# Ignition

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## [Is Ignition 7.5.1 compatable with AB firmware 21.11](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-ignition-7-5-1-compatable-with-ab-firmware-21-11/6406)

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**Author:** [@gwhopper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gwhopper)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-ignition-7-5-1-compatable-with-ab-firmware-21-11/6406 "2013-05-08T20:00:11Z")

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I have an Allen-Bradley compactlogix L30ER running firmware version 21.11. I am also running Ignition 7.5.1. I can see the plc tags in the OPC browser but when I create a SQL tag, I get the little green question mark…

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## [Notification Event Logging](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/notification-event-logging/6410)

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**Author:** [@allenr8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/allenr8)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/notification-event-logging/6410 "2013-05-08T15:15:50Z")

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I see that calls and acknowledgements are recorded in the event log, but it doesn't appear that changes to schedules or rosters are. Is this something that would be possible to add or is it being recorded somewhere else…

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## [Java Heap Space error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-heap-space-error/6398)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-heap-space-error/6398 "2013-05-08T15:00:03Z")

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I have a script that downloads a file from a ftp site, unzips the file, writes the unzipped contents to a temp file, I then read the temp file line by line and delimit the data to write to another temp csv file. I then …

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## [AD/Database Hybrid - Roster management hard to use](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ad-database-hybrid-roster-management-hard-to-use/6367)

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**Author:** [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ad-database-hybrid-roster-management-hard-to-use/6367 "2013-05-08T12:31:56Z")

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I just tried to rebuild the AD/Database Hybrid authentification used in our current production system in 7.6. Basically i use an own user management screen on based of an old IA example together with a simple LDAP browse…

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## [Acs355 vfd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/acs355-vfd/6407)

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**Author:** [@fivecents](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fivecents)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/acs355-vfd/6407 "2013-05-08T11:48:23Z")

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Has anyone used ignition with an ABB ACS355 VFD? What communications module would you recommend using in the VFD? Ethernet/IP and Modbus/TCP are available as options for VFD.

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## [Getting data from PLC5 and SLC500 processors](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-data-from-plc5-and-slc500-processors/6397)

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**Author:** [@rfbuehler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rfbuehler)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-data-from-plc5-and-slc500-processors/6397 "2013-05-07T22:44:07Z")

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I need to go on site and invetigate a job. The job has several PLC's (PL5, SLC50x, ControlLogix L73 ...) The site currently has Wonderware and the ABTCP driver talking to the PLC's thru the ControlLogix processor. T…

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## [7.6 Debian packages](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-6-debian-packages/6404)

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**Author:** [@kwj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kwj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-6-debian-packages/6404 "2013-05-07T22:29:54Z")

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Anyone know when the debian packages will be updated? I'm still showing 7.5.7.

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## [SELECTED\_FONT, Tab Strip Component, erratic behavior](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selected-font-tab-strip-component-erratic-behavior/6390)

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**Author:** [@billmorone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/billmorone)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selected-font-tab-strip-component-erratic-behavior/6390 "2013-05-07T21:44:57Z")

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I have a Tab Strip with 6 tabs. Each tab selects a different "Main" Window (incoming event also calls swapTo()). I have created a tabData dataset with SELECTED\_FONT and UNSELECTED\_FONT columns. I have bound the selectedT…

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## [Tab Strip Component - Missing Tab Apply Button Uncheck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-component-missing-tab-apply-button-uncheck/6399)

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**Author:** [@jay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jay)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-component-missing-tab-apply-button-uncheck/6399 "2013-05-07T19:04:17Z")

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You might want to have a tester ring that out. Having to press to assert a new value in a Tab component property is logically inconsistent with asserting a new value in most (if not all) of Ignition's other component p…

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## [Announcement! Ignition 7.6 Public Beta Available](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/announcement-ignition-7-6-public-beta-available/6216)

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**Author:** [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/announcement-ignition-7-6-public-beta-available/6216 "2013-05-07T17:18:15Z")

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Hello everyone, Ignition 7.6 has entered into public beta. You can download it from: Beta Downloads Page We're still working on documentation, but in the meantime, you can read this to get an idea of what's going on: …

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## [Updating ubuntu gateway installation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-ubuntu-gateway-installation/6361)

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**Author:** [@kwj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kwj)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-ubuntu-gateway-installation/6361 "2013-05-07T17:10:09Z")

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I installed ignition on an ubuntu server just by downloading and running the install binary. Now I'd like to update it and it would be great to use APT to do so. But it was not installed using APT. Anyone know what my op…

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## [Tab Strip Component - Missing Tab Apply Button](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-component-missing-tab-apply-button/6394)

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**Author:** [@cgele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cgele)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-component-missing-tab-apply-button/6394 "2013-05-07T15:32:36Z")

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The Apply Button in the Tab Strip Customizer in the General section is not visible. If I need to change the window that the tab needs to display, I can change the window name but cannot apply it. The Apply to All butto…

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## [Sqltags browser corrupted](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqltags-browser-corrupted/6392)

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**Author:** [@gekkoman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gekkoman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqltags-browser-corrupted/6392 "2013-05-07T04:07:11Z")

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Ignition 7.5.6 (b1317) trial Have a UDT “PAC3200” with folder structure and OPC tags to communicate with Siemens PAC3200 power monitor. Created duplicate tagname in UDT, to that added manually in an instance of a PAC32…

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## [AlertExec](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alertexec/6309)

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**Author:** [@allenr8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/allenr8)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alertexec/6309 "2013-05-07T01:01:27Z")

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Does the AlertExecEnabled have any function anymore? We used to use to "turn off" alarms, but it doesn't appear to do that anymore. What I have attempted to do is mimic the behavior. I did this by creating a memory t…

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## [Selectable Filter on the SQL Tag Browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selectable-filter-on-the-sql-tag-browser/6360)

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**Author:** [@DennisWomack](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DennisWomack)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selectable-filter-on-the-sql-tag-browser/6360 "2013-05-06T20:15:59Z")

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It sure would be nice if the SQL Tag Brower had Designer selectable filtering. ie: Show me just the tags used by this project. Show me just the tags in this user specified folder. As SQL Tags tagcount gets large there …

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## [Configure sms notification with twilio](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configure-sms-notification-with-twilio/6385)

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**Author:** [@gnguyen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gnguyen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/configure-sms-notification-with-twilio/6385 "2013-05-06T14:33:01Z")

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Hi, With beta6 and Twilio module up and running (account and key ok), I cant see how to use it in notification block. I can see and select all notification profile (voip, email, 2w email) but not sms... Can you give …

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## [Alarm Summary Table Notes Word Wrap](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-summary-table-notes-word-wrap/4853)

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**Author:** [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-summary-table-notes-word-wrap/4853 "2013-05-06T14:20:40Z")

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Is it possible to make the notes display on the alarm summary table automatically word wrap, or have a word wrap option?

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## [Different sounds based on alarm severity](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/different-sounds-based-on-alarm-severity/6382)

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**Author:** [@Henry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Henry)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/different-sounds-based-on-alarm-severity/6382 "2013-05-06T13:05:55Z")

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I have a query that plays a sound on a new alarm and it works great. alerts = system.alert.queryAlertStatus(activeAndUnacked=1) print alerts.rowCount if alerts.rowCount \> 0: system.util.execute(\[“C:\\sndrec32”, “/play…

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## [Creating an active table based on text change](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-an-active-table-based-on-text-change/6375)

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**Author:** [@mwillenbring](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mwillenbring)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-an-active-table-based-on-text-change/6375 "2013-05-04T00:39:50Z")

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Hi All, So, I have a west navigation pane that I want to put an active or "dynamic" tree into. I'm thinking I can populate the tree table with having two custom datasets in my root container, one being the main window…

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## [Increment Memory Tag using Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/increment-memory-tag-using-script/6380)

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**Author:** [@Stuntman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Stuntman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/increment-memory-tag-using-script/6380 "2013-05-03T20:08:24Z")

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I have created a memory tag named "Line1Counter" which is an Int4, I want to increment the value of this tag by 1 every second. Once the tag is greater than 29999 I want to reset it back to 0. I setup a gateway timer s…

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## [7.6 Change of State Alerts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-6-change-of-state-alerts/6353)

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**Author:** [@David.DeAth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David.DeAth)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-6-change-of-state-alerts/6353 "2013-05-03T20:05:32Z")

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With the raft of impressive new alerting features in 7.6 I was hoping that there would be some variations on the Any Change Alert i.e. separate Change to On and Change to Off alerts, allowing different alert names(messag…

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## [Column Hiding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/column-hiding/6378)

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**Author:** [@billymac00](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/billymac00)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/column-hiding/6378 "2013-05-03T19:04:39Z")

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(newbie)I really could use a basic example, wasted too much time on this I merely want a table column's visibility to be driven from say a checkbox or a button event. I thought maybe I could use something like: \[color=…

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## [UDT Multi Instance Wizard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-multi-instance-wizard/6381)

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**Author:** [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-multi-instance-wizard/6381 "2013-05-03T16:22:14Z")

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It would be extremely handy to be able to import in a list of udt's to create. Either import in a csv file or just copy and past a list of tagnames. Being able to create tanks 1-100 is nice but alot of times we have a bu…

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## [Masking out the folder part of an alarm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/masking-out-the-folder-part-of-an-alarm/6366)

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**Author:** [@Henry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Henry)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/masking-out-the-folder-part-of-an-alarm/6366 "2013-05-03T15:34:12Z")

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I have grouped my SQL tags in to folders based on the PLC or process name. This keeps the tags organized. However, when I go to display the alarm in an alarm table or alert summary object the whole path of folder and ta…

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## [Some notes on user management](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-notes-on-user-management/6349)

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**Author:** [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-notes-on-user-management/6349 "2013-05-03T08:51:52Z")

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I tested the new user management and found some little issues: When tyring to delete a profile that is in use somewhere, the error message is not real helpful: When soft failover is used in an AD/Internal Auth Pro…

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## [Gateway Control Utility Status not updating](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-control-utility-status-not-updating/6369)

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**Author:** [@Bret](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bret)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-control-utility-status-not-updating/6369 "2013-05-03T00:04:31Z")

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I have a client who's Ignition Gateway Control Utility seems to be hung up. The system's running on Windows 7, and I'm not sure of the Ignition version as the Gateway Control Utility wasn't updating that - unfortunately …

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## [Question about cross platform code](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-about-cross-platform-code/6371)

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**Author:** [@jeffkrol](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeffkrol)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-about-cross-platform-code/6371 "2013-05-02T16:04:17Z")

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Hello, I'm new to using Ignition and I have been reading these forums to address specific questions I've been having. I came across something I wasn't sure about in this post: http://www.inductiveautomation.com/forum/v…

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## [SQL Tags & UDT Import/Export](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-tags-udt-import-export/6251)

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**Author:** [@allenr8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/allenr8)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-tags-udt-import-export/6251 "2013-05-01T19:22:59Z")

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Just an FYI - this was brought up in the last release but when UDTs are exported them re-imported the children data types are all messed up. They default to string type. This is still present in Beta4. Also - is the CS…

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## [System.util.execute in 32 bit and 64 bit](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-execute-in-32-bit-and-64-bit/6342)

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**Author:** [@romulusr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/romulusr)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-execute-in-32-bit-and-64-bit/6342 "2013-05-01T15:45:29Z")

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I am trying to have a button call a PDF file. The button works in 32 bit version but not in 64 bit. Some of the OS are Win 7 and others are Vista. Is there a way to detect where Adobe is installed and call the right …

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## [IP camera viewer problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ip-camera-viewer-problem/6165)

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**Author:** [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ip-camera-viewer-problem/6165 "2013-05-01T12:47:28Z")

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Hello. I’m testing the IP camera viewer with Foscam FI8904W camera. In the camera documentation is stated that camera supports 4 simultaneous connections to stream video. Ok, I tried that with 4 browsers open and I can …

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