# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1669 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1670 --- ## [Main Login Screen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/main-login-screen/2548)
**Author:** [@apimente](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apimente)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/main-login-screen/2548 "2011-01-25T17:35:37Z")
Hi, It would be nice if the welcome or main login screen consider that i'm using more than one monitor, because today, when i open my aplications in full screen, the text fields of username and password are splitted ov… --- ## [Issue with cutaway image 18](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-cutaway-image-18/2543)
**Author:** [@mharri](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mharri)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-cutaway-image-18/2543 "2011-01-25T01:41:03Z")
Hi, I am trying to use cutaway image 18 as it most closely resembles the bins we are filling but the level indicator does not show correctly behind it. I may use the other one for now but is there anything that can be d… --- ## [Can write to serial port, can't read from it](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-write-to-serial-port-cant-read-from-it/2350)
**Author:** [@chazeroo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chazeroo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-write-to-serial-port-cant-read-from-it/2350 "2011-01-25T00:21:23Z")
Hi, We need View clients to communicate with scales through the pc serial port. We're trying to avoid using serial/EtherNet adapters. The following (RXTX-2.1-7) code under #---WRITE--- works great, but I can't get th… --- ## [Stored Procedure and strings problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stored-procedure-and-strings-problem/2536)
**Author:** [@apimente](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apimente)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stored-procedure-and-strings-problem/2536 "2011-01-24T23:34:28Z")
Hi, Today we noticed that a stored procedure doesn't writes strings correctly. Our PLC program is an allen bradley controllogix program and we try to write strings there. The string structure is composed by a lenght pa… --- ## [Adjusting Client-side Memory Settings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adjusting-client-side-memory-settings/2509)
**Author:** [@todd.be](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/todd.be)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adjusting-client-side-memory-settings/2509 "2011-01-24T19:02:14Z")
Is it possible to adjust the "javaws.sr.memory.max" and "max-heap-size" settings used in the dynamically generated JNLP files? Basically, I'm getting complaints that java is using up too much memory for people. While … --- ## [DB Tag Evaluation Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/db-tag-evaluation-error/2542)
**Author:** [@MickeyBob](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MickeyBob)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/db-tag-evaluation-error/2542 "2011-01-23T17:27:00Z")
I'm trying to set up a DB tag and must be doing something fundamentally wrong. I've created a new DB tag, DBLocalTime, of type DateTime and Expression/SQL Binding of a SQL Query. The query I've specified is simply "SEL… --- ## [Print Window Automatically Once a Day](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/print-window-automatically-once-a-day/2538)
**Author:** [@rooks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rooks)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/print-window-automatically-once-a-day/2538 "2011-01-22T23:10:22Z")
I have project with a window that I would like to open and print automatically at 6:00AM every day. The window has a table component in it that populates when the window opens. The project is usually left running 24/… --- ## [Unexpected integer scaling behavior](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unexpected-integer-scaling-behavior/2539)
**Author:** [@jplc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jplc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unexpected-integer-scaling-behavior/2539 "2011-01-21T17:04:04Z")
I'm trying to scale a timer preset from a SLC 5/05. It is in hundredths of seconds, so an integer value in the PLC of 272 represents 2.72 seconds. I'm using the Ignition OPC-UA driver. Raw 0-1000 Scaled 0-10 If the v… --- ## [Remote OPC-UA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-opc-ua/2534)
**Author:** [@gnguyen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gnguyen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-opc-ua/2534 "2011-01-21T04:23:06Z")
Hello, I’ve a local linux machine with Ignition (7.1.9/ubuntu 10.10) connected to a remote PLC in MBTCP (Ignition driver) and it is ok. Another connection is via a remote OPC-UA Kepware server (V5.3/windows 2008 server… --- ## [Animated pump curve](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/animated-pump-curve/2527)
**Author:** [@Henry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Henry)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/animated-pump-curve/2527 "2011-01-20T17:51:56Z")
I have a static display of a pump curve that I would like to animate with SCADA data, but I’m not sure where to start. I have two expressions that calculate total dynamic head and pump flow in million gals per day. I wou… --- ## [Layout - Relative 'v' Anchored](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/layout-relative-v-anchored/2523)
**Author:** [@peadair](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peadair)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/layout-relative-v-anchored/2523 "2011-01-20T17:09:49Z")
Hi, I am trying to create a window design with an alarm panel in the top left hand side of the screen, I want the alarm panel to remain in the corner but when I reduce the size of my screen it moves to various different… --- ## [Tag Clamping / value limiting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-clamping-value-limiting/2532)
**Author:** [@jplc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jplc)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-clamping-value-limiting/2532 "2011-01-20T03:05:43Z")
I have an OPC tag referencing your SLC simulator driver as follows: \[SLC\_SIM\]T4\\T4:1\\T4:1.PRE I am setting the tag value through a numeric text field component. I want to limit the timer's preset range to 0-30 seconds… --- ## [Ignition icon disappears on shortcuts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-icon-disappears-on-shortcuts/2530)
**Author:** [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-icon-disappears-on-shortcuts/2530 "2011-01-19T20:19:24Z")
anything I can do to keep the igntion icon for a project from disappearing? it works fine at first but it seems that it gets lost somehow and the shortcut icon looks like a shortcut to a unrecognized file. --- ## [Cross Reference for Tags and All Project Elements](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cross-reference-for-tags-and-all-project-elements/2495)
**Author:** [@robin.abdul](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robin.abdul)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cross-reference-for-tags-and-all-project-elements/2495 "2011-01-19T20:12:08Z")
I am writing to you regarding the Cross Referencing of the TAGS used in Scripts and else where, Is there any possibility to have this in the coming versions of the Ignition Software This will definitely solve our r… --- ## [Font chooser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/font-chooser/2526)
**Author:** [@MCC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MCC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/font-chooser/2526 "2011-01-19T20:09:12Z")
Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to launch a font selection dialog so a user can select a font that will be used for a display. Something that would work like system.gui.choosecolor does for color selection. Th… --- ## [Set polling on table/dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-polling-on-table-dataset/2528)
**Author:** [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/set-polling-on-table-dataset/2528 "2011-01-19T16:44:34Z")
Hi guys! Is there any way to programmatically set the polling to off/relative/absolute through a property binding? I know I can just keep it off and use a timed script to check a status bit and refresh accordingly, but… --- ## [Format Custom Alert Message](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/format-custom-alert-message/2421)
**Author:** [@bhastie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bhastie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/format-custom-alert-message/2421 "2011-01-19T01:21:04Z")
I am alerting on pH and would like to format the pH value as 0.#. How can I format the {\[VALUE\]} in my custom alert message to 0.#? Right now I get things like pH High 7.78000020980835 when 7.8 would be sufficient. --- ## [Full screen mode minimizes when poping up file save or print](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/full-screen-mode-minimizes-when-poping-up-file-save-or-print/2437)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/full-screen-mode-minimizes-when-poping-up-file-save-or-print/2437 "2011-01-18T22:21:25Z")
This is with a project I have upgraded to 7.1.6 and to 7.1.7 It worked fine when it was 7.1.4. Now when I click the print button or the save to excel button the screen get minimized. --- ## [Windows Server 2003 and Ignition Internal Error: Need Help](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-server-2003-and-ignition-internal-error-need-help/2007)
**Author:** [@robin.abdul](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robin.abdul)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-server-2003-and-ignition-internal-error-need-help/2007 "2011-01-18T05:49:29Z")
Dear Support Team, I have a Siemens Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S6 Server with Inten Xeon 3.0 GHZ processor and 3 Gb Ram and Raid controller with 2 Partitions of 150 GB with MySql SErver 5.1, Kepware OPC Server and Windows… --- ## [Translation List](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-list/2489)
**Author:** [@apimente](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apimente)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translation-list/2489 "2011-01-18T00:44:21Z")
Hello, Today i noticed that when I use the translation list, the client don't save this changes. In fact, the "Column Attributes Data" DataSet show the XML structure with my mapping list but the table doesn't show the … --- ## [Error writing to tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-writing-to-tag/2518)
**Author:** [@TacHuynh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TacHuynh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-writing-to-tag/2518 "2011-01-17T22:24:29Z")
I got an error when trying to write a numeric value to an AB Compact Logix PLC. here is the message: Error writing to Tag DataOut Gateway Comm Mode is not Read/Write I had set access mode in general property to Read/… --- ## [Can't Start Ignition Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-start-ignition-designer/2516)
**Author:** [@MickeyBob](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MickeyBob)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-start-ignition-designer/2516 "2011-01-17T21:15:14Z")
I have a VM running Windows Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2008 SP2, and Ignition 7.1.6. When I try to launch Ignition Designer, a dialog box appears briefly (so briefly that I can't see what it is says) and then the Java sp… --- ## [Open an application with a button?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-an-application-with-a-button/2511)
**Author:** [@vdesai](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vdesai)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-an-application-with-a-button/2511 "2011-01-17T14:06:20Z")
Hello, I have a MYSQL database table with more than 60 columns. When i try to display the same table, it displays all the columns with hardly any width and no data visible. It decreases the column width to accommodate a… --- ## [Alert Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-table/2513)
**Author:** [@apimente](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apimente)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-table/2513 "2011-01-17T12:34:20Z")
Hi, I'm working with the default alert table, but my tags have names like "Eqp100\_\_S\_Bits1", so the alarm table show that name. I'd like to see a description like "Pump-001" (this kind of description was configured on … --- ## [Trying to build context for "context-7.1.8.6247.gpkg" but](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-build-context-for-context-7-1-8-6247-gpkg-but/2510)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-build-context-for-context-7-1-8-6247-gpkg-but/2510 "2011-01-14T00:11:18Z")
Trying to build context for "context-7.1.8.6249" but a required config.xml property is missing. I got this trying to update a 7.1.6 gateway on linux (Mandriva) I stopped the gateway, placed the gpkg file in the conte… --- ## [Logging editable table data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logging-editable-table-data/2504)
**Author:** [@scott\_stc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_stc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logging-editable-table-data/2504 "2011-01-13T17:12:56Z")
We are using an editable table in one of our programs. Every time a row is deleted from the table it also deletes it from the DB. Is it possible to have that row deleted from the table, but not in the DB? Where when a… --- ## [Query Help](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-help/2506)
**Author:** [@rooks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rooks)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-help/2506 "2011-01-13T16:53:57Z")
Please help. I need to query a MySQL database that contains the data shown in the attached table. The query will need to be between a start date and end date. I also need the query to find the minimum “UV Dose” during … --- ## [Ping from Ignition in Linux](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ping-from-ignition-in-linux/2463)
**Author:** [@dep05d](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dep05d)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ping-from-ignition-in-linux/2463 "2011-01-13T12:22:52Z")
Hi Everybody, I'm having some trouble here. I am retrieving data from Vorne XL devices located at various facilities using an Ignition gateway running in Linux. This data is retrieved via an http-get call to the devi… --- ## [Problems with Null values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-null-values/2485)
**Author:** [@rooks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rooks)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-null-values/2485 "2011-01-13T00:32:58Z")
I am using a table component on a window and populating it by querying tag data from my db. I have several numeric Label components that are using expressions to display min, max and ave values from the table. The probl… --- ## [Problem with floats in prepared statements](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-floats-in-prepared-statements/2501)
**Author:** [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-floats-in-prepared-statements/2501 "2011-01-12T22:49:11Z")
We want to write out floats with 6 decimal places to a FLOAT field in a MySQL database using the system.db.runPrepUpdate function. We have found that if the value is small e.g. 0.000005 the system will try to send the … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1668) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1670)