button… --- ## [Transaction group expression/SQL item](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-expression-sql-item/16984)
**Author:** [@Claus\_Nielsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Claus_Nielsen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-expression-sql-item/16984 "2018-02-14T12:34:21Z")
Trying to set up an expression/SQL item in a transaction group and having problems doing something like the snippet below. SELECT DATE\_SUB({\[~\]Last Time Scheduled}, INTERVAL 1 WEEK) The value always results in evalu… --- ## [Return something from an invokeAsync/invokeLater pair](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/return-something-from-an-invokeasync-invokelater-pair/16970)
**Author:** [@mrogers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mrogers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/return-something-from-an-invokeasync-invokelater-pair/16970 "2018-02-14T02:28:48Z")
I'm trying to use the invokeAsync/invokeLater pair to do come computation but the later part isn't going to be doing anything to anything external so I've come across a problem - passing the data computed by invokeAsync… --- ## [Editing Dynamic Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/editing-dynamic-table/16969)
**Author:** [@zacslade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacslade)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/editing-dynamic-table/16969 "2018-02-14T00:27:16Z")
Hi! I want to set up a table with columns and rows that change dynamically with user input, and I want the table to always be editable. Since columns are being added and removed dynamically, I can't easily go in and … --- ## [BigInt causes UNKNOWN to UNKNOWN error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bigint-causes-unknown-to-unknown-error/5262)
**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bigint-causes-unknown-to-unknown-error/5262 "2018-02-13T23:14:44Z")
this line of code causes the following error. seems to be because the column ID\_OUTLET in the database is a BigInt result = system.db.runPrepQuery("SELECT ID\_OUTLET FROM tblMPT\_ChainOutlets WHERE ID\_CHAIN=?",\[chainID\]… --- ## [OCR for vision systems](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ocr-for-vision-systems/16965)
**Author:** [@dmdrendall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dmdrendall)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ocr-for-vision-systems/16965 "2018-02-13T23:14:35Z")
Are there any serious implementations of vision systems (i.e. OCR) in Ignition? --- ## [system.security.validateUser vs switchUser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-security-validateuser-vs-switchuser/16973)
**Author:** [@Dannymichaud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dannymichaud)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-security-validateuser-vs-switchuser/16973 "2018-02-13T22:44:53Z")
In validateUser I got the authprofile as option, system.security.validateUser(username, password, authProfile, timeout) but not in switchUser. How I tell my login script to use a specific Authentication profile? --- ## [Microsoft SQL Server 2017](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/microsoft-sql-server-2017/16956)
**Author:** [@Sam.Naji](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sam.Naji)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/microsoft-sql-server-2017/16956 "2018-02-13T19:35:04Z")
Greetings, I am thinking about using Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Standard Edition as the database server for our Ignition system. Does anyone use it? What is your experience with it? Any feedback is much appreciated. T… --- ## [Read Serial Port Continuous, Timer Script and Instrument Interface](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-serial-port-continuous-timer-script-and-instrument-interface/16945)
**Author:** [@dano38291](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dano38291)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-serial-port-continuous-timer-script-and-instrument-interface/16945 "2018-02-13T19:21:36Z")
This Project file is far from complete. It can be used as a starting point for others. I have some questions below. My goal is to write a Ignition Client so a User can plug their laptop into a Mettler Toledo XS lab scale… --- ## [Table customizer - number format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-customizer-number-format/16963)
**Author:** [@dhananjay\_vichare](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dhananjay_vichare)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-customizer-number-format/16963 "2018-02-13T13:18:08Z")
Hi, I am trying to calculate some values in python script using Dataset and dumping that data to table. In this case table data is not shown formatted as per table customizer number format. I am not able to understand… --- ## [Triggering pipelines](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/triggering-pipelines/16910)
**Author:** [@adolfo.rafael.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adolfo.rafael.martin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/triggering-pipelines/16910 "2018-02-13T12:57:03Z")
I need to trigger pipelines from the outside of ignition. I found this function: system.alarm.listPipelines but, nothing else. Is there a way to do this? --- ## [Get all tag attributes at once](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-all-tag-attributes-at-once/16958)
**Author:** [@mrogers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mrogers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-all-tag-attributes-at-once/16958 "2018-02-12T22:24:15Z")
I know you can get tag attributes individually but I was wondering if there was a way to just grab them all and not make many calls to system.tag.read or .readAll? --- ## [Gateway Errors - Sfc Flight Recorder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-errors-sfc-flight-recorder/16955)
**Author:** [@bfuson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bfuson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-errors-sfc-flight-recorder/16955 "2018-02-12T20:48:05Z")
I have a gateway that’s acting up and throwing continuous Sfc Flight Recorder errors related to data pruning. Has anyone experienced this before, or know what the issue might be? I’ve also seen routine clock drift wa… --- ## [Sql tag expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-tag-expression/16876)
**Author:** [@Julio.Bautista](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Julio.Bautista)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-tag-expression/16876 "2018-02-09T19:34:21Z")
Would I be able to do this within a sql expression for example: select \* from(select top 1 pname FROM sqlth\_partitions order by end\_time desc) in order to make searching through a history tag dynamic --- ## [setCaretColor usage?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setcaretcolor-usage/16941)
**Author:** [@Earnhardt\_3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Earnhardt_3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setcaretcolor-usage/16941 "2018-02-09T19:16:52Z")
I have a vision screen with black background that has multiple Text Fields and Numeric Text Fields for user input. Against the black background the text cursor is impossible to see. Can i change the color of the text c… --- ## [Communicating with DLL s](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/communicating-with-dll-s/16929)
**Author:** [@Nathan\_ICS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nathan_ICS)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/communicating-with-dll-s/16929 "2018-02-09T18:36:59Z")
First off please forgive my naivety on this subject. We are working on a project where we have to talk to an API that is a DLL. Talking to one of our partners(that is not familiar with Ignition) they think that it will … --- ## [Index Out Of Range due to Datatype mismatch?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/index-out-of-range-due-to-datatype-mismatch/16926)
**Author:** [@brian.kehn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brian.kehn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/index-out-of-range-due-to-datatype-mismatch/16926 "2018-02-09T16:15:31Z")
Ignition version: 7.9.4 DB: Sql Server I have a simple custom method in a root container script window. Changing the date on a calendar component calls this custom method, which in turn queries a db. The db column … --- ## [Instrument Interface, readUntil() only single Char delimiters?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/instrument-interface-readuntil-only-single-char-delimiters/16936)
**Author:** [@dano38291](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dano38291)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/instrument-interface-readuntil-only-single-char-delimiters/16936 "2018-02-09T14:20:45Z")
Hello, So I have installed the Instrument Interface and the Serial Modules. I watched all the SepaSoft videos and browsed through a good number of posts. What I am looking for is a confirmation that the readUntil() of … --- ## [Issue with Dropdown menu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-dropdown-menu/16885)
**Author:** [@liau.kwongweng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/liau.kwongweng)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-dropdown-menu/16885 "2018-02-09T13:20:18Z")
Am new to Ignition Just trying out a data table and a drop down Data table has 4 columns and 12 rows of values. only column one is set as Integer(id), the other columns are set as Float(dr, v\_max, v\_allow) In the drop… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1391) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1393)