# Ignition

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## [Property change row selected](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/property-change-row-selected/4891)

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**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/property-change-row-selected/4891 "2012-07-26T18:12:06Z")

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I'm trying to run a update query on an property change event script of the ignition table. My script currently looks like: data = event.source.data if event.propertyName == "Selected Row": oldData = event.oldValue id…

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## [Java.awt.event for Enter Key](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-awt-event-for-enter-key/4889)

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**Author:** [@jkrugerud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jkrugerud)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-awt-event-for-enter-key/4889 "2012-07-26T16:09:28Z")

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I would like to use the enter key after I have keyed in a value in the numeric text field to run a script when I press the enter key. Is there a simple way to do this other than writing a script module to define a Robot…

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## [ControlLogix device shows Disconnected with EIP indiction](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/controllogix-device-shows-disconnected-with-eip-indiction/4882)

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**Author:** [@Douglas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Douglas)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/controllogix-device-shows-disconnected-with-eip-indiction/4882 "2012-07-25T21:49:52Z")

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So I am getting this problem where I know the PLC is connected properly but Ignition will not talk to the device. I'm using a ControlLogix5555 PLC. I'll copy and paste what the support center on the website says. …

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## [SQLBridge Designer Null Pointer Exception](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqlbridge-designer-null-pointer-exception/4883)

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**Author:** [@Ron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ron)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqlbridge-designer-null-pointer-exception/4883 "2012-07-25T20:27:01Z")

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When I start the designer in SQLBridge, after I select the project I want to work on I get this null pointer exception and the designer closes. My coworker can open the designer on his PC and everything works just fine.…

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## [Cannot Launch Designer or project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-launch-designer-or-project/4881)

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**Author:** [@Curlyandshemp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Curlyandshemp)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-launch-designer-or-project/4881 "2012-07-25T15:31:18Z")

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At a job site to do modifications on an existing project V7.3.7. Have been able to launch designer and project in the past until this visit. Get following error when trying to Launch designer or Launch application: Jav…

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## [Manage Driver Traffic on low bandwidth network](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/manage-driver-traffic-on-low-bandwidth-network/4854)

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**Author:** [@davisr19](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/davisr19)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/manage-driver-traffic-on-low-bandwidth-network/4854 "2012-07-25T13:29:53Z")

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We are running Ignition 7.3.7 on a Windows 2008 server. We are communicating to AB MicroLogix PLCs over a low-bandwidth Ethernet network. The symptom we are getting is that Ignition keeps losing its connection to the …

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## [Database driving provider](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-driving-provider/4869)

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**Author:** [@GermainN](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/GermainN)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-driving-provider/4869 "2012-07-24T23:13:42Z")

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Hi, I have a problem with database driving provider. I made a project in version 7.3 in wich I had a database driving provider. It was not possible for me to make change the value of the tags by just changing the intva…

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## [Intellisense](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/intellisense/4876)

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**Author:** [@Pat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/intellisense/4876 "2012-07-24T20:13:12Z")

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Wasn't some type of Intellisense or help system added to the script editor? I can't seem to find in the manual how to pull it up.

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## [getComponent vs getComponentForPath](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getcomponent-vs-getcomponentforpath/4875)

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**Author:** [@Pat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pat)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getcomponent-vs-getcomponentforpath/4875 "2012-07-24T20:01:00Z")

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What's the difference between getComponent and getComponentForPath?

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## [Tag History Binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-binding/4873)

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**Author:** [@Joseph\_Mendonca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joseph_Mendonca)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-binding/4873 "2012-07-24T18:40:35Z")

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Is it possible to add a data set or a query option to the tag history binding? The indirection is good but limited to only one wide and impedes the option of multiple table columns if the tags are named the same but ar…

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## [Block group items](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/block-group-items/4871)

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**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/block-group-items/4871 "2012-07-24T17:04:04Z")

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I am logging OPC tags to SQL server using block groups, However I am able to log the values to the correct SQL table column, I am not able to log the item Names to a naming column. I originally thought by clicking store …

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## [Failover path to be specified in launch shortcut](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/failover-path-to-be-specified-in-launch-shortcut/4872)

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**Author:** [@AlexW](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlexW)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/failover-path-to-be-specified-in-launch-shortcut/4872 "2012-07-24T17:00:49Z")

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we had a two day long outage on our primary server in a mission critical setup recently. All the clients that were operational at the time swapped over to the backup which was no problem. The problem is that none of…

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## [Back ups](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/back-ups/4865)

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**Author:** [@Jcam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jcam)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/back-ups/4865 "2012-07-24T16:06:14Z")

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I there anything built into Ignition to be able to set it up to do automatic back ups? And how would you back up the modules, or do you even have to?

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## [I cannot drag OPC tags to tags folder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-cannot-drag-opc-tags-to-tags-folder/4667)

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**Author:** [@Swaminathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Swaminathan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-cannot-drag-opc-tags-to-tags-folder/4667 "2012-07-24T02:13:48Z")

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when i try to drag OPC tags from the opc browser window to tags folder in sql tags browse, I am not able to drag them. i can see the tags in opc window

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## [Spinner velocity and multi row table selection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/spinner-velocity-and-multi-row-table-selection/4864)

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**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/spinner-velocity-and-multi-row-table-selection/4864 "2012-07-23T21:22:33Z")

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I would like to request a mechanism that would allow for changing the increment value of spinners by pressed duration or simply an event for 'mouse pressed' or something that would allow me to change it myself with a tim…

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## [Ignition on ubuntu 12.04](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-on-ubuntu-12-04/4857)

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**Author:** [@naresh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/naresh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-on-ubuntu-12-04/4857 "2012-07-23T14:26:10Z")

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hi i am currently working on one project its require to do with ignition on Ubuntu 12.04 version but am not able to install ignition after installation of java6- java1.6.0\_jre can you give the suggestion please then i …

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## [Image Management freeze](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/image-management-freeze/4733)

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**Author:** [@marioquark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marioquark)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/image-management-freeze/4733 "2012-07-23T10:22:51Z")

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I upgraded to Ignition 7.5. When i click on the menu to launch Image Management tool the designer freeze and i've to kill the javaw.exe process... no error message in the designer console.

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## [Index field for ALERT\_LOG](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/index-field-for-alert-log/4855)

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**Author:** [@eaolson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eaolson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/index-field-for-alert-log/4855 "2012-07-20T22:09:23Z")

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I created a few alert storage profiles and pretty much used the defaults for everything. Under the advanced properties, the key column is listed as ALERT\_LOG\_ID for each profile. Looking at the database table that was cr…

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## [Spinner velocity](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/spinner-velocity/4846)

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**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/spinner-velocity/4846 "2012-07-20T19:40:46Z")

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Is there a way to control the acceleration the spinner will change values over mouse held time? I'm trying to come up with a way of selecting through 10,000 values and i would like it to be more comfortable than entering…

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## [IP Address of mobile devices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ip-address-of-mobile-devices/4850)

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**Author:** [@Step7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Step7)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ip-address-of-mobile-devices/4850 "2012-07-20T14:06:26Z")

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How can I get the IP address of a user when they are logged in with an IPad? I can see the other devices with system.net.getExternalIpAddress(), but the IPad doesn't even show up on the client page on the gateway althoug…

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## [Are transaction group executions logged?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/are-transaction-group-executions-logged/4848)

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**Author:** [@kpollock](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kpollock)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/are-transaction-group-executions-logged/4848 "2012-07-19T22:25:05Z")

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We are using Ignition 7.2.9 to monitor production work cells in a medical device MFG factory. We have developed our own version of OEE monitoring using PLC logic, Ignition scripting and MSSQL 2005 Stored Procedures. Al…

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## [Popup drama](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popup-drama/4602)

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**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popup-drama/4602 "2012-07-19T17:34:52Z")

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ok, I have my popup set up with a template inside the popup window. I have the template path bound to a client tag which changes according to an event handler script. I also did this using the pass parameter option earli…

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## [Overlay in top right corner with diff screen resolutions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/overlay-in-top-right-corner-with-diff-screen-resolutions/4841)

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**Author:** [@AlexW](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlexW)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/overlay-in-top-right-corner-with-diff-screen-resolutions/4841 "2012-07-19T17:02:53Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to create a button that will always be available in the top right corner. It should overlap the other screens so for this reason I think using the built in dock isn't going to work. To do this I have c…

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## [Report to window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-to-window/4845)

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**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-to-window/4845 "2012-07-19T16:49:50Z")

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I have all these reports with graphs and tables inside. Is there a quick way to use the graphs or tables outside of the report viewer.. For example, I have a table that needs to be much larger and use an entire window.…

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## [Easy Chart problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-problem/4842)

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**Author:** [@Krozzz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Krozzz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-problem/4842 "2012-07-19T15:53:54Z")

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Hi everyone. I've discovered such problem: -when I try to edit pen or add pen in easy chart customizer, appropriate windows don't open. Ignition version - 7.3.7 (b642) x32 P.S. Before we had 7.3.6 version but I'm a…

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## [Force write to Audit Log](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-write-to-audit-log/4840)

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**Author:** [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-write-to-audit-log/4840 "2012-07-18T21:37:23Z")

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Hey guys, Is there a way to force an event to write to the audit log via scripting? Like if I have a editable table that only certain people can edit, can I log if people try to edit it that can't? Right now I have it …

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## [Select query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/select-query/4839)

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**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/select-query/4839 "2012-07-18T18:51:52Z")

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Does this look like a good way to restrict multiple instances of a value (store) from appearing in my table. This is from my table binding script. This is the line in question if system.db.runSelectQuery("SELECT store …

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## [Event logger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/event-logger/4833)

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**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/event-logger/4833 "2012-07-18T17:18:58Z")

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I'm attempting to create a database that can store all sorts of different events and timestamp them. I want to look to the table to see when different users write to the OPC-UA and also keep track of faults and general …

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## [formatNumber in script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatnumber-in-script/4837)

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**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatnumber-in-script/4837 "2012-07-18T17:18:39Z")

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value1 = event.source.parent.getComponent('GroupName').text value2 = event.source.parent.getComponent('Spinner').intValue value3 = numberFormat(value2, 0000) idNumber = system.db.runScalarQuery("SELECT MAX(store) + 1 F…

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## [Anti Image Retention](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/anti-image-retention/4838)

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**Author:** [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/anti-image-retention/4838 "2012-07-18T16:43:25Z")

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Even if you do a proper burn in of an LCD or plasma display. Image retention can still occur. This demo project uses the “scrolling bar” method to help alleviate image retention issues. Written in v7.2.11 Enjoy! air.…

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