# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=862 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 863 --- ## [Problem with decimal format in Numeric Text Field](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-decimal-format-in-numeric-text-field/58088)
**Author:** [@stefano.sforna](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stefano.sforna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-decimal-format-in-numeric-text-field/58088 "2022-04-06T06:31:33Z")
Goodmorning, in the Numeric Text Field, decimal format is #,##0.00 (point for decimal, comma for thousands). But in preview mode or in Vision Client Launcher (with italian language selected), in the numeric text field,… --- ## [About Custom CSS Styles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/about-custom-css-styles/58141)
**Author:** [@Baskar\_Arumugam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Baskar_Arumugam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/about-custom-css-styles/58141 "2022-04-07T08:14:15Z")
Dear All, I have added some custom CSS styles into one of my perspective project one month before. It works good and its running. But yesterday I was noted my perspective session, that styles or not working. then I crea… --- ## [Saving the data to database after specific time out period](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saving-the-data-to-database-after-specific-time-out-period/57989)
**Author:** [@Arun\_Teja\_Gattu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Arun_Teja_Gattu)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saving-the-data-to-database-after-specific-time-out-period/57989 "2022-04-07T08:25:15Z")
Hi All, I want to save the user status data/UI Data to the database if the user is inactive for specific time interval(15 minutes). so is there a way this can be achieved in ignition perspective with script or any prop… --- ## [Creating a Graph from Python Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-a-graph-from-python-script/26518)
**Author:** [@b.1.1.1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/b.1.1.1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-a-graph-from-python-script/26518 "2022-04-07T08:10:48Z")
I’m looking to create a graph from a python script inside the console. Is this possible since most standard python libraries aren’t capable of being loaded into this version of jython? Or will I be confined to using the … --- ## [Remove Empty space below XY Chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remove-empty-space-below-xy-chart/50322)
**Author:** [@liam1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/liam1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remove-empty-space-below-xy-chart/50322 "2022-04-07T06:55:12Z")
Is it possible to remove reduce the empty space below the XY chart if you have legends disbabled? --- ## [Perspective flex container component order](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-flex-container-component-order/58023)
**Author:** [@ASF](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ASF)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-flex-container-component-order/58023 "2022-04-07T06:43:54Z")
I am building a simple embedded view which will have a process variable readout, and a label. I would like to pass in a parameter which specifies whether the label appears above or below the process variable. The embedd… --- ## [Array/Dataset to a Dataset tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/array-dataset-to-a-dataset-tag/58128)
**Author:** [@boster281](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/boster281)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/array-dataset-to-a-dataset-tag/58128 "2022-04-06T20:59:14Z")
I am trying to to take an array that i would use for a dataset and use it to push into a dataset tag Here is the code I am currently running and data = \[\] if len(myparams) \> 0: headers = myparams\[0\].keys() for row in… --- ## [Power Table Drop Down List - Named Query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-drop-down-list-named-query/47811)
**Author:** [@martin.krehlik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/martin.krehlik)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-drop-down-list-named-query/47811 "2022-04-06T19:34:00Z")
Hi, I need to add drop down list to power table cell. I have added following code to ConfigureEditor extension function. None drop down list is displayed when I select ‘Work\_Centre’ column. Could you help me to find th… --- ## [Best economical Client Hardware](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-economical-client-hardware/58127)
**Author:** [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-economical-client-hardware/58127 "2022-04-06T19:21:37Z")
Hello Everyone, We have vision based gateway with over 25 production clients. We have been using Ignition 7.8.5 with Dell 32 bit thin clients for past 7 years. As we are planning to implement 8.1, I am looking for some … --- ## [Problem with gateway restore file - invalid END header](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-gateway-restore-file-invalid-end-header/58097)
**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-gateway-restore-file-invalid-end-header/58097 "2022-04-06T18:31:51Z")
We had a Windows Server 2012 crash, have reinstalled it, upgraded to Ignition 8.1.15 and are restoring our gateway backups. We’re getting a message: Error writing to restore file: java.util.zip.ZipException: invalid EN… --- ## [What does polling mode off actually mean](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-does-polling-mode-off-actually-mean/58069)
**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-does-polling-mode-off-actually-mean/58069 "2022-04-06T18:30:17Z")
I am pretty sure I am failing to understand how polling mode works when “off”. My interpretation was if my data from the result changes then the query executes but I think it is actually only firing when my parameters up… --- ## [system.net.httpClient().post throwing 'unsupported\_grant\_type' error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-net-httpclient-post-throwing-unsupported-grant-type-error/58122)
**Author:** [@mdia](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-net-httpclient-post-throwing-unsupported-grant-type-error/58122 "2022-04-06T17:21:53Z")
I am using system.net.httpClient().post to issue a refresh token but for some reason I am getting an ‘unsupported\_grant\_type’ error. Here’s my code: from base64 import b64encode logger = system.util.getLogger("myLogger… --- ## [Dynamically-Driven Transaction Groups In SQL Bridge?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-driven-transaction-groups-in-sql-bridge/22047)
**Author:** [@bart\_noble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bart_noble)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-driven-transaction-groups-in-sql-bridge/22047 "2022-04-06T17:10:36Z")
Looking for ideas or an example of how to create/remove/modify transaction groups dynamically in SQL Bridge. --- ## [Alternating colors with an expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alternating-colors-with-an-expression/58117)
**Author:** [@mjohnson0238](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mjohnson0238)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alternating-colors-with-an-expression/58117 "2022-04-06T16:54:14Z")
Good day! What bit of code to I add to make colors alternate(like flashing) when an expression is true. here is my base code. It currently only displays red, but i would like add a yellow alternate in it. thanks you --- ## [\[IGN-4941\]Error thrown while attempting to cleanup stale schema records](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-4941-error-thrown-while-attempting-to-cleanup-stale-schema-records/58105)
**Author:** [@houfa\_zhu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/houfa_zhu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-4941-error-thrown-while-attempting-to-cleanup-stale-schema-records/58105 "2022-04-06T16:47:40Z")
Some error shows on the log periodically. would someone see this before and know how it could be solved? Thanks. java.sql.SQLNonTransientConnectionException: connection exception: closed at org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCUtil.sql… --- ## ["Optimizing imports" error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/optimizing-imports-error/28865)
**Author:** [@deforder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/deforder)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/optimizing-imports-error/28865 "2022-04-06T16:35:17Z")
Hello! We recently upgraded to 8.0.5. And now we observe a strange import error. When we try to import tags from XML, we get the message “Optimizing imports”, which spins about a minute. After that, the import process… --- ## [Tag history provider errors - demo expired and generic error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-provider-errors-demo-expired-and-generic-error/54443)
**Author:** [@Cory.grube](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cory.grube)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-provider-errors-demo-expired-and-generic-error/54443 "2022-04-06T16:30:10Z")
Ignition 8.1.10 Running into a weird issue on a new install. When I added a tag history splitter, suddenly my database connections show ‘Demo Expired’ in Config\>Tags\>History. The splitter itself shows a generic ‘Error’.… --- ## [Creating animation-ready valve/pump SVGs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-animation-ready-valve-pump-svgs/46172)
**Author:** [@Cory.grube](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cory.grube)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-animation-ready-valve-pump-svgs/46172 "2022-04-06T16:23:57Z")
Since there are no drawing tools in Perspective yet, my understanding is that I need to create SVGs for any drawn objects (pump, valve, etc). I’ve been able to create a basic valve SVG in draw.io and import it into persp… --- ## [UDT parent data type error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-parent-data-type-error/58087)
**Author:** [@nideyijuyidong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nideyijuyidong)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-parent-data-type-error/58087 "2022-04-06T15:51:11Z")
If a UDT instance has the same name as the UDT data type, there will be an error in parent data type. But it does not have a parent data type actually. --- ## [\[Bug-2737\] Perspective table - sorting date column](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2737-perspective-table-sorting-date-column/31213)
**Author:** [@justin.brzozoski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.brzozoski)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2737-perspective-table-sorting-date-column/31213 "2022-04-06T15:27:17Z")
Running Ignition 8.0.6, we have a table with a column full of timestamps. We set the columns.render property to "date" and sortable to true. When we sort the date column, it seems to be sorting based on the string-form… --- ## [PowerChart Bindings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-bindings/58112)
**Author:** [@Brad\_Medley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brad_Medley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-bindings/58112 "2022-04-06T15:15:52Z")
I would like to bind a minimum and maximum value shown on chart to auto adjust y-axes. Auto: True binds the minimum to zero. --- ## [Scripting and Tag Performance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-and-tag-performance/58108)
**Author:** [@ahersh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ahersh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-and-tag-performance/58108 "2022-04-06T14:31:28Z")
I have an application where I have to take Web API data and write it to 100s of memory based tags. Additionally, I may have to read 100s of those tags to compare values and do error checking. The hardware running Ignit… --- ## [Error: Object has no attribute 'openFile'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-object-has-no-attribute-openfile/58109)
**Author:** [@Marouene\_Dakhlaoui](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Marouene_Dakhlaoui)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-object-has-no-attribute-openfile/58109 "2022-04-06T14:02:14Z")
Hello, I am trying to ask the user to open a file in the view by clicking a button. In the event handler I started by typing : path= system.file.openFile(“csv”) I received this error: object has no attribute ‘openFile.… --- ## [Export Alarm Journal to CSV using Start and End Date](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-alarm-journal-to-csv-using-start-and-end-date/26339)
**Author:** [@Callmesoon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Callmesoon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-alarm-journal-to-csv-using-start-and-end-date/26339 "2022-04-06T12:52:50Z")
Hello, I would like to know how do i export alarm journal to CSV. --- ## [Vision client tag is not updating in real time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-tag-is-not-updating-in-real-time/57991)
**Author:** [@rahul.bhakte](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rahul.bhakte)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-tag-is-not-updating-in-real-time/57991 "2022-04-06T12:03:00Z")
Hi, I am writing into a client tag on Tag change Client Event scripts, but it seems that it doesn’t get updated whenever the value in tag changes. On the other hand, if I re-launch the client then it’s getting updated. … --- ## [Upload Component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upload-component/58096)
**Author:** [@Iulia\_Bartic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Iulia_Bartic)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upload-component/58096 "2022-04-06T11:44:12Z")
Hello! I want to import an .csv file with upload component in Perspective and import it automatically in sql. I managed to get something except that it has a small drawback and that is the location of the imported file… --- ## [Property Change Script On Window Open](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/property-change-script-on-window-open/43422)
**Author:** [@rrebro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rrebro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/property-change-script-on-window-open/43422 "2022-04-06T01:15:11Z")
I have a script that runs when a property changes on a label. The script will popup an error window, the only time it causes issue is when the window with the label is opened, I don’t want the script to run when the wind… --- ## [system.net.httpClient post return exception : No subject alternative names present](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-net-httpclient-post-return-exception-no-subject-alternative-names-present/42478)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-net-httpclient-post-return-exception-no-subject-alternative-names-present/42478 "2022-04-06T01:04:30Z")
Hi @PGriffith, Ignition 8.1.1 I try to connect with https to a rest webservices on my LAN. I have the following error: Caused by: com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.GenericTransferrableException: No subject alte… --- ## [Barcode Scanner Input in Perspective View](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-scanner-input-in-perspective-view/58067)
**Author:** [@franklepkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/franklepkowski)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-scanner-input-in-perspective-view/58067 "2022-04-06T00:33:30Z")
Hello, Does anyone have any experience with this control? If I set the prefix and suffix to say @ and @ and then type @test@ I get test inside the control. How do I implement the regex functionality? I can not find much… --- ## [Power Table Start and End Times Using Memory Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-start-and-end-times-using-memory-tags/58060)
**Author:** [@beckya](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/beckya)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-start-and-end-times-using-memory-tags/58060 "2022-04-05T19:49:52Z")
I have 2 memory tags which contains a start and end date time of when a certain function was ran on a machine. I’d like to be able to report on other tag values and their timestamps between the start time and end time, w… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=861) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=863)