# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=571 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 572 --- ## [Script won't execute on Value Change event](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-wont-execute-on-value-change-event/79082)
**Author:** [@Liem\_Nguyen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Liem_Nguyen)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-wont-execute-on-value-change-event/79082 "2023-09-14T08:09:34Z")
Hi all, I'm new to ignition and I am following the courses from the inductive university. However I fail to figure out something that is not working for me regarding binding a script to a tag value change event. I've c… --- ## [Time difference between SQL table and Ignition Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-difference-between-sql-table-and-ignition-perspective/79133)
**Author:** [@Soundararajans\_S](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Soundararajans_S)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-difference-between-sql-table-and-ignition-perspective/79133 "2023-09-14T08:03:16Z")
Am facing an issue related to Time. Am logging shift timing using update query to SQL table. The same vale am show cased in Table. I found time difference between both is showing 9 minutes something. Checked time zone a… --- ## [Dropdown Table: Row Selection Problems](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-table-row-selection-problems/78149)
**Author:** [@Craig\_Simpson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Craig_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-table-row-selection-problems/78149 "2023-09-14T07:31:19Z")
Hi, I have a problem returning the user selection of a row in a dropdown table. I am passing production routing details to string array tags from our ERP system, as the length of each routing will vary every time. The a… --- ## [\[FEATURE\] Allow styling dates in the datetime picker calendar component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-allow-styling-dates-in-the-datetime-picker-calendar-component/79132)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-allow-styling-dates-in-the-datetime-picker-calendar-component/79132 "2023-09-14T06:52:49Z")
Please add the ability to style calendar dates within the Datetime picker component. E.g. the coloured "16" below. E.g. something like this: --- ## [Loading the Checkbox and popup calendar data to ignition dashboard from SQL table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/loading-the-checkbox-and-popup-calendar-data-to-ignition-dashboard-from-sql-table/78995)
**Author:** [@Riya\_Kaundal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Riya_Kaundal)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/loading-the-checkbox-and-popup-calendar-data-to-ignition-dashboard-from-sql-table/78995 "2023-09-14T03:46:45Z")
when i try to load the data from SQL table to popup calendar and checkbox error is occurring. error below is for checkbox:- Traceback (most recent call last): File "\", line 13, in \ TypeErr… --- ## [System.util.execute shell script and exit codes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-execute-shell-script-and-exit-codes/79116)
**Author:** [@wdougmiller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wdougmiller)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-execute-shell-script-and-exit-codes/79116 "2023-09-14T02:01:08Z")
Is there a way to execute a shell script and get the exit code? ive tried system.util.execute, but it doesnt seem to be recording a response --- ## [How to use PyVisa or maybe sockets in Ignition to talk to VISA/SCPI device?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-pyvisa-or-maybe-sockets-in-ignition-to-talk-to-visa-scpi-device/20634)
**Author:** [@cmaynes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmaynes)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-pyvisa-or-maybe-sockets-in-ignition-to-talk-to-visa-scpi-device/20634 "2022-08-15T11:28:59Z")
I am using Ignition 7.9.4, which uses Jython 2.5. I have an old Agilent VISA/SCPI device I want to talk to. I don't know the name of the device and want to display a list of connected devices/instruments to the user to… --- ## [LED Display inside a Vision popup doesn't follow the same formatting as when viewed alone in the Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/led-display-inside-a-vision-popup-doesnt-follow-the-same-formatting-as-when-viewed-alone-in-the-designer/79047)
**Author:** [@sherman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sherman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/led-display-inside-a-vision-popup-doesnt-follow-the-same-formatting-as-when-viewed-alone-in-the-designer/79047 "2023-09-14T00:07:31Z")
I have a little popup widget with an LED display, and I set the format to #.#. It seems just fine inside its view in the Designer: However, in the F11 test of the deployed vision client, when I access the popup, it … --- ## [CIP Connection Size Parameter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cip-connection-size-parameter/14681)
**Author:** [@cody.tamaki](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cody.tamaki)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cip-connection-size-parameter/14681 "2023-09-13T23:53:43Z")
I'm connecting to a very large V28 Logix Processor (30k+ tags) that we are trying to read relatively fast (ideally ~1s scan for most tags). I was wondering if there is a good way to optimize communications to a controll… --- ## [Long running stored procedure](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/long-running-stored-procedure/79036)
**Author:** [@ShaneH](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ShaneH)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/long-running-stored-procedure/79036 "2023-09-13T22:31:11Z")
I have a stored procedure that (unfortunately) takes longer than 60 seconds to run. On the upside, I only need to run it once a day. I would like to set it up as a gateway timer or scheduled task to run once a day. Bu… --- ## [Looking for a Chart Feature](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/looking-for-a-chart-feature/79121)
**Author:** [@Roger\_Denison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Roger_Denison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/looking-for-a-chart-feature/79121 "2023-09-13T22:26:41Z")
I have a Labview project that I am trying to emulate in Ignition Vision. It includes a chart graph that mimics the pushing and pulling on a load cell. The graph looks like this: They start with a yellow band at the… --- ## [\[IGN-2793\] One-Shot Button icon position](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2793-one-shot-button-icon-position/79109)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Invie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chad_Invie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2793-one-shot-button-icon-position/79109 "2023-09-13T22:10:52Z")
I have added a one-shot button to a Perspective view and the property to change the icon position is missing. Additionally, the documentation shows the icon on the left, but for some reason, my version of the Ignition (… --- ## [Time Series Chart Component Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-component-error/79117)
**Author:** [@Pico\_Sankari](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pico_Sankari)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-component-error/79117 "2023-09-13T20:38:33Z")
I'm trying to use a time series chart to plot data. I query the data from certain date ranges and push it to the series of the chart. This works, but sometimes the chart gives a component error when new data is selected.… --- ## [Perspective Time Series Chart Component Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-time-series-chart-component-error/78534)
**Author:** [@Pico\_Sankari](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pico_Sankari)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-time-series-chart-component-error/78534 "2023-09-13T20:13:10Z")
I'm trying to plot some queried data in Perspective. My query works on tables just fine: The script for this: def updateTable(self): queryBase = "SELECT top 1000 t\_stamp AS 'Dates'"\\ … --- ## [PDF viewer perspective with document as bytes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer-perspective-with-document-as-bytes/79108)
**Author:** [@marianjel\_11](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marianjel_11)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer-perspective-with-document-as-bytes/79108 "2023-09-13T19:50:44Z")
Hi, I have a project and the document management is in a shared disk, the .conf is already configured to view the documents, I already have the functionality to insert the documents, and now I need to read them and show … --- ## [Updating OPC Item path with a script need help!](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-opc-item-path-with-a-script-need-help/78339)
**Author:** [@james\_barnocki](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/james_barnocki)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-opc-item-path-with-a-script-need-help/78339 "2023-09-13T19:25:15Z")
Super new to Ignition I have a few scripts that where gifted to me by someone else that I have slight modified before. But I need a script to change the OPC Item path on 2400 tags. Almost in go live and the guys doing K… --- ## [Filter table by hidden column values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filter-table-by-hidden-column-values/79107)
**Author:** [@Colin\_Quinn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Colin_Quinn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filter-table-by-hidden-column-values/79107 "2023-09-13T19:09:59Z")
Hi all, I have a table that I am using to display a bunch of data that lets the user filter by text in any of the columns. The issue stems from needing to search by UUID's, but I don't want the UUID's to show up as colu… --- ## [System.gui.inputbox has no attribute 'text'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-gui-inputbox-has-no-attribute-text/79106)
**Author:** [@Brent\_Osterkamp1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brent_Osterkamp1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-gui-inputbox-has-no-attribute-text/79106 "2023-09-13T18:51:47Z")
I am running 7.9.18 and have a button that I want to run a system.gui.inputbox in the script. When I try I get the following error Traceback (most recent call last): File "\", line 3, in \ A… --- ## [XY Chart line overlapping](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-line-overlapping/78408)
**Author:** [@Vignesh\_Balasubraman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vignesh_Balasubraman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-line-overlapping/78408 "2023-09-13T18:07:24Z")
Please refer the XY Graph Image, We have binded the Dataset from query. Dataset valuse are showing ok. But sometimes The Fisrt and Last data conneting the one additional line . How to remove this. --- ## [Is it possible to share real time updates between multiple devices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-share-real-time-updates-between-multiple-devices/79098)
**Author:** [@Christy\_Jean](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Christy_Jean)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-share-real-time-updates-between-multiple-devices/79098 "2023-09-13T17:58:38Z")
When I open a session, if anyone else is also actively using another session, I want to be able to see what they are doing (typing, checking boxes, etc.) as it happens. --- ## [How to test tag behavior without affecting running Ignition program](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-test-tag-behavior-without-affecting-running-ignition-program/79087)
**Author:** [@Brittany\_Villasenor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brittany_Villasenor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-test-tag-behavior-without-affecting-running-ignition-program/79087 "2023-09-13T17:31:31Z")
I have a script that writes to a SQL database and then needs to trigger a tag at the end of the script. This is what I have at the end of my script to trigger the Boolean tag: system.tag.write("Laguna Projects/" + sele… --- ## [Standard Transaction group](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/standard-transaction-group/79071)
**Author:** [@AkshayP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AkshayP)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/standard-transaction-group/79071 "2023-09-13T16:46:27Z")
Hi, We are using the standard transaction group to write the tag value from on PLC to another one. We are using this function for long time but now we are seeing that the for couple of standard groups, some tags are gett… --- ## [DNP3 UDP support](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dnp3-udp-support/79088)
**Author:** [@idc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/idc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dnp3-udp-support/79088 "2023-09-13T16:05:05Z")
In the future releases, will Ignition going to support DNP3 UDP protocol? --- ## [\[IGN-3992\]CSS: Override base CSS style table component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3992-css-override-base-css-style-table-component/79012)
**Author:** [@Pablo\_Fernandez\_Expo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pablo_Fernandez_Expo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3992-css-override-base-css-style-table-component/79012 "2023-09-13T15:21:26Z")
Hi, I have a table with subview activated. The whole table uses a CSS custom definition for the style. However, I am struggling to style the expander of a table to make it a little bit wider. I am able to change the … --- ## [How do you tell if dock is open on a page?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-you-tell-if-dock-is-open-on-a-page/39293)
**Author:** [@ShaneH](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ShaneH)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-you-tell-if-dock-is-open-on-a-page/39293 "2023-09-13T15:02:00Z")
How do you tell if dock is open on a page? --- ## [System.util.execute() does not work when executing .bat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-execute-does-not-work-when-executing-bat/79074)
**Author:** [@David\_Castro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Castro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-execute-does-not-work-when-executing-bat/79074 "2023-09-13T14:59:28Z")
Hello everyone. I'm trying to execute a .bat file on my gateway, but it's not working. I've tried many different ways of writing it and different paths, I've done a lot of research on the forum, and I've also tried crea… --- ## [Visible menu items](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/visible-menu-items/79034)
**Author:** [@pbg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pbg)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/visible-menu-items/79034 "2023-09-13T14:53:52Z")
Hi, I have a binding that alters visible param on Menu Tree items, does the visible param really only work on the root item of the menu tree? I want to alter the visibility on children items, I was hoping there would be… --- ## [Swapping the PLC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/swapping-the-plc/79062)
**Author:** [@Mauritz\_Fullard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mauritz_Fullard)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/swapping-the-plc/79062 "2023-09-13T14:50:53Z")
I have a case where we have a client swapping out their OMRON PLC for a Siemens PLC. Is there any easy way in Ignition to find and change all the tags/tag bindings or is it going to be as labor intensive as I think and … --- ## [Do not show screen loading](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/do-not-show-screen-loading/79046)
**Author:** [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/do-not-show-screen-loading/79046 "2023-09-13T13:06:53Z")
Hi, When navigating to new page. I can see components being populated, initially with overlay. Idk if its just me. But it looks ugly. Is it possible to un-show the page loading? - that is stop the screen refresh until… --- ## [Downloading Image from Database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/downloading-image-from-database/79043)
**Author:** [@beckya](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/beckya)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/downloading-image-from-database/79043 "2023-09-13T12:43:46Z")
I am using this script for downloading the image from a database: Download and Upload Files - Ignition User Manual 8.1 - Ignition Documentation I am able to download it but the type is file and I cannot open it. How do … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=570) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=572)