# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1457 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1458 --- ## [Links to Global Script Library broken in 7.8.2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/links-to-global-script-library-broken-in-7-8-2/11439)
**Author:** [@richardNZ15](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richardNZ15)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/links-to-global-script-library-broken-in-7-8-2/11439 "2016-04-30T04:08:28Z")
Our Ignition projects have a global script library called \[shared\] which has many different scripts for various things. One of the more fundamental scripts is related to navigation of windows. Everything has been worki… --- ## [Clients unable to connect when gateway fails over](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clients-unable-to-connect-when-gateway-fails-over/11604)
**Author:** [@driverk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/driverk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clients-unable-to-connect-when-gateway-fails-over/11604 "2016-04-29T18:32:55Z")
Ignition 7.8.2 Java 1.8.0\_31 We had a hung JVM today and the gateway failed over as expected. When the backup node was active, however, no clients could connect to it. We have followed the guidelines given to us by sup… --- ## [Trying to Read Serial Port In Tag Change Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-read-serial-port-in-tag-change-script/11603)
**Author:** [@hgarner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hgarner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-read-serial-port-in-tag-change-script/11603 "2016-04-29T17:38:20Z")
Is it possible to read the serial port within a Tag Change Script? I am trying to monitor a serial port using a Tag Change Script on a tag in a UDT, but I am getting errors on the serial object not being recognized. T… --- ## [Powertable dynamic custom dropdown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powertable-dynamic-custom-dropdown/11602)
**Author:** [@EricFrancoeur](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/EricFrancoeur)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powertable-dynamic-custom-dropdown/11602 "2016-04-29T13:31:51Z")
Hello, My assistant has been beating the stick at this for a few days and I've figured it out this morning, and we have found nothing on this forum about this. End up to be simple, but you need to know some facts (da… --- ## [Multiple Docked Windows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-docked-windows/11526)
**Author:** [@jlteel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlteel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2016, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-docked-windows/11526 "2016-04-29T05:11:19Z")
I need to create a project that has windows docked according to the attached image, so a total of three docked windows. I've been able to achieve what I want if all the monitors are the exact same resolution, but I can't… --- ## [Tag Path change(v. 7.8.2)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-path-change-v-7-8-2/11598)
**Author:** [@Mr.K001](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mr.K001)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-path-change-v-7-8-2/11598 "2016-04-28T20:27:21Z")
Hi guys, this one is totally my fault and there is a solution to fix my issue but its painful lol figured I share it on here and see what you all think. So when I was creating my folders for my machine lines and each of… --- ## [Problem with TwinCAT 2 OPC-UA and Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-twincat-2-opc-ua-and-ignition/11552)
**Author:** [@IMEngineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/IMEngineering)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-twincat-2-opc-ua-and-ignition/11552 "2016-04-28T19:15:45Z")
Hello, I’m trying to connect a Beckhoff plc with Ignition. I have installed in beckhoff the OPC-UA license and set all the variables that I want to publish on OPC-UA. The machine is behind a ASA 5501 from CISCO. I have … --- ## [MOXA IP camera URL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moxa-ip-camera-url/11597)
**Author:** [@the\_newb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/the_newb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moxa-ip-camera-url/11597 "2016-04-28T15:39:14Z")
I've got a MOXA Vport P06-1MP-M12-CAM42 I've been struggling with getting the right URL for few hours. I finally got it. If anyone else finds themselves in the same struggle here it is... your.ip.address.here/moxa-c… --- ## [Erase ignition alarm history](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/erase-ignition-alarm-history/11580)
**Author:** [@c.sanchez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/c.sanchez)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/erase-ignition-alarm-history/11580 "2016-04-27T21:14:25Z")
Hello. I'm using ignition 7.8 and i need to erase the alarm history, I’m using the ignition default database (without any external database) in a "recycled project" so there are a lot of old and false alarms. I have no… --- ## [HTML in Pie Chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/html-in-pie-chart/11590)
**Author:** [@lemeur17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lemeur17)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/html-in-pie-chart/11590 "2016-04-27T13:21:37Z")
Hi to all I tried to add HTML in Tooltip Format string for a Pie Chart component and it works fine, but for some reasons it didn’t work with the Label Format string Here is my expresion for the Tooltip Format concat… --- ## [7.7 Crosstab Basics](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-7-crosstab-basics/11588)
**Author:** [@EricFrancoeur](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/EricFrancoeur)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-7-crosstab-basics/11588 "2016-04-27T12:57:07Z")
I know, I know, I didn't have time to upgrade to 7.8 yet... Ok I have a dataset of Logs, Sorted by Diameter Size, Length and Volume in M3: \[attachment=1\]Dataset.jpg\[/attachment\] And I want a Cross tab table showing t… --- ## [Error message when try to save in designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-message-when-try-to-save-in-designer/11589)
**Author:** [@vanko25](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vanko25)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-message-when-try-to-save-in-designer/11589 "2016-04-27T12:49:32Z")
Hi all! I am having error message when try to either save chages to a project or create a new one. The message is a problem with writing to a db. It is like that: GatewayException: Executing INSERT INTO PROJECT\_CHAN… --- ## [Visibility in Script -\> visible = True but item doesn't show](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/visibility-in-script-visible-true-but-item-doesnt-show/11586)
**Author:** [@ian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 5:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/visibility-in-script-visible-true-but-item-doesnt-show/11586 "2016-04-27T05:06:06Z")
To sum up, my question is this: why the script does not work in the invisibile component's component to make the component visible? Here is the details: I have a Template named AToggleBit with a Multi-State Indicat… --- ## [Ports used by client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ports-used-by-client/11585)
**Author:** [@malleblas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/malleblas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ports-used-by-client/11585 "2016-04-27T02:47:11Z")
Hi, I was wondering what ports are used by the client that connects to the gateway so that we can firewall our system as tight as possible. Regards, Michael --- ## [Treatment of bit(n) type in mysql where n\>1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/treatment-of-bit-n-type-in-mysql-where-n-1/11584)
**Author:** [@driverk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/driverk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/treatment-of-bit-n-type-in-mysql-where-n-1/11584 "2016-04-26T22:37:27Z")
We have been qualifying MySQL 5.7 and found that the bit type is handled differently in Ignition for bit(n) where n\>1. We went back and checked MySQL 5.6 and found this also to be the case. Assume a create table statem… --- ## [OPC UA Connection To Top Server Reset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-connection-to-top-server-reset/11124)
**Author:** [@tjcorbin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tjcorbin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-connection-to-top-server-reset/11124 "2016-04-26T10:06:46Z")
We have a Gateway with an OPC-UA connection to a Top Server IO Server which generally works fine. However, the Top-Server is polling PLC's over VPN connections to several sites. Periodically (say 7-14 days) for variou… --- ## [Internal Property no longer accessible from script module?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internal-property-no-longer-accessible-from-script-module/11578)
**Author:** [@ian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internal-property-no-longer-accessible-from-script-module/11578 "2016-04-26T09:55:07Z")
I read this post to help me understand how I can access internal property of a template in one of my GUI components' script. I have two properties in a Template, one is Template property called MyIsInactive and the oth… --- ## [Ignition byte tag config error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-byte-tag-config-error/11320)
**Author:** [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-byte-tag-config-error/11320 "2016-04-26T05:37:50Z")
On my latest project with Ignition, I found ‘interesting’… bug? My Ignition v7.8.1 64bit is connected to Siemens S7-414 PLC. I have a bunch of BYTE tags, defined for alarming and statuses. What’s happening is, that som… --- ## [Dynamic displaying of local pictures in a directory](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-displaying-of-local-pictures-in-a-directory/11464)
**Author:** [@jwpain](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jwpain)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-displaying-of-local-pictures-in-a-directory/11464 "2016-04-26T00:13:13Z")
Hi all, Using a template repeater, I am trying to display all pictures in a particular folder. Currently as I have it the template is simply a paintable canvas. On button click, the path to the all .jpg files that I wa… --- ## [Expressions: dateFormat vs dateExtract of 'Day Of Week'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expressions-dateformat-vs-dateextract-of-day-of-week/11562)
**Author:** [@jimmylooo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jimmylooo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expressions-dateformat-vs-dateextract-of-day-of-week/11562 "2016-04-25T20:31:39Z")
Not sure this is a bug of not, but it seems buggy to me. When you use: dateFormat(toDate('2016-04-22'),'u') It returns 5 According to Ignition Help Documentation dateFormat returns (1 = Monday, ..., 7 = Sunday) so… --- ## [How to serialize a dataset?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-serialize-a-dataset/11567)
**Author:** [@fledder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fledder)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-serialize-a-dataset/11567 "2016-04-25T16:38:46Z")
Is there a slick way to serialize a DataSet for storage in a DB blob or bytea field? I'm trying to provide users the ability to save trend pages by saving the EasyChart ChartConfiguration datasets to the database. Python… --- ## [HSQL Error in 7.8.2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hsql-error-in-7-8-2/11425)
**Author:** [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hsql-error-in-7-8-2/11425 "2016-04-25T15:32:18Z")
I am getting the below error in 7.8.2, which I would think is not possible since the move to SQLLite, it appears to be coming from a large record insert from SF engine. Any ideas? 10:09:48 AM HSQLDataStore Error stor… --- ## [Using time/date tags in SQL WHERE caluse](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-time-date-tags-in-sql-where-caluse/11574)
**Author:** [@Mr.K001](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mr.K001)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-time-date-tags-in-sql-where-caluse/11574 "2016-04-25T15:20:27Z")
Hey guys, I use different formats of expression tags(time intervals) in my SQL WHERE clause. I get this error when I open a window that uses a query: SELECT t\_stamp, column1 AS 'part1', column2 AS 'part2' FROM t… --- ## [Template for getting name of tag with value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-for-getting-name-of-tag-with-value/10803)
**Author:** [@GKrueger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/GKrueger)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-for-getting-name-of-tag-with-value/10803 "2016-04-25T14:54:45Z")
Does anyone know if there is a template out there that would let me drag a tag value onto a display for a numeric input component and have it automatically populate a label next to it with the .name parameter of the same… --- ## [Redundancy. Master and Back-up both showing Active?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundancy-master-and-back-up-both-showing-active/11570)
**Author:** [@Clkman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Clkman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundancy-master-and-back-up-both-showing-active/11570 "2016-04-24T13:52:29Z")
Hi, I'm messing around with redundancy and under a connection failure test between the master and backup, I had both the master and backup showing active at the same time. Is this correct or have I incorrectly set up r… --- ## [Reset 'focus on selected alarm'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reset-focus-on-selected-alarm/11569)
**Author:** [@thierryv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thierryv)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2016, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reset-focus-on-selected-alarm/11569 "2016-04-24T06:13:53Z")
How can I reset the 'Focus on selected alarm' in a alarm journal? I see there is a method 'isAlarmFocused' to see wether there is a focus or not but I see nothing to reset it. Thx --- ## [Export SQL Table as .CSV?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-sql-table-as-csv/11565)
**Author:** [@a\_holburn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/a_holburn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-sql-table-as-csv/11565 "2016-04-22T19:35:25Z")
Hey guys, I'm a fairly new user of ignition, and I'm loving it so far. I've got a bit a of a problem that I'm not sure how to solve with jython: I want to export an entire SQL table as a .CSV. Basically, I want to buil… --- ## [Problem returning String array or Integer array values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-returning-string-array-or-integer-array-values/11564)
**Author:** [@Bob](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-returning-string-array-or-integer-array-values/11564 "2016-04-22T18:09:05Z")
Using Ignition 7.8.2 I am testing with the code below where spectrumCompressed has been tried as both a string array and an integer array because the strings actually just represent integers: import datetime startTi… --- ## [Using Ignition database shrink tool on Linux](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-ignition-database-shrink-tool-on-linux/11561)
**Author:** [@driverk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/driverk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-ignition-database-shrink-tool-on-linux/11561 "2016-04-22T14:44:03Z")
First, I realize that this may be less of a priority now that there are versions for 7.7 and 7.8 that deal with the internal database growth issue. We are using 7.7.6 in production. We have been testing 7.8.2, but we h… --- ## [Hide and show tabs based on role in tab strip navigation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hide-and-show-tabs-based-on-role-in-tab-strip-navigation/11547)
**Author:** [@sudhamoorthy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sudhamoorthy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2016, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hide-and-show-tabs-based-on-role-in-tab-strip-navigation/11547 "2016-04-22T09:31:54Z")
Hi, I have created a project in which i'm using tab strip for navigation between windows. Is it possible to hide and show the tabs based on some role? For example, i want to show the user management tab only to the a… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1456) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1458)