# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=714 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 715 --- ## [Access a network drive](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-a-network-drive/54410)
**Author:** [@pkhoshroo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pkhoshroo)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-a-network-drive/54410 "2023-01-24T17:07:52Z")
Hello all, I would like to be able to pull out all the file names from a folder on my computer (windows) and then put them into a python list, cannot find a way to do that and would appreciate it if you could help me in… --- ## [Accessing window component in Project/Gateway scripts, without opening a window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-window-component-in-project-gateway-scripts-without-opening-a-window/18056)
**Author:** [@sachin.rewale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sachin.rewale)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-window-component-in-project-gateway-scripts-without-opening-a-window/18056 "2023-01-24T16:06:30Z")
I want to access a window component in project script. But it is giving me a following error. "AttributeError: 'com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.Imm' object has no attribute 'gui'". I tried to use "import s… --- ## [Image Animation on a Timer. Timer sometimes gets slower](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/image-animation-on-a-timer-timer-sometimes-gets-slower/68968)
**Author:** [@Emile\_Laplante](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Emile_Laplante)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/image-animation-on-a-timer-timer-sometimes-gets-slower/68968 "2023-01-24T15:07:13Z")
Hi, I run an animation in vision by changing the position of an image with the function system.gui.transform() using the changed value of an object timer. It works great, but sometimes, the timer slows down. It seems to… --- ## [Scripted editing of UDT definitions - modifying alarm names](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripted-editing-of-udt-definitions-modifying-alarm-names/34869)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripted-editing-of-udt-definitions-modifying-alarm-names/34869 "2023-01-24T14:12:18Z")
I’m trying to script the bulk editing of alarm names within a UDT definition, e.g. the highlighted property. Basically I want to bulk rename the alarm name to the alarm tag name. I really wish that this was accessible as… --- ## [Alarm Configuration](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-configuration/68955)
**Author:** [@batuhan.parlakay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/batuhan.parlakay)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-configuration/68955 "2023-01-24T13:53:20Z")
Hello, I want to define an alarm. I have a boolean tag. Value 1 is coming. I just want an alarm to come when it is 0 out of 1. Not when it is equal to 0. I want an alarm to sound when there is a falling edge from 1 to… --- ## [\[FEATURE\] Allow editing documentation of a tag from main area](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-allow-editing-documentation-of-a-tag-from-main-area/68947)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-allow-editing-documentation-of-a-tag-from-main-area/68947 "2023-01-24T03:26:42Z")
It would be useful to be able to edit the documentation field here instead of having to click on the edit button which changes the pane --- ## [Producing a list of tags that record more history than they should](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/producing-a-list-of-tags-that-record-more-history-than-they-should/68943)
**Author:** [@Michael.Smith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael.Smith)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/producing-a-list-of-tags-that-record-more-history-than-they-should/68943 "2023-01-24T02:55:07Z")
I have been tasked with identifying tags that are recording more history than they should. Currently we are storing some data as on change and some with a 10 second history. I figured I would be able to query all of my t… --- ## [Ignition logout script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-logout-script/68937)
**Author:** [@rahman.tarek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rahman.tarek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-logout-script/68937 "2023-01-23T21:15:20Z")
I am looking for a script that lets the user log out of vision. what is the best way to do this? --- ## [Event Script crashes with CSS Properties that include hyphen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/event-script-crashes-with-css-properties-that-include-hyphen/68932)
**Author:** [@eric.stricklin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eric.stricklin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/event-script-crashes-with-css-properties-that-include-hyphen/68932 "2023-01-23T20:54:12Z")
When I try to use a CSS property that has a hyphen in an event change script, I get an error in the log as shown below. Also, the beginning of the line of code is underlined as a syntax warning, but there is no error di… --- ## [Alarm cleared messages not updating to current timestamp and tag state](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-cleared-messages-not-updating-to-current-timestamp-and-tag-state/67472)
**Author:** [@will.glancy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/will.glancy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-cleared-messages-not-updating-to-current-timestamp-and-tag-state/67472 "2023-01-23T20:38:34Z")
i have an alarm created to indicate a node offline (site is on generator power, so i use node state to tell that the generator has shut down) i use a boolean reference tag called "node online" from my mqtt engine/node i… --- ## [Parallel DB Connections](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/parallel-db-connections/68930)
**Author:** [@Ian\_Cottengim](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ian_Cottengim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/parallel-db-connections/68930 "2023-01-23T19:49:53Z")
Before I started at my current company, they had a contractor who started up our system. I've recently been going back through their work and cleaning up messes they left behind. The specific employee who did the work … --- ## [Changing language on power chart headers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-language-on-power-chart-headers/68912)
**Author:** [@Ben\_Duran](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ben_Duran)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-language-on-power-chart-headers/68912 "2023-01-23T18:28:25Z")
I am trying to use the localization feature to change language in my project. I am having trouble getting the power chart header labels to change. What is throwing me off is that it does change on the power chart setting… --- ## [Reading from \[System\] tag provider](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-from-system-tag-provider/68927)
**Author:** [@Bradley\_Williams](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bradley_Williams)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-from-system-tag-provider/68927 "2023-01-23T18:58:10Z")
Hello all, Are we allowed the read from the \[System\] tag provider? No matter the tag I choose to bind to, the result always appears to be null / not found. --- ## [Screen Navigation in Prespective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-navigation-in-prespective/68901)
**Author:** [@Bharat\_Vinchwekar1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bharat_Vinchwekar1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-navigation-in-prespective/68901 "2023-01-23T18:32:29Z")
Hello Everyone, I am a very new member of the world of Ignition. Currently, I am working on Perspective View, in which I am navigating the screen through the menu tree, but during that, I am able to navigate the respect… --- ## [System Upgrade Advice](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-upgrade-advice/68755)
**Author:** [@wpmccormick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wpmccormick)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-upgrade-advice/68755 "2023-01-23T17:27:04Z")
I have a client that would like to upgrade Ignition 7.7.5. It's running on Windows Server 2012 and uses MySQL 5.6 as the DB. Everything is EOL; or just about. At a minimum, I would propose a installing a VM client to ru… --- ## [Sending Tag Data to SQL Database at specific Times](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-tag-data-to-sql-database-at-specific-times/68919)
**Author:** [@Brett\_Eidahl](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brett_Eidahl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-tag-data-to-sql-database-at-specific-times/68919 "2023-01-23T16:19:24Z")
Hello, I'm brand new to Ignition and our company is in the process of implementing the system for all of our printing presses. We are a small company and I'll share that I am not a programmer but am trying to learn. W… --- ## [Alarm on Database Connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-on-database-connection/68913)
**Author:** [@cody.abbott](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cody.abbott)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-on-database-connection/68913 "2023-01-23T15:34:11Z")
I want to alarm when my database connections aren't connected. In 8.0 I believe, there was a tag in the tag browser for database connection status, but in 8.1 now I can't find it. --- ## [MSSQL Integrated Security on Linux Host](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mssql-integrated-security-on-linux-host/62138)
**Author:** [@ralacosta](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ralacosta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mssql-integrated-security-on-linux-host/62138 "2023-01-23T15:08:03Z")
So I’m constantly getting an error in connecting to a MSSQL host using Integrated security. I’ve followed this guide: https://support.inductiveautomation.com/hc/en-us/articles/360047131512-Microsoft-SQL-Server-MSSQL-Conn… --- ## [SQLite quarantined data, possible conversion to PostgreSQL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqlite-quarantined-data-possible-conversion-to-postgresql/66033)
**Author:** [@andrea.orlandini](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrea.orlandini)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqlite-quarantined-data-possible-conversion-to-postgresql/66033 "2023-01-23T14:49:44Z")
Hi all, in one of my first project I made the wrong decision on choosing SQLite created directly in Ignition gateway. This database is frequently having lot of quarantined data when querying tag history from Gateway scr… --- ## [Howto login Perspective Session using own login screen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/howto-login-perspective-session-using-own-login-screen/29068)
**Author:** [@tobiasatats](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tobiasatats)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/howto-login-perspective-session-using-own-login-screen/29068 "2023-01-23T12:49:32Z")
hi there, I’d like to log into my perspective session via custom made page. so far the login works, but it won’t authenticate against ignition. So, when I try to open a view with “View Permissions” it won’t give acess. … --- ## [Alarm Filter for UDT for alarm status](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-filter-for-udt-for-alarm-status/35096)
**Author:** [@idioknna](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/idioknna)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-filter-for-udt-for-alarm-status/35096 "2023-01-23T08:57:10Z")
I presently have a UDT created for my Dynamic drives in our company and thus Parameters passed to a device page’s popup., I created various Alarms on the drive UDT want to view the alarm per device when it is clicked o… --- ## [Querying tag history by quantity, not time range (with scripting)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/querying-tag-history-by-quantity-not-time-range-with-scripting/34627)
**Author:** [@paul.mangels](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul.mangels)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/querying-tag-history-by-quantity-not-time-range-with-scripting/34627 "2023-01-23T10:47:52Z")
Has anyone successfully used system.tag.QueryTagHistory() to return a fixed number of unmodified values? I want to return the 10 most recent values of a tag whose history I am saving to my db on change. Just setting the… --- ## [Perspective Map Dark Theme](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-map-dark-theme/68896)
**Author:** [@Sri\_Haran](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sri_Haran)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-map-dark-theme/68896 "2023-01-23T08:44:54Z")
Hi All, Good Day! I would like to know if any possible way to change map component to dark theme Regards, Sri Haran S --- ## [Designer frozen until an rpc exception](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-frozen-until-an-rpc-exception/68836)
**Author:** [@r.lebohec](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r.lebohec)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-frozen-until-an-rpc-exception/68836 "2023-01-23T07:55:04Z")
Hi, @ggross Taking an import of multiple instances in interactive or direct mode, the designer freezes until the following error appears: Blockquotecom.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.gateway\_interface.GatewayExc… --- ## [Tag is Bad Quality in UDT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-is-bad-quality-in-udt/47808)
**Author:** [@TCARLSON](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TCARLSON)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-is-bad-quality-in-udt/47808 "2021-06-16T12:36:25Z")
I have been using a UDT for a template I am working on. One of the Bools inside of the UDT is showing bad quality but I can’t seem to figure out why. I have tried deleting the tag and recreating it. That did not work. I … --- ## [Swap Function not Working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/swap-function-not-working/68052)
**Author:** [@Charles\_Bustilos](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Charles_Bustilos)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/swap-function-not-working/68052 "2022-12-31T08:18:02Z")
I'm learning Ignition, I'm creating my first project an so far I'm having issues with something that supposed to be an easy task, "Navigation". The swap function does not work for me. I have three main screens in my proj… --- ## [IndexError: Row 0 doesn't have the same number of columns as header list](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indexerror-row-0-doesnt-have-the-same-number-of-columns-as-header-list/68891)
**Author:** [@WChester](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WChester)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indexerror-row-0-doesnt-have-the-same-number-of-columns-as-header-list/68891 "2023-01-23T01:06:46Z")
This is driving me crazy. What am I doing wrong? I am trying to do something like this and keep getting this error. I'm trying to do this. modesHeader=\['Mode1','Mode2','Mode3','Mode4'\] modesHeaderEco=\['Mode1','Mode2'… --- ## [Engineering Units, Expression or Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/engineering-units-expression-or-script/68864)
**Author:** [@Raymundo\_Villa](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Raymundo_Villa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/engineering-units-expression-or-script/68864 "2023-01-22T19:33:13Z")
Is it possible to create an expression to be able to change the "Engineering Units" value depending on the return value of the tag that is part of? For example if a tag labeled "Unit Status" has a value of 0, can the en… --- ## [Factory Reset Gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/factory-reset-gateway/15240)
**Author:** [@jonathan.taylor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jonathan.taylor)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/factory-reset-gateway/15240 "2023-01-22T17:54:11Z")
This may be a silly question, but, is there a quick way to do a full reset of a gateway to installation defaults, without having to uninstall/reinstall ignition? We use a machine for our dev work and it can be a little… --- ## [File system persimmon access with event.file.copyTo() on upload components](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-system-persimmon-access-with-event-file-copyto-on-upload-components/68876)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-system-persimmon-access-with-event-file-copyto-on-upload-components/68876 "2023-01-21T17:14:40Z")
Hello, I try to use event.file.copyTo("d:/alarms") in onFileReceived on upload components in Perspective Event but get the following error: com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.JythonExecException Tracebac… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=713) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=715)