# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1684 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1685 --- ## [Symbol library](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/symbol-library/1888)
**Author:** [@fledder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fledder)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/symbol-library/1888 "2010-06-04T00:03:47Z")
I am looking for a symbol library in Ignition. I found the component pallette, which has some very handy parts, but there seems to be a shortage of valves / pumps / fans / instruments etc. Am I just unable to find it, or… --- ## [Timer Control](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timer-control/1890)
**Author:** [@bhastie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bhastie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timer-control/1890 "2010-06-03T16:15:25Z")
I want to have a timer run on an event and then stop when it gets to the upper bound of its count. Functionally, I think I know how to do it, but am having trouble with the syntax. Essentially, I have a component which… --- ## [Showing containers only in designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/showing-containers-only-in-designer/1883)
**Author:** [@NorthPoint](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NorthPoint)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/showing-containers-only-in-designer/1883 "2010-06-02T19:29:09Z")
Anyone have any nice way to have containers visible in designer only, and not opaque when in runtime? Thanks.... --- ## [Latin 1 support](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/latin-1-support/1876)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/latin-1-support/1876 "2010-06-01T19:25:58Z")
I know you guys are working hard to bring i18n to ignition but I need to deliver something now. I've created a SQLTags driver for all the points. Currently you can't use é and â and other non ascii characters in the ta… --- ## [Licensing Problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/licensing-problem/1858)
**Author:** [@PeterThornton](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PeterThornton)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/licensing-problem/1858 "2010-06-01T15:57:01Z")
I have licensed an Ignition system with a “The Works” license. However, I am getting a error which says “A license is installed but it only applies to some of the installed modules. One or more modules are still running… --- ## [Linking Ignition URL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linking-ignition-url/1864)
**Author:** [@ajay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ajay)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linking-ignition-url/1864 "2010-06-01T12:14:50Z")
We have two projects installed in two Ignition Server seperately (App1, App2). We need to call the URL (Home page) of App1 in App2 and App2 in App1. How do we do it. Please help.... --- ## [Lost my tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/lost-my-tags/1877)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/lost-my-tags/1877 "2010-05-27T22:29:23Z")
I have created a project with lots of tags in a DB provider. The driver is our own software. I have just moved the project onto a new gateway (on the customers computer) and now it can't see the tags. I have configured t… --- ## [ABB AC 800 M DCS Communication through Modbus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/abb-ac-800-m-dcs-communication-through-modbus/1873)
**Author:** [@ramkumar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ramkumar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/abb-ac-800-m-dcs-communication-through-modbus/1873 "2010-05-27T16:44:12Z")
Is it possible to connect to ABB AC 800 M DCS using Modbus in Ignition. ABB AC 800 M DCS uses Modbus RTU Communication protocol. Please help us if u have any documents. Do we need to use any converter. --- ## [Renaming SQLTags folders](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/renaming-sqltags-folders/1871)
**Author:** [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/renaming-sqltags-folders/1871 "2010-05-27T15:29:01Z")
I've seen a small problem when renaming SQLTags folders. Say you have 2 folders, 'Machine 1' and 'Machine 2'. You decide to add a new machine number 1 and rename the others to machine 2 and machine 3 respectively. Yo… --- ## [Reports and Excel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-excel/1869)
**Author:** [@pforest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pforest)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-excel/1869 "2010-05-26T22:12:31Z")
I was wondering if there was a way to show data from Excel spreadsheets. One of our customers wishes to display both tables and charts based upon pre-existing Excel report data that they're generating. I could dupli… --- ## [Self referencing on components](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/self-referencing-on-components/1870)
**Author:** [@NorthPoint](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NorthPoint)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/self-referencing-on-components/1870 "2010-05-26T21:41:42Z")
I have a lot of valves and other similar devices to configure. Each has a number of graphical objects with tag bindings. I would like to put them in a container, give the container the name of the valve (say V1001) (or… --- ## [Textfield and Textarea](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/textfield-and-textarea/1867)
**Author:** [@ajay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ajay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/textfield-and-textarea/1867 "2010-05-26T17:18:55Z")
How to get the value entered in textfield and textarea using scripting function --- ## [Easy Chart won't show value if value has not changed in time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-wont-show-value-if-value-has-not-changed-in-time/1860)
**Author:** [@Kyle\_Chase](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kyle_Chase)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-wont-show-value-if-value-has-not-changed-in-time/1860 "2010-05-26T16:14:56Z")
I am using Historical SQLTags to trend some PID loops. I have a screen that shows the last 15 minutes of the PID loops activity. Ifa value does not change within that 15 minutes, it does not show that value in the tren… --- ## [Relative path to a property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/relative-path-to-a-property/1862)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/relative-path-to-a-property/1862 "2010-05-25T00:38:24Z")
I'm sure I've seen the question before on the forums, but it's Monday ( and a holiday!) and my brief search can't find it. What I want to know is how do (or can) I reference a property without starting at {Root Contain… --- ## [OPC-UA Standalone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-standalone/1861)
**Author:** [@11thchair](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/11thchair)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-standalone/1861 "2010-05-24T19:42:05Z")
Saw in the description that the Ignition OPC-UA can be installed and run stand-alone. How does one do that? And to what purpose? To get familiar with OPC-UA? Can I bring a value into an Excel Spreadsheet with it? --- ## [ActiveX Problems with office documents](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activex-problems-with-office-documents/1832)
**Author:** [@alexr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alexr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/activex-problems-with-office-documents/1832 "2010-05-21T15:13:11Z")
I had downloaded and instaled the ActiveX in Ignition. In the status field of the module configuration always display: "LOADED". When I tried to drag and drop any excel or word document in Ignition Designer, nothing ap… --- ## [Modbus OPC-UA with GE 90-30](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-opc-ua-with-ge-90-30/1856)
**Author:** [@bhastie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bhastie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-opc-ua-with-ge-90-30/1856 "2010-05-20T18:11:29Z")
I have a couple of GE 90-30 PLCs I need to talk to. They have GE-IC693CMM321 cards in them and I am able to communicate with them. Problem is, I have zero knowledge of the addressing schema for getting GE addresses to … --- ## [OPC UA vs Third party](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-vs-third-party/1472)
**Author:** [@david\_mccutchen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/david_mccutchen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-vs-third-party/1472 "2010-05-20T15:53:45Z")
Could someone give me the low down on what the benefits and/or disadvantages are between OPC UA and the third party vendors? To me it only makes sense to swap over to the new server since it is packaged through Ignition.… --- ## [Project Debugging](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-debugging/1763)
**Author:** [@Step7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Step7)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-debugging/1763 "2010-05-20T15:51:20Z")
I have an app that just closes in the middle of the night, and am trying to figure out why. Are there any logs that would give a clue as to what is going on? Based on events in the database, I can see that it crashed a… --- ## [Can I add extra columns to sqlt\_core?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-i-add-extra-columns-to-sqlt-core/1854)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-i-add-extra-columns-to-sqlt-core/1854 "2010-05-18T23:32:35Z")
I'm trying to find ways to improve performance of my app and one of the bottlenecks is searching the sqlt\_core table to find the right row to update. I'm wondering if I can add a foreign\_key column without messing up the… --- ## [Displaying the server time on a client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-the-server-time-on-a-client/1851)
**Author:** [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-the-server-time-on-a-client/1851 "2010-05-18T18:23:51Z")
I want to display the server time on the screen of each client. Using a Client tag, I can set its Datatype to DateTime and use SELECT NOW() to return the time from the server, formatting it using the Metadata Format … --- ## [Automated Backup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automated-backup/1850)
**Author:** [@bhastie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bhastie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automated-backup/1850 "2010-05-17T22:17:24Z")
Is there a way to automate a gateway backup? What files would be needed to capture a backup of the system (preferably Gateway Backup, but Project Backup would be okay)? --- ## [Expression evaluating as N/A](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-evaluating-as-n-a/1848)
**Author:** [@kacarmich](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kacarmich)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-evaluating-as-n-a/1848 "2010-05-17T19:30:06Z")
In the SQL bridge, I am trying to use an hour meter which is based on the expression: if({\[.\]DOWNTIME\_TRIGGER}=0,0,1), which causes the meter to be active when the DOWNTIME\_TRIGGER=0, and resets the meter to 0 when the D… --- ## [AD/Internal Hybrid and Roles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ad-internal-hybrid-and-roles/1849)
**Author:** [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ad-internal-hybrid-and-roles/1849 "2010-05-17T19:10:08Z")
I'm looking to populate a list based on the users in a role. Is this possible to do with an AD/Internal Hybrid setup? Or do I need to switch to AD/database Hybrid? Is suspect the latter, but just wanted to make sure... … --- ## [Mouseover Timer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouseover-timer/1824)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Lester](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian_Lester)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouseover-timer/1824 "2010-05-17T19:03:22Z")
I had a request to increase the timeout on the mouseover text. Could someone please provide some direction on how I could change this. Thanks --- ## [Ignition Roadmap](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-roadmap/1847)
**Author:** [@RRNut](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RRNut)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-roadmap/1847 "2010-05-17T18:51:18Z")
Do you guys plan on putting together a roadmap for your product? What I mean is there a timeline of significant future enhancements or features that are in development. To me, it would be nice to see what you guys are … --- ## [Whacky drag and drop bug](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/whacky-drag-and-drop-bug/1827)
**Author:** [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/whacky-drag-and-drop-bug/1827 "2010-05-17T18:20:09Z")
I'm renewing my challenge for weirdest/hardest to find bug with this one :slight\_smile: I was trying to drag a tag onto a Numeric Label. I remembered from FactoryPMI that you used to have to click on a tag first bef… --- ## [New issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-issue/1846)
**Author:** [@DarrenAsh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DarrenAsh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-issue/1846 "2010-05-17T13:58:16Z")
Anyone know what might be the source of this message in the console. I restored a project that was originally created in 7.0.9, so I do not know if that could be causing this. By the way, it happens at almost exactly … --- ## [Can't start gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-start-gateway/1611)
**Author:** [@Step7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Step7)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-start-gateway/1611 "2010-05-14T19:29:39Z")
I'm having a problem right now that I can't seem to work out of. I am getting the following error dialogs when starting Ignition: Context Home: C:\\PROGRA~1\\INDUCT~1\\Ignition\\contexts\\main Webapp Home: C:\\PROGRA~1\\IND… --- ## [Negative Raw Values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/negative-raw-values/1841)
**Author:** [@PeterThornton](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PeterThornton)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/negative-raw-values/1841 "2010-05-14T12:58:47Z")
My system is reading values from a PLC using the Kepware Modbus driver. I have a Scaled OPC tag in Ignition, which is of type Float4. The Lo & Hi Raw are 6400 and 32000 The Lo & Hi Scaled are 0 and 40. Clamping Mode "Bot… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1683) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1685)