# Ignition

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## [Warning: collisions?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/warning-collisions/9363)

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**Author:** [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/warning-collisions/9363 "2015-01-30T14:30:30Z")

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I have the following lines in the wrapper.log over and over, but im not sure what they are or how to fix them. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to track them down and fix them or should i Just leave them alone? I…

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## [Timeline for 7.7.3?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timeline-for-7-7-3/9587)

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**Author:** [@jmartell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jmartell)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timeline-for-7-7-3/9587 "2015-01-30T03:44:35Z")

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I know you generally avoid forecasting too far out for release dates, but I feel like 7.7.2 broke a lot of things that were already working and this is causing some major headaches for some of my projects. Any idea whe…

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## [exportDatasets() for the Easy Chart component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exportdatasets-for-the-easy-chart-component/9618)

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**Author:** [@xion8x8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/xion8x8)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exportdatasets-for-the-easy-chart-component/9618 "2015-01-30T02:07:41Z")

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Interested to know how to use the return data from the exportDatasets() functions for Easy Chart. I can't move it to table or save to files. Besides that, I am trying to get the dataset from the Easy Chart and map it t…

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## [User management component does not work since update](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-management-component-does-not-work-since-update/9621)

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**Author:** [@DWeber](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DWeber)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-management-component-does-not-work-since-update/9621 "2015-01-29T18:28:37Z")

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I updated from 7.6 to 7.7.3 and now the user management component is giving me an error when i add, delete, or edit user names. “Save failed. com.inductivautomation.ignition.client.gateway\_interface\_GatewayException:You…

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## [Tag List](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-list/9616)

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**Author:** [@allenr8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/allenr8)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-list/9616 "2015-01-28T21:18:37Z")

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Guys, First question: Is there a way to query the tag structure to get a list of available tags? Second question if first questions is yes: What I would really like is to be able to know of a list of tags that use …

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## [List Files On File Server and Select](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/list-files-on-file-server-and-select/9602)

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**Author:** [@Automator59](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Automator59)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/list-files-on-file-server-and-select/9602 "2015-01-28T21:04:42Z")

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I need to display PDF files on clients that are selected from a separate management project. I would like to store the files on the server web server (instead of doing shared folders) and the project to select what file…

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## [Running a project script from client event or expression tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/running-a-project-script-from-client-event-or-expression-tag/9615)

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**Author:** [@Luis\_Cardona](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Luis_Cardona)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/running-a-project-script-from-client-event-or-expression-tag/9615 "2015-01-28T20:56:26Z")

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I have a script project that I'm running from a simple button by using the following line project.EmailReport\_Generator.machine('Machine1') and works fine. Now I want to run that script 3 times a day. So I try do it f…

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## [TCP Driver Message tag - Read as bytes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tcp-driver-message-tag-read-as-bytes/9595)

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**Author:** [@DNP3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DNP3)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tcp-driver-message-tag-read-as-bytes/9595 "2015-01-28T15:00:52Z")

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When using the TCP Driver built into Ignition is it possible to receive data as a byte array or some other raw (nonString) data array? Most of the data coming through the TCP Driver Message tag is bytes (0-255) or int3…

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## [LookupError: no codec search functions registered](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/lookuperror-no-codec-search-functions-registered/9606)

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**Author:** [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/lookuperror-no-codec-search-functions-registered/9606 "2015-01-28T14:57:59Z")

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After doing an upgrdae (7.7.1 -\> 7.7.2, but I think this can apply for all), I got one client that wouldn't recover, giving a LookupError: no codec search functions registered: can't find encoding 'utf-8' notification. …

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## [opc.ReadValue scan time?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-readvalue-scan-time/9611)

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**Author:** [@axelf911](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/axelf911)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-readvalue-scan-time/9611 "2015-01-27T22:20:31Z")

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Question, For Iginition tags, they are updated based on a scantime and the OPC quality will set to bad if it can't get updated within this time (based on stale threshold). What about when I script with opc.ReadValue(…

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## [Realtime tag interaction from the alarm pipeline](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/realtime-tag-interaction-from-the-alarm-pipeline/9583)

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**Author:** [@Thinky](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Thinky)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/realtime-tag-interaction-from-the-alarm-pipeline/9583 "2015-01-27T13:24:52Z")

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Hi, I defined a pipeline that starts with a delay and after which we should take a branch depending on another tag value. Using alarm associated data to reference this later tag name, it seems its value is sampled whi…

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## [Security confirmation dialog](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-confirmation-dialog/9545)

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**Author:** [@illank86](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/illank86)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-confirmation-dialog/9545 "2015-01-27T10:21:45Z")

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hi all, newbie question, how to add security confirmation in button that bind to UDT parameter (boolean)? so, i have 2 momentary button that handle Open and Close, i use UDT parameter for this button. im bit confuse …

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## [SQL query for a table datasets's top 10 defect value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-query-for-a-table-datasetss-top-10-defect-value/9563)

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**Author:** [@Don\_t\_shoot](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Don_t_shoot)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-query-for-a-table-datasetss-top-10-defect-value/9563 "2015-01-27T00:51:59Z")

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I want to make a report which need a dataset to always show top 10 defect quality in ‘defect\_log’ database table , and the report’s form like the picture in attachment , and I want to write the Sql query binding in th…

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## [Mobile Phone flip causes Client Disconnect - Long Reconnect](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-phone-flip-causes-client-disconnect-long-reconnect/8282)

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**Author:** [@honeybadger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/honeybadger)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-phone-flip-causes-client-disconnect-long-reconnect/8282 "2015-01-26T17:03:39Z")

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We have a problem where every mobile phone browser except androids using chrome will disconnect the client from the gateway in the event of an accidental rotation of the phone to horizontal. is there a way to lock the …

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## [How to change the font size of a text in a report with code](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-change-the-font-size-of-a-text-in-a-report-with-code/9601)

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**Author:** [@Jco294](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jco294)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-change-the-font-size-of-a-text-in-a-report-with-code/9601 "2015-01-26T12:21:54Z")

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Hi, I have a report with a text connected to a textbox that would adjust the font size depending on how long the user write in the textbox. What would be the line of code to change that font size?

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## [Web Service](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-service/8380)

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**Author:** [@apimente](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apimente)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-service/8380 "2015-01-24T15:31:58Z")

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Hello, I'm not an expert in web services (WSDL + SOAP) but in the past I was able to create a WS client with SUDS (native python library for that). Now I was wondering if I can create a server for WS without installi…

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## [How are SQL Queries handled](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-are-sql-queries-handled/9598)

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**Author:** [@CPowell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CPowell)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-are-sql-queries-handled/9598 "2015-01-24T00:21:51Z")

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I have several tables in a database, but a few databases do not have the Column 'Prompt'. I did not want to return all the columns, so I added the following code to check if the column existed and if it does ask for it, …

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## [Numeric Keypad OK / Enter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/numeric-keypad-ok-enter/9599)

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**Author:** [@rhettmotley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rhettmotley)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/numeric-keypad-ok-enter/9599 "2015-01-23T23:18:59Z")

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I would like to set a bit in the PLC when the operator enters a value in a numeric entry with the pop up keypad and commits by pressing OK. I have tried a simple code value = 1 if event.keyCode == event.VK\_ENTER: syst…

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## [Maintenance Timer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maintenance-timer/9597)

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**Author:** [@COA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/COA)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maintenance-timer/9597 "2015-01-23T18:45:31Z")

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Anyone have an idea of a script for a timer or stopwatch that would start and stop on the run cycle of a pump. The pump has a tag that shows its run status. The idea is to have it count up and alarm user defined interv…

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## [Cursor selection in date range](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cursor-selection-in-date-range/9590)

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**Author:** [@zfellers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zfellers)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cursor-selection-in-date-range/9590 "2015-01-23T13:05:29Z")

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I posted this in the wrong forum and wasn't sure how or if I could change the formum, so I apologize for the double post, but I haven't received any feedback in "Factory PMI Help". I feel like I'm missing something, b…

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## [Socket connection open all the time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/socket-connection-open-all-the-time/9594)

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**Author:** [@DNP3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DNP3)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/socket-connection-open-all-the-time/9594 "2015-01-23T05:30:47Z")

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Is there a way to have a script open a socket and reference the socket in other scripts? For example, can I create a java socket connection on Gateway startup? Reference the socket connection in a timer script or data …

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## [Status Chart add dot](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/status-chart-add-dot/9592)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/status-chart-add-dot/9592 "2015-01-22T23:01:04Z")

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Is there a way to add a dot on the status chart if a block has some kind of data associated with it? We have operating double click a block of time on the status chart and then they can enter comments. The operators h…

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## [Multi installation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-installation/9588)

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**Author:** [@Fabrice\_CHAVEROT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Fabrice_CHAVEROT)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-installation/9588 "2015-01-22T17:47:42Z")

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Hello, Is it possible to have 7.6 and 7.7 installations of Ignition on the same physical machine and in different folders for development purpose or must I install virtual machines like VirtualBox ? Thanks

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## [IADemo Pump component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iademo-pump-component/9585)

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**Author:** [@kevinmarchand](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kevinmarchand)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iademo-pump-component/9585 "2015-01-22T16:24:19Z")

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Hi in the IADemo on the HMI Optimization page. How the Optimize white pump have been made?

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## [Gateway Tag Change Scripts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-tag-change-scripts/9453)

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**Author:** [@tbackus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tbackus)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-tag-change-scripts/9453 "2015-01-22T16:12:11Z")

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I have several Tag Change Scripts that every time I save and publish they seem to fire off even though the value of that tag has not changed. i have unchecked the change on Quality and Timestamp values, but this still h…

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## [Master Template - Template instance usage](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/master-template-template-instance-usage/9589)

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**Author:** [@jim\_lapratt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jim_lapratt)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/master-template-template-instance-usage/9589 "2015-01-22T15:43:28Z")

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I just can't find an answer for this. Setup: Large project where a master template is used on many different and varying Windows within it. Problem: Is there a way to attain a list of all the Windows …

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## [7.7.2 Send To Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-7-2-send-to-issue/9574)

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**Author:** [@jimmylooo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jimmylooo)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-7-2-send-to-issue/9574 "2015-01-22T15:41:47Z")

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If you send screens or templates to one project to another project and the items exist, the items in the receiving project do not get overwritten, the items show up double. If you open and save one of the items in the …

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## [system.net.openURL(actual IP Addres)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-net-openurl-actual-ip-addres/9586)

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**Author:** [@MikieC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MikieC)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-net-openurl-actual-ip-addres/9586 "2015-01-21T22:07:57Z")

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How would I script an openURL to look at an actual IP address (e.g., http:\`72.172.22.22), where the IP address is pulled from a UDT property tag?

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## [Template repeater content resizing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-content-resizing/9580)

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**Author:** [@javier.arena1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/javier.arena1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-content-resizing/9580 "2015-01-21T21:08:51Z")

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Hi, Is there any way to make a template repeater resize its contained elements when the parent windows is resized? By default, it just shows a scrollbar, so some of its elements disappear when making the window smaller…

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## [Copy and Paste a Property Binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-and-paste-a-property-binding/9579)

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**Author:** [@qversa](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/qversa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-and-paste-a-property-binding/9579 "2015-01-21T15:11:48Z")

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Hi, is there a way to copy a Binding from one Property to another? If not, this would be a great feature for the Designer. For example: I created a Binding on a Visible property but really wanted it on the Enabled proper…

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