# Ignition

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## [Session KeyEvents in Designer not firing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/session-keyevents-in-designer-not-firing/60627)

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**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/session-keyevents-in-designer-not-firing/60627 "2022-06-10T18:03:32Z")

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Potentially I am missing something here, but I can’t seem to get any of the session key events firing in the designer. I noticed this when I was trying to send a message to a page, with the following script: system.per…

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## [Perspective and Vision on Same Gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-and-vision-on-same-gateway/60610)

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**Author:** [@dennis.white](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dennis.white)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-and-vision-on-same-gateway/60610 "2022-06-10T15:55:33Z")

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I just updated my Gateway to version 8.1.17. I have a vision license installed and no perspective license. I am attempting to look at a project installed by an OEM that is created in perspective. I exported the projec…

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## [Multiple Linear Gradients in Perspective Style](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-linear-gradients-in-perspective-style/60595)

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**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-linear-gradients-in-perspective-style/60595 "2022-06-10T16:20:50Z")

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I need to create a grid background on a component, and am struggling to get multiple linear gradients working in the backgroundImage prop. I need to turn this: body { background-size: 40px 40px; background-image: …

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## [How to send Serial data received to a text window?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-send-serial-data-received-to-a-text-window/60617)

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**Author:** [@Ian\_Mears](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ian_Mears)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-send-serial-data-received-to-a-text-window/60617 "2022-06-10T16:00:10Z")

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I’m currently making a UI to make it easier for someone to basically use a terminal like PuTTY. I can run the script to open and write commands using a serial adapter, and I can see feedback from that serial adapter afte…

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## [How to insert comma separated string as arguments in expression function](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-insert-comma-separated-string-as-arguments-in-expression-function/60588)

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**Author:** [@witman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/witman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-insert-comma-separated-string-as-arguments-in-expression-function/60588 "2022-06-10T15:35:48Z")

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We have a view parameter roles which which we’d like to fill in with a comma separated list of roles like Authenticated/Roles/Role1, Authenticated/Roles/Role2. The roles and number of roles vary. We can check this parame…

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## [Not able to see existing Projects in Designer, while some do](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-see-existing-projects-in-designer-while-some-do/60594)

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**Author:** [@user5](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/user5)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-see-existing-projects-in-designer-while-some-do/60594 "2022-06-10T15:28:43Z")

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Version: 8.1.10 (b2021090812) Java Version: \* 11.0.11+9-LTS Windows Server 2019 | amd64 \* 11.0.11+9-LTS I stopped ignition Deleted all files and folders from projects folder Cloned 10 projects started ignition onl…

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## [Ignition OPC-UA Faulted problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-opc-ua-faulted-problem/35777)

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**Author:** [@jeluengasm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeluengasm)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-opc-ua-faulted-problem/35777 "2022-06-10T15:25:38Z")

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Hi friends. I have a problem when I’m using Ignition 8.0.2. I’m trying to connect Ignition designer with the server and ModBus ModRSsim, but I can’t communicate with OPC-UA. Since I installed Ignition server and I see …

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## [Problem form sending a document via Mail](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-form-sending-a-document-via-mail/60622)

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**Author:** [@Etienne\_Delafolie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Etienne_Delafolie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-form-sending-a-document-via-mail/60622 "2022-06-10T14:47:40Z")

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Hello, My problem is the mail is send but no document contenu = "Rapport Table Palette " filepath = "C:\\CSV\\Export\\\\test.txt" filename = "test.txt" filedata = system.file.readFileAsBytes(filepath) titre = "b" A\_qui = \["…

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## [Numeric Entry Backspace vs Delete key](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/numeric-entry-backspace-vs-delete-key/60619)

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**Author:** [@bschiv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschiv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/numeric-entry-backspace-vs-delete-key/60619 "2022-06-10T14:38:42Z")

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I’m trying to handle the user deleting the value in a numeric entry field. The props.value is bound to a view parameter that comes from a DB query. The value from the DB is usually displayed, but the user can edit the va…

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## [Named query error "out of index"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-error-out-of-index/60615)

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**Author:** [@IA\_old\_forum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/IA_old_forum)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-error-out-of-index/60615 "2022-06-10T14:34:14Z")

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I am trying to return the max value for a row between 2 predefined time stamps from my DB but I keep getting error out of index. the named query: /\*SELECT TOP 1 "nCycles\_Trex\_01","nGoodParts\_Trex\_01","nCycles\_Trex\_02"…

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## [System.device.getdevice request](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-device-getdevice-request/60618)

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**Author:** [@gregory.sachs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gregory.sachs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-device-getdevice-request/60618 "2022-06-10T14:34:10Z")

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I was looking at system.device.getdevice, and it would be really nice to have a similar command like system.device.getdevice, which could populate the fields needed to duplicate a device via script. something like devi…

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## [OSISOFT Pi JDBC timestamp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/osisoft-pi-jdbc-timestamp/60605)

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**Author:** [@vrautomation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vrautomation)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/osisoft-pi-jdbc-timestamp/60605 "2022-06-10T14:23:08Z")

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Hello, I am getting data from Pi with Ignition 8.1.11 using a JDBC connector. My issue is when I select data from picomp2 (value and time), the returned dataset cannot be written in a dataset tag. It seems the date…

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## [Alarm priority on window by equipment](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-priority-on-window-by-equipment/56390)

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**Author:** [@Rv.Batista](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rv.Batista)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-priority-on-window-by-equipment/56390 "2022-06-10T14:08:35Z")

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I’m trying to have alarm priority by equipment on the window, since call system.alarm.queryStatus from the client make the client block, I’m thinking that each UDT can have a tag to show alarm priority using alarm events…

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## [Show first page with table and page headers, but second and so forth only table?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-first-page-with-table-and-page-headers-but-second-and-so-forth-only-table/60579)

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**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-first-page-with-table-and-page-headers-but-second-and-so-forth-only-table/60579 "2022-06-10T13:54:15Z")

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Don’t know quite how to do this. I have a report with thick rows. The first page looks like this - which is fine, I need all those headers on the top. However, since the rows are so thick, I would rather not have …

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## [Faulted OPC Connection that cannot find (TestOPCConnection)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/faulted-opc-connection-that-cannot-find-testopcconnection/60607)

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**Author:** [@jeff.ryan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeff.ryan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/faulted-opc-connection-that-cannot-find-testopcconnection/60607 "2022-06-10T12:58:52Z")

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On a production Gateway, we have an OPC Connection that is shown ‘faulted’. But on the Gateway config, OPC Connections, I can’t find it to do something with it. It is a TestOPCConnection, that I think was there when i…

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## [Grid Powerchart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/grid-powerchart/60599)

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**Author:** [@Aiasa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aiasa21)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/grid-powerchart/60599 "2022-06-10T08:43:36Z")

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Hi guys, a simple question about the power chart. I’m can’t find the settings to add the grid as in Vision Easy Chart… I’ve found the markers, but I would like to add the grid in the X and Y axis. Thank you.

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## [Perspective Styles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-styles/60574)

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**Author:** [@gahinz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gahinz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-styles/60574 "2022-06-10T06:44:35Z")

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I need to create view where the user can change a symbol’s style properties such as color and choose it to have animation or not. I know I can create a particular style with animation but I need to change its properties …

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## [Sending data from Tag to Database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-data-from-tag-to-database/60533)

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**Author:** [@John\_S1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/John_S1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-data-from-tag-to-database/60533 "2022-06-10T04:30:49Z")

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Hi guys, I have a memory tag which contains a dataset of 3 columns and 10 rows and the row will be updated by one or 2 daily. I need to sync this to a database table and this table has to be updated automatically daily. …

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## [Java for Ignition 7.9 and 8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-for-ignition-7-9-and-8/22218)

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**Author:** [@mpoulsen921](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mpoulsen921)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-for-ignition-7-9-and-8/22218 "2022-06-09T23:46:37Z")

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Hi, I have a bit of trouble understanding to what extend Java is included in Ignition 7.9 and Ignition 8.0 and what does this mean? From what I understand Java should be included in Ignition 7.9 and 8.0 but I discovere…

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## [Need some help/advice on alarming](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-some-help-advice-on-alarming/60543)

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**Author:** [@Chase\_Viche](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chase_Viche)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-some-help-advice-on-alarming/60543 "2022-06-09T21:18:26Z")

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So we have alarming that can be acknowledged by the main operator or an administrator. We want to take a select few tags to be set to the main alarm page and make a new alarm page for a sub-operator to e able to clear th…

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## [Remove scrollbar from dropdown menu?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remove-scrollbar-from-dropdown-menu/60556)

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**Author:** [@Dean\_Walsh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dean_Walsh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remove-scrollbar-from-dropdown-menu/60556 "2022-06-09T21:17:04Z")

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Is it possible to lengthen the dropdown box instead of having a scrollbar, I have tried the various overflow properties which did not help. there is plenty of room below which could fit all options without a scrollba…

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## [OPC UA DataTypeDictionary Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-datatypedictionary-error/60560)

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**Author:** [@Brandon\_Gathright](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brandon_Gathright)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-datatypedictionary-error/60560 "2022-06-09T20:10:20Z")

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I am trying to create my first PLC project using a Beckhoff PLC, simulated in TwinCAT, connected via OPC UA to Ignition, however I am unable to read the variables I created in TwinCAT. Here are the Bad quality tags when…

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## [Sqlth\_te maintenance - retired tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqlth-te-maintenance-retired-tags/60575)

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**Author:** [@WPhan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WPhan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqlth-te-maintenance-retired-tags/60575 "2022-06-09T19:27:55Z")

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Hi all, I was doing some reading in the Ignition Database Table Reference and noticed that a tag can be retired for the following reasons. The tag was deleted The tag group on the tag was changed, which results in a …

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## [Tags not showing correct data properly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-not-showing-correct-data-properly/60561)

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**Author:** [@Sean\_Moody](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sean_Moody)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tags-not-showing-correct-data-properly/60561 "2022-06-09T19:17:29Z")

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So I am working on an ignition project that is connected and pulling data from several different PLCs. I got all the connections on the gateway connected and working properly and set up the tags properly to where they we…

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## [Making a Report Table with a "custom" row?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/making-a-report-table-with-a-custom-row/60573)

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**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/making-a-report-table-with-a-custom-row/60573 "2022-06-09T19:14:07Z")

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Using 8.1.0. Making a new report. I have to make a table that represents each row of data in the following manner - where each “row” is actually like 5 rows of text. I am able to get the data easily enough, each b…

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## [Script for getting data from dataset to memory tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-for-getting-data-from-dataset-to-memory-tag/60564)

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**Author:** [@Raymond\_Sipes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Raymond_Sipes)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-for-getting-data-from-dataset-to-memory-tag/60564 "2022-06-09T18:08:14Z")

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Hello! I am trying to write a script that takes a selected row from my table, and write it to a memory tag. I would also like to have the only first column for this tag. I am using a button with the OnActionPerformed ev…

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## [Ignition Client will not launch, throws error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-client-will-not-launch-throws-error/37155)

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**Author:** [@franklepkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/franklepkowski)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-client-will-not-launch-throws-error/37155 "2022-06-09T18:07:09Z")

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Guys, Any ideas what this error means? Client will not launch. 8.0.13 Thanks, Frank

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## [ControlLogix OPC Extended Parameters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/controllogix-opc-extended-parameters/27723)

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**Author:** [@Tim.Johnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tim.Johnson)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/controllogix-opc-extended-parameters/27723 "2022-06-09T17:49:12Z")

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Hello, does anyone know how to access ControlLogix “Extended Parameters” using an OPC tag? This feature is available in FTView by using the “@” identifier (.@Description, .@EUMin, .@EUMax, etc) Does the Ignition dev te…

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## [\[Feature-12077\]Project Script to Get Project Names](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-12077-project-script-to-get-project-names/32548)

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**Author:** [@StephenBarnes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/StephenBarnes)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-12077-project-script-to-get-project-names/32548 "2022-06-09T17:27:26Z")

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I’m looking to replicate this script from 7.9.10 to 8.0. The script first gets the project names for all the projects on the ignition server and then writes the dataset tag to a memory tag. I am trying to do the same wit…

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## [Perspective Button Image style](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-button-image-style/60558)

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**Author:** [@stevenson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stevenson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-button-image-style/60558 "2022-06-09T17:21:55Z")

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Does the style property work on a button’s image property? I’m trying to get the image to toggle on a binding (visibility in this case) { "source": "", "icon": { "path": "ignition/rollback", "color": "" },…

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