# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1507 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1508 --- ## [NullPointerException using getSelectedPaths()](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nullpointerexception-using-getselectedpaths/9262)
**Author:** [@Manuel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Manuel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nullpointerexception-using-getselectedpaths/9262 "2014-10-30T23:16:33Z")
Hi Guys, We use getSelectedPaths function in our project but in some situations the function thrown java NullPointerException error We use the tree view component in our project, as an special feature we want to disp… --- ## [system.file.openFile / default path](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-file-openfile-default-path/7241)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-file-openfile-default-path/7241 "2014-10-30T21:32:26Z")
system.file.openFile enable to chose an extension. a parameter for setting a default path will be perfect ! --- ## [SQL Tag DateTime Format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-tag-datetime-format/4941)
**Author:** [@aidamcg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aidamcg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-tag-datetime-format/4941 "2014-10-30T19:21:26Z")
Hi I noticed this since I upgraded to version 7.5 that when you create new sql date time tags that the string format is not date time and defaults to numeric. Not a major issue as it can be changed in metadata but adds … --- ## [Ignition 7.7 on Windows server 2003](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-on-windows-server-2003/9258)
**Author:** [@mikehill100](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mikehill100)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-on-windows-server-2003/9258 "2014-10-30T19:19:04Z")
Hello, I would love to use Ignition 7.7 on one of my customer's servers, but I run into this issue: "The procedure entry point QueryFullProcessImagesNameA could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll… --- ## [Notification when value changes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/notification-when-value-changes/9248)
**Author:** [@moltra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/moltra)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/notification-when-value-changes/9248 "2014-10-30T17:43:59Z")
One of our Managers wants to see when the speed of one of his machines is changed. Currently I have alarms setup for each speed and use alarm notification to email him, I do not think that this is the optimal way to d… --- ## [Take Display Path from Alarm Status Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/take-display-path-from-alarm-status-table/9233)
**Author:** [@Serhii](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Serhii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/take-display-path-from-alarm-status-table/9233 "2014-10-30T16:41:16Z")
Hello! In Ignition 7.7.1 how i can get the Display Path from Alarm Status Table ot another columns if this table dont have property “data”? Next, i must to get Display Path from selected alarm and write the “4” to tag o… --- ## [Multi instance of the same project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-instance-of-the-same-project/9219)
**Author:** [@Kamal\_Lang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kamal_Lang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-instance-of-the-same-project/9219 "2014-10-30T13:55:13Z")
I have a situation were the operator accidentaly launches several instances of the same project on the same client at the same time. It occurs as the launched window gets hidden behind other windows. Is there a way to pr… --- ## [Template Visibility Control](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-visibility-control/9244)
**Author:** [@WildeKurt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WildeKurt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-visibility-control/9244 "2014-10-30T13:18:36Z")
Is it possible to control template visibility from within the template? I do not see access to a property from within the template designer. Kurt --- ## [Table Component Column limitations](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-component-column-limitations/9252)
**Author:** [@aaronkneeland](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aaronkneeland)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-component-column-limitations/9252 "2014-10-29T21:22:55Z")
I am running a stored procedure to populate the data in a table component and I am selecting 12 database fields in the SP. I get the following error when it is setup this way: Traceback (most recent call last): File … --- ## [Alarm Table Translations](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-table-translations/9169)
**Author:** [@Serhii](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Serhii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-table-translations/9169 "2014-10-29T16:53:54Z")
Hello for all In Designer: screenshot.su/show.php?img=7899b ... e9e5f1.jpg In Vision: screenshot.su/show.php?img=0f596 ... 0a9ee4.jpg Why not working translation in vision? --- ## [SQL query's, where do the come from?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-querys-where-do-the-come-from/9251)
**Author:** [@thierryv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thierryv)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-querys-where-do-the-come-from/9251 "2014-10-29T15:14:28Z")
Greetings, I see a lot of query's on our MSQL that take above 1 second to execute. All of them looks like the one below, except that the values are different of course. Can someone tell me what is going on? declare … --- ## [Alert Storage 7.7.2 rc1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-storage-7-7-2-rc1/9246)
**Author:** [@Serhii](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Serhii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-storage-7-7-2-rc1/9246 "2014-10-29T12:08:05Z")
Hello. In manual support.inductiveautomation.com ... wledge.htm in first row we can see about Alert Storage and configuring of this. When we pressed "Alert Storage" we go to support.inductiveautomation.com ... torage.h… --- ## [Cannot get alarm email notification on "any change"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-get-alarm-email-notification-on-any-change/9243)
**Author:** [@moltra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/moltra)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-get-alarm-email-notification-on-any-change/9243 "2014-10-28T16:33:24Z")
I setup an alarm notification with the alarm mode set to equal and the setpoint set to a certain value. When I changed the tag value to the setpoint, an alarm notification was sent by email. I took the same alarm co… --- ## [ValueError: time data did not match format:](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/valueerror-time-data-did-not-match-format/9223)
**Author:** [@stokstaart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stokstaart)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2014, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/valueerror-time-data-did-not-match-format/9223 "2014-10-28T13:17:10Z")
We have a page where we perfomr a query through a button via script: if event.source.parent.getComponent('CheckBox').selected ==True: aadate=str(event.source.parent.getComponent('Popup Calendar').date) maxdate=datet… --- ## [Crashing on Mac](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/crashing-on-mac/3871)
**Author:** [@NorthPoint](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NorthPoint)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/crashing-on-mac/3871 "2014-10-27T23:31:20Z")
OSX 10.7.2, Java 1.6.0\_29 from Apple. Until several days ago was working great. Now more or less instant crashes of Designer and client. Both running fine on VMWare XP VM, but crash right away on native OSX. Let me k… --- ## [Disabling feature to remove pens in easychart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disabling-feature-to-remove-pens-in-easychart/9237)
**Author:** [@driverk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/driverk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disabling-feature-to-remove-pens-in-easychart/9237 "2014-10-27T19:59:55Z")
7.7.0 release notes included this item: "Added Functionality - Easy chart pens can now optionally be user-removable." I cannot identify the property that disables the ability to remove pens. (The feature is enabled b… --- ## [Active directory role search problems after upgrade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/active-directory-role-search-problems-after-upgrade/9225)
**Author:** [@JGJohnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JGJohnson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/active-directory-role-search-problems-after-upgrade/9225 "2014-10-27T19:14:54Z")
In production we are running version 7.51. In the test environment I have installed version 7.6.7 and restored a backup of our production server. In 7.6.7, under Security \> Users, Roles the "Role Search Base" paramete… --- ## [I have lost a global script!](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-have-lost-a-global-script/9236)
**Author:** [@Fabrice\_CHAVEROT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Fabrice_CHAVEROT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-have-lost-a-global-script/9236 "2014-10-27T17:22:53Z")
A very big script has disappeared from my global -\>ScriptLibrary, it doesn’t appear anymore in the designer !!!! Is there some way I can retrieve this on my disk. I’ve found nothing (only old versions of the last week) … --- ## [Combining data from two Tables](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combining-data-from-two-tables/9224)
**Author:** [@rlparde](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rlparde)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combining-data-from-two-tables/9224 "2014-10-27T13:58:36Z")
I would like to combine two tables (or more) currently in one window in Ignition? I don't see a way to use "Property" binding to do this. I also have an application where I would like to export the data sets from mor… --- ## [Gateway Date & Time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-date-time/3546)
**Author:** [@jk\_Concept](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jk_Concept)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-date-time/3546 "2014-10-27T13:44:00Z")
In my project, I am using the now() function to pull the time from Ignition. I read in the manual that the value returned is actually the from the Clients clock. To prevent having to ensure that all client computers ar… --- ## [Scaled Memory Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scaled-memory-tag/9217)
**Author:** [@sfitze](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sfitze)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scaled-memory-tag/9217 "2014-10-27T13:24:26Z")
I am working on a project that will dynamically change from English \<=\> Metric units. The values in the PLC will be in Metric but I want to be able to view & edit values in either units. The best solution I have come u… --- ## [Bad encoding from script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bad-encoding-from-script/9221)
**Author:** [@Serhii](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Serhii)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bad-encoding-from-script/9221 "2014-10-27T11:02:41Z")
Hello! Using Ignition 7.7.1 x64 I have "Tree view": screenshot.su/show.php?img=e4bd8 ... 534667.jpg As you can see, some of "path" has bad encoding. This rows with bad encoding was inserted by script dataset = event.… --- ## [Easy Chart Runtime Customizer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-runtime-customizer/9164)
**Author:** [@think3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/think3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-runtime-customizer/9164 "2014-10-27T10:04:52Z")
Hi In Ignition 7.6 (or 7.7 if this feature has been added), is there a way to display the Easy Chart customizer window, exactly as it is in the designer, from the runtime? My use-case is this: I want to have an "edit… --- ## [Problem when using "DEL" when typing a file name](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-when-using-del-when-typing-a-file-name/9205)
**Author:** [@2Gi\_Technologie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/2Gi_Technologie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-when-using-del-when-typing-a-file-name/9205 "2014-10-26T20:53:28Z")
Hi, In ignition 7.7.1-rc3 When we use the function "system.file.openFile()", if we use the key "DEL" to rename the wanted file the tree structure goes up. --- ## [Children still enabled when disabling udt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/children-still-enabled-when-disabling-udt/9204)
**Author:** [@2Gi\_Technologie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/2Gi_Technologie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/children-still-enabled-when-disabling-udt/9204 "2014-10-26T20:50:04Z")
Hi, We use Ignition 7.7.1 RC3 when udt in udt instance is disabled, childs tag remains enable. --- ## [DeleteMonitoredItemsServiceCall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deletemonitoreditemsservicecall/9229)
**Author:** [@thierryv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thierryv)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deletemonitoreditemsservicecall/9229 "2014-10-25T14:11:46Z")
After closing the designer I looked into the console and I see that is it flooded with messages like the one below. Should I be worried? --- ## [Java Applet and Website Menu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-applet-and-website-menu/9230)
**Author:** [@cody.tamaki](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cody.tamaki)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-applet-and-website-menu/9230 "2014-10-25T11:55:11Z")
Hello, I know this is really a java issue and not an Ignition issue but I’m struggling to get the Ignition java applet to hide behind a website menu. (See attached picture). Does anybody know of an elegant way to solv… --- ## [Logging a tags change in a table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logging-a-tags-change-in-a-table/9222)
**Author:** [@moltra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/moltra)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logging-a-tags-change-in-a-table/9222 "2014-10-25T01:11:22Z")
I am trying to setup a way to view a couple of tags that only change a couple of times a week. I have setup a table to show the tags, but it is showing the tags status every 10 seconds. What I want is to only see when t… --- ## [system.alert.queryAlertStatus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alert-queryalertstatus/9145)
**Author:** [@scott\_rister](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_rister)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alert-queryalertstatus/9145 "2014-10-24T23:34:05Z")
I just noticed that the system.alert.queryAlertStatus script function now returns the old severity labels in the severity field. ex: Medium-High instead of High, High instead of Critical, etc. --- ## [Redundant PLC Troubles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundant-plc-troubles/9220)
**Author:** [@cody.tamaki](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cody.tamaki)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundant-plc-troubles/9220 "2014-10-24T15:45:57Z")
Hello, I'm attempting to connect Ignition to a AB L74 Control Logix PLC, EN2TR Ethernet card with redundancy enabled. The PLC is heavily loaded (running a 250ms scan) and I'm having trouble getting a good connection t… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1506) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1508)