# Ignition

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## [How to get window custom property for each window Instances](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-window-custom-property-for-each-window-instances/65224)

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**Author:** [@snehal.raj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/snehal.raj)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-window-custom-property-for-each-window-instances/65224 "2022-12-12T07:19:35Z")

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I have a used a custom property of window to find weather that window is pinned or not. When i click on Button, it go through below script and find all opened window, points to the custom property. However for the inst…

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## [sendMessage to parent view but not page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sendmessage-to-parent-view-but-not-page/67417)

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**Author:** [@Samuel\_Weston](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samuel_Weston)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sendmessage-to-parent-view-but-not-page/67417 "2022-12-12T00:31:30Z")

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I have built my own version of the Tab component from scratch, using a FlexRepeater and an EmbeddedView. It works pretty well, the tab buttons are defined on a separate view and when pressed send a message containing the…

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## [Popup OSK on touch screen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popup-osk-on-touch-screen/67364)

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**Author:** [@tcrucet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tcrucet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popup-osk-on-touch-screen/67364 "2022-12-11T22:04:45Z")

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I needed some operator input in Perspective on my windows 11 touch-screen machine, so I downloaded the terrific "advanced\_perspective\_keyboard\_and\_numeric\_keypad.1.0.0" project, got it going, and really like the control …

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## [Machine Towerlight (Green,Red,Yellow) light ON State Time Duration Measurement](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/machine-towerlight-green-red-yellow-light-on-state-time-duration-measurement/67471)

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**Author:** [@Shaheryar\_Ahmad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shaheryar_Ahmad)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/machine-towerlight-green-red-yellow-light-on-state-time-duration-measurement/67471 "2022-12-11T21:52:35Z")

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Hi Everyone, Need your guide and suggestion. Actually, I want to record the ON state duration of our packing machines towerlight status (Green, Red, Yellow). Like when the batch started (success count \> 200), how much …

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## [Multiple Tag Event Scripts Running Continuously and Not Breaking a/c to its logic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-tag-event-scripts-running-continuously-and-not-breaking-a-c-to-its-logic/67464)

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**Author:** [@Shaheryar\_Ahmad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shaheryar_Ahmad)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-tag-event-scripts-running-continuously-and-not-breaking-a-c-to-its-logic/67464 "2022-12-11T17:26:01Z")

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Hi Everyone, Hope you all are doing well. I am facing a weird issue on doing scripting work on 'Tag Event Script (on Value Change)'. Help and Guide needed for resolving it. My Task I have a expression tag of machine…

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## [Cannot launch designer from designer launcher](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-launch-designer-from-designer-launcher/44091)

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**Author:** [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-launch-designer-from-designer-launcher/44091 "2022-12-11T04:19:31Z")

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hi I have gateway backup taken from Ignition gateway 8.0.5 running on Linux(if that matters at all). I installed ignition version 8.05 on my windows laptop without issues but when i imported the gateway backup i am not…

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## [License Activation Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/license-activation-issue/67466)

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**Author:** [@jdelgado](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jdelgado)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/license-activation-issue/67466 "2022-12-10T23:10:13Z")

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Hi, Has anyone encounter an license issue where upgrading from version 7 to 8.1 hitting reactivate it doesn't update the license. I did unactivated but I think that was a mistake it did not created a file or anything a…

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## [Using different UDT Instances referencing same PLC AOI-Development Environment](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-different-udt-instances-referencing-same-plc-aoi-development-environment/67427)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Gemme](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael_Gemme)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-different-udt-instances-referencing-same-plc-aoi-development-environment/67427 "2022-12-10T20:31:56Z")

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I have about 60 pieces of equipment to build graphics for in a development environment. They must all be complete and reviewed with customer before implementation in the building. Our lab environment has 4 PLC's. In t…

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## [Change Date/Time data type for csv file](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-date-time-data-type-for-csv-file/67358)

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**Author:** [@michael.black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.black)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-date-time-data-type-for-csv-file/67358 "2022-12-10T18:59:32Z")

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I am running ignition edge and once a day I am creating a csv file with floating point values coming from the tag historian. I have everything working perfect except my date is being shown as a \[u'\] type instead of just …

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## [24h - 3 shifts Chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/24h-3-shifts-chart/67461)

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**Author:** [@Dan\_Mor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dan_Mor)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/24h-3-shifts-chart/67461 "2022-12-10T17:01:19Z")

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Hi, how do I make a real-time 24 hour chart, that is divided by three using two historical tags. The first division starts at 5:00 AM and ends at 12:59pm, the second: 1:00pm to 8:59pm, and the third: 9:00pm to 4:59am of …

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## [Template as popup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-as-popup/67460)

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**Author:** [@gdube](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gdube)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-as-popup/67460 "2022-12-10T16:27:39Z")

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Hi guys, I'm trying to implement a generic popup window, to avoid having to create a popup window for every template that I want as a popup. So the window accepts a TemplatePath and a Dataset holding the template param…

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## [Value update in memory tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/value-update-in-memory-tags/67463)

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**Author:** [@JORGE\_JAIMES](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JORGE_JAIMES)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/value-update-in-memory-tags/67463 "2022-12-10T15:15:14Z")

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Hello everyone. I'm new to ignition and I have a question that I think is very easy for those who have worked with it. I need to hourly update two tags: m1 and m2. This is in order to calculate the energy consumption pe…

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## [Gateway - service stopped](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-service-stopped/67261)

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**Author:** [@Elangovan\_Packirisam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Elangovan_Packirisam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-service-stopped/67261 "2022-12-10T05:37:27Z")

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Ignition gateway was running without any issue. When I attempt to do some settings on SSL, it got disconnected. it is localhost:8088. I checked the gateway.xml file "False" it seems to be okay. This is the gateway page…

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## [Upgrading designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrading-designer/67422)

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**Author:** [@PRAMANJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRAMANJ)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrading-designer/67422 "2022-12-10T03:55:40Z")

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On installing new version of ignition say 1.21, it says designer version is old 1.17 and asks to upgrade. When, I download the new designer and try to install, it says some applications need to be closed that are using s…

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## [Perspective Table with a lot of Columns](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-with-a-lot-of-columns/67365)

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**Author:** [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-with-a-lot-of-columns/67365 "2022-12-10T00:16:44Z")

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I have 46 columns that I would like to show in a perspective table. The cells don't match up well with the headers and the headers don't keep up well with the cells when scrolling left to right. Does anyone have any sug…

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## [What are the conditions for tag quality to be other than Good?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-are-the-conditions-for-tag-quality-to-be-other-than-good/67324)

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**Author:** [@Yamato\_Yamato](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Yamato_Yamato)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-are-the-conditions-for-tag-quality-to-be-other-than-good/67324 "2022-12-09T21:56:19Z")

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The OPCUA server returns the Status code as Good, but the tag quality is Uncertain or bad. Is it possible that the communication speed or other factors are affecting this? What is the tag quality when the server respon…

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## [Dropdown to change user login from window in project?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-to-change-user-login-from-window-in-project/67450)

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**Author:** [@Leif\_Humphrey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Leif_Humphrey)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-to-change-user-login-from-window-in-project/67450 "2022-12-09T21:03:00Z")

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I'm wanting to change the current "user" from a drop down in a window. So, to populate the dropdown with the users from the gateway provider and then link to a password field to change from one user to the next? Can this…

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## [Folder Gateway Mount from Configuration page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/folder-gateway-mount-from-configuration-page/67451)

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**Author:** [@emiller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/emiller)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/folder-gateway-mount-from-configuration-page/67451 "2022-12-09T20:49:58Z")

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Is it possible to mount a folder location on the gateway from the ignition configuration website UI instead of needing to alter files?

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## [System.util.execute and echo to file](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-execute-and-echo-to-file/67452)

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**Author:** [@tordvd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tordvd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-execute-and-echo-to-file/67452 "2022-12-09T20:25:51Z")

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Hello everyone, I am trying to use the system.util.execute() function to create some log files on the ubuntu host OS. Anyone know how to make the magic work with this simple shell command: echo "Some text for my log f…

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## [Backspace Button](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/backspace-button/67449)

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**Author:** [@Robert\_Hrynciw](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert_Hrynciw)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/backspace-button/67449 "2022-12-09T20:05:10Z")

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Hello all, I am working on creating my own On-Screen Keyboard and I have all of the buttons figured out aside from the backspace button. Does anyone know how I could make this button delete the very last character of my…

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## [Installing Javascript Libraries to Use and Call from WebDev HTML \<script\>](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-javascript-libraries-to-use-and-call-from-webdev-html-script/67350)

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**Author:** [@emiller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/emiller)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-javascript-libraries-to-use-and-call-from-webdev-html-script/67350 "2022-12-08T06:07:19Z")

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How and where in the project can we install the html2canvas javascript library (and other javascript libraries) to be able to run access the library functions in the through the webdev module with doGet html page? Hope…

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## [Security Warning pop-up when opening Designer and extremely slow opening](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-warning-pop-up-when-opening-designer-and-extremely-slow-opening/67446)

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**Author:** [@Vince\_Schreffler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vince_Schreffler)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-warning-pop-up-when-opening-designer-and-extremely-slow-opening/67446 "2022-12-09T19:45:25Z")

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My IT department gave me new VM servers to move my existing Ignition gateways to. I am not sure if my IT security has stuff blocked ( I have NO doubt they do, it was a hassle trying to get Ignition installed ) or I miss…

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## [Object has no attribute 'openFile'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/object-has-no-attribute-openfile/18965)

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**Author:** [@oisin.gribben](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/oisin.gribben)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/object-has-no-attribute-openfile/18965 "2022-12-09T17:58:03Z")

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I am trying to run the system.file.openFile function and i get the error: "object has no attribute 'openFile' ". Do I need to install a module to call this function.

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## [\[IGN-1769\] Translation terms for perspective error messages](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-1769-translation-terms-for-perspective-error-messages/67428)

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**Author:** [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-1769-translation-terms-for-perspective-error-messages/67428 "2022-12-09T17:08:31Z")

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Can anybody tell if translation is implemented for perspective system messages? I tried the term 'Insufficient Write Permissions' without success.

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## [Vision Table Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-table-properties/67436)

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**Author:** [@agriner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/agriner)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-table-properties/67436 "2022-12-09T16:35:39Z")

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I'm not very experienced in Vision so I think I'm having a problem. Documentation for the Vision-Table lists a bunch of properties but in the Vision Property Editor, I only see Name and Data. I'm wondering how to get at …

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## [Capture current mouse position using onMouseMove event listener script via clientX and clientY](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/capture-current-mouse-position-using-onmousemove-event-listener-script-via-clientx-and-clienty/67403)

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**Author:** [@Isaac\_Lundstrum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Isaac_Lundstrum)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/capture-current-mouse-position-using-onmousemove-event-listener-script-via-clientx-and-clienty/67403 "2022-12-09T16:27:32Z")

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Hello all. I am a relatively new user to Ignition and have been trying to develop a way to zoom and pan on an Ignition screen similar to that of Google Maps. I am slightly limited in my development and am currently unabl…

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## [Script console highlight](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-console-highlight/67279)

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**Author:** [@Esn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Esn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-console-highlight/67279 "2022-12-09T16:11:09Z")

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Hi, After updating our Ignition gateway to 8.1.22 the designer script console no longer highlights words/variables when selected. Is there a way to enable that again or another way to quickly see where variables are us…

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## [Installing Ignition 8.1.22 on Linux via Homebrew](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-8-1-22-on-linux-via-homebrew/67435)

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**Author:** [@thecesrom.git](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thecesrom.git)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-8-1-22-on-linux-via-homebrew/67435 "2022-12-09T15:46:34Z")

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Hello, community. Previously I've shared news about Ignition via Homebrew for macOS, and today I'd like to announce Ignition for Linux via Homebrew. Why Homebrew? Because this all started when I was running macOS on my…

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## [Localhost:8088 doesn´t work](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-8088-doesn-t-work/33521)

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**Author:** [@javier\_erro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/javier_erro)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/localhost-8088-doesn-t-work/33521 "2022-12-09T15:11:41Z")

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Hi! I have installed Ignition but it doesn´t start. When the installation finish, the url Http://localhost:8088 is launched in Chrome but it appears the error ERR\_SSL\_PROTOCOL\_ERROR. With Internet Explorer I have the sa…

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## [Show data from a table cell to a numeric field in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-data-from-a-table-cell-to-a-numeric-field-in-perspective/67394)

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**Author:** [@Sukhwant\_Singh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sukhwant_Singh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-data-from-a-table-cell-to-a-numeric-field-in-perspective/67394 "2022-12-09T01:34:57Z")

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Show data from a table cell to a numeric field in perspective. The Numeric field is on another container. How do I set the value of the numeric column row data to this numeric field as the user clicks on the table row. …

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