# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=840 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 841 --- ## [Error in igntion classcatException](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-in-igntion-classcatexception/59367)
**Author:** [@Esmeralda\_Lopez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Esmeralda_Lopez)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-in-igntion-classcatexception/59367 "2022-05-18T16:11:56Z")
Hello, I got this error, thanks everyone --- ## [Can you do drop config with multiple tags?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-do-drop-config-with-multiple-tags/59693)
**Author:** [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-do-drop-config-with-multiple-tags/59693 "2022-05-18T15:59:27Z")
The Drop Configuration section of an object is an array, which to me implies you can add multiple configurations to it like this: But if I can do this, how can I select/drop multiple tags and get them to align in the … --- ## [Invalid Ignition Perspective Invalid Key](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/invalid-ignition-perspective-invalid-key/59729)
**Author:** [@jfchicat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jfchicat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/invalid-ignition-perspective-invalid-key/59729 "2022-05-18T15:03:42Z")
How can I fix the issue below? --- ## [How things work - ignition and TCP printer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-things-work-ignition-and-tcp-printer/59712)
**Author:** [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-things-work-ignition-and-tcp-printer/59712 "2022-05-18T14:52:05Z")
Hi All. If i would like to trigger label printing from TCP printer by pressing a button on ignition Vision client what would like have to consider to get it set up? Any gateway settings, anything other thoughts please? … --- ## [How things work - can loaded gateway miss signals from "FAST" tag group?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-things-work-can-loaded-gateway-miss-signals-from-fast-tag-group/59514)
**Author:** [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-things-work-can-loaded-gateway-miss-signals-from-fast-tag-group/59514 "2022-05-18T14:15:36Z")
Hi all My last question today trying to improve my understanding of ignition and OPC. Lets assume gateway is running some gateway event scripts which are rare but time consuming. Is it possible that when ignition gatew… --- ## [Access data/tag value from Ignition to HTML](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-data-tag-value-from-ignition-to-html/59727)
**Author:** [@JR7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JR7)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-data-tag-value-from-ignition-to-html/59727 "2022-05-18T14:02:31Z")
Hi All, Is it possible to read tag values from ignition to HTML? --- ## [Add Text to Symbol Factory Object](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-text-to-symbol-factory-object/59681)
**Author:** [@jwilliams](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jwilliams)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-text-to-symbol-factory-object/59681 "2022-05-18T13:57:21Z")
I am using Ignition Perspective v8.1.5 and the basic horizontal segment conveyor belt from the Symbol Factory. Is it possible to add text on top of the object such as the name of the conveyor? The objective is to make th… --- ## [Change background color of a button when any alarm is active](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-background-color-of-a-button-when-any-alarm-is-active/59725)
**Author:** [@hugobre](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hugobre)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-background-color-of-a-button-when-any-alarm-is-active/59725 "2022-05-18T13:50:14Z")
Hey ! All I want is in the title. I want that when any alarm is active, the background color of the button turn to red for example and when there is no active alarm it turns back to blue. Thanks for your help ! --- ## [Pass list of users through pipeline to calculate a roster](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-list-of-users-through-pipeline-to-calculate-a-roster/59632)
**Author:** [@JohnIrving](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JohnIrving)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pass-list-of-users-through-pipeline-to-calculate-a-roster/59632 "2022-05-18T13:26:43Z")
I would like to calculate a list of users and then like to pass this list to other blocks within the pipeline to make further decisions on which notification profile to use with the roster. I’ve got a fairly complicated… --- ## [Can a sql update be done on a table in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-a-sql-update-be-done-on-a-table-in-perspective/59667)
**Author:** [@Glen\_Bennett](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Glen_Bennett)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-a-sql-update-be-done-on-a-table-in-perspective/59667 "2022-05-18T12:50:39Z")
I am using a table in Perspective where I want to be able to update the sql database from the table. Is this possible in Perspective as it is in Vision? --- ## [Popup still draggable even if I put it on false](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popup-still-draggable-even-if-i-put-it-on-false/59710)
**Author:** [@hugobre](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hugobre)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popup-still-draggable-even-if-i-put-it-on-false/59710 "2022-05-18T11:30:17Z")
Hey! I have a onClick Event script for a button that open a Popup with a chart. And I don’t want the popup to be draggable so I made the script bellow. But even with this script the popup is draggable. So if yo… --- ## [Designer SSO Stopped Working 8.1.17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-sso-stopped-working-8-1-17/59713)
**Author:** [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-sso-stopped-working-8-1-17/59713 "2022-05-18T11:14:58Z")
Just did the 8.1.17 update from 8.1.15 and designer SSO stopped working across multiple gateways. Windows gateway and client environment, been using designer SSO with no issues for many years. I don’t see anything spec… --- ## [Read integer and transform in time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-integer-and-transform-in-time/59546)
**Author:** [@andreia\_chiurato](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andreia_chiurato)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-integer-and-transform-in-time/59546 "2022-05-18T09:33:40Z")
I read a value from a PLC tag that is integer (seconds), and save this data in an SQL table. I would like to show this value in a powertable but in hh:mm:ss format, and this cell must be editable ( in the powertable) in … --- ## [Pens disappears from the PowerChart after linking its source with indirection binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pens-disappears-from-the-powerchart-after-linking-its-source-with-indirection-binding/59611)
**Author:** [@Ahad\_Imtiaz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ahad_Imtiaz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pens-disappears-from-the-powerchart-after-linking-its-source-with-indirection-binding/59611 "2022-05-18T07:06:24Z")
Hi Community, I am facing an issue with the indirection of power charts. I want to add dynamic tag bindings to my power chart. Here I am sharing the steps with screenshots that I am following. Step 1: Selecting the st… --- ## [Perspective: Error when overwriting props with json object 8.1.16](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-error-when-overwriting-props-with-json-object-8-1-16/59658)
**Author:** [@jeffrey.boey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeffrey.boey)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-error-when-overwriting-props-with-json-object-8-1-16/59658 "2022-05-18T06:43:16Z")
Hi folks, I have an issue right after upgrading to 8.1.16. Basically we have a saved configuration for our PowerChart that users can opt to upload and use. When uploaded, the following code would overwrite the "props" se… --- ## [Image upload component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/image-upload-component/59655)
**Author:** [@deepti\_k](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/deepti_k)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/image-upload-component/59655 "2022-05-18T05:18:55Z")
I’ve successfully followed the examples on the forum to upload an image into an SQL database then I am trying to retrieve the saved image from database and show it in image component in perspective. I tried different way… --- ## [Changing OPC tag to memory tag and vice versa dynamically in run-time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-opc-tag-to-memory-tag-and-vice-versa-dynamically-in-run-time/20745)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-opc-tag-to-memory-tag-and-vice-versa-dynamically-in-run-time/20745 "2022-05-17T21:20:23Z")
Hello How I can change OPC tag to memory tag dynamically in run-time? I need this because I want to define a simulation mode in project so by changing this mode to all tag update by a script that simulate process behav… --- ## [Best practices for create simulator mode in a project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-practices-for-create-simulator-mode-in-a-project/21039)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-practices-for-create-simulator-mode-in-a-project/21039 "2022-05-17T21:13:18Z")
Hello I want to have a simulator mode for operator in my project which enabling it cause a script run and manipulate all tag and simulate a process behavior. If I create all tag type to memory writing to tag is possible… --- ## [Component Error on Table, Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-error-on-table-perspective/59688)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Zarazua](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Christopher_Zarazua)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-error-on-table-perspective/59688 "2022-05-17T21:00:42Z")
Hi, I have an error in some tables that filter other tables. When I select one ore more items on some tables, i got the “component error”. Thanks for your time --- ## [Table of Part Numbers with attributed run rate (PPM)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-of-part-numbers-with-attributed-run-rate-ppm/58684)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Henry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alex_Henry)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-of-part-numbers-with-attributed-run-rate-ppm/58684 "2022-05-17T20:00:28Z")
Hey everyone, I am completely new to this environment but have already enjoyed the features I have utilized so far. However, I ran into an issue. I am attempting to script a property change event that executes when the … --- ## [Assigning a Function to a Variable and then calling it](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/assigning-a-function-to-a-variable-and-then-calling-it/59689)
**Author:** [@nicholas.robinson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicholas.robinson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/assigning-a-function-to-a-variable-and-then-calling-it/59689 "2022-05-17T19:44:06Z")
What is the correct way to call a function that has been assigned to a variable? I want to call a specific function depending on a parameter like this: Decide Function Based on Column Name Assigned to the variable … --- ## [Format text with Bold, Underline, Italics, Bullets and more](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/format-text-with-bold-underline-italics-bullets-and-more/17141)
**Author:** [@Stuart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Stuart)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/format-text-with-bold-underline-italics-bullets-and-more/17141 "2022-05-17T17:21:48Z")
I would like to allow users to enter formatted text into some sort of text field and have it stored in our database. Is there any component that allows Bold/Underline/Italics/Bullets/etc. formatting? Similar to the optio… --- ## [Ignition on Edge with Designer Reporting 'Edge' Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-on-edge-with-designer-reporting-edge-error/56117)
**Author:** [@Darran\_Weissenborn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Darran_Weissenborn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-on-edge-with-designer-reporting-edge-error/56117 "2022-05-17T17:11:27Z")
I am using Opto22 EPIC with firmware 3.3.2-b.93, Ignition Edge with 30-day trial licence installed, and Ignition version is 8.1.10. After opening Ignition Edge on the EPIC in my browser (Firefox), downloading Designer a… --- ## [Gateway Tag Change Script - Write to Same Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-tag-change-script-write-to-same-tag/59613)
**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-tag-change-script-write-to-same-tag/59613 "2022-05-17T16:14:18Z")
Will there be an issue (i.e. endless calls) to a gateway tag change script if the script itself updates the tag that it’s watching? --- ## [Lockout feature on 7.8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/lockout-feature-on-7-8/59670)
**Author:** [@yehet73190](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yehet73190)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/lockout-feature-on-7-8/59670 "2022-05-17T16:05:31Z")
Hello, I know on v8 there is a lockout feature for failed attempts Is there something similar available for 7.8 or scripting I can use for this? Thank you --- ## [\[IGN-1726\]Open Script Console and Console from an Event](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-1726-open-script-console-and-console-from-an-event/59672)
**Author:** [@Anthony\_Werner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Anthony_Werner)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-1726-open-script-console-and-console-from-an-event/59672 "2022-05-17T15:35:31Z")
I am trying to let the user have access to their own popup script console for them to test code during a session as well as let them have access to the Console to view information. I am not sure if this is even possible … --- ## [Database location in Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-location-in-ignition/59630)
**Author:** [@PRAMANJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRAMANJ)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-location-in-ignition/59630 "2022-05-17T15:28:54Z")
I thought Ignition saves its data bases like users/roles/historian or whatever DB it creates, in default data folder of mySql data base. However it doesn't seem to be the case. On creating new entry in the DB (say user … --- ## [How to identify problem tag / expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-identify-problem-tag-expression/59660)
**Author:** [@thijs1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thijs1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-identify-problem-tag-expression/59660 "2022-05-17T13:28:41Z")
Hi, My log is flooding with the following exception. Any ideas how to identify the tag / Expression that is causing this exception? The problem is probably a faulty path. Blockquote E \[T.P.E.Scanclass … --- ## [\[IGN-4916\] View can't open, View config is undefined](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-4916-view-cant-open-view-config-is-undefined/52100)
**Author:** [@nideyijuyidong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nideyijuyidong)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-4916-view-cant-open-view-config-is-undefined/52100 "2022-05-17T06:03:01Z")
View config is undefined. Only this view. I created it yesterday, and I can't open it today. I tried to import the zip on another PC, reinstall Windows, Ignition not work. ExecutionException: java.lang.Exception: Unabl… --- ## [Perspective Marquee Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-marquee-table/59555)
**Author:** [@splata](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/splata)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-marquee-table/59555 "2022-05-17T01:35:49Z")
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