# Ignition

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## [Retrieving Image from DB and inserting into perspective table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retrieving-image-from-db-and-inserting-into-perspective-table/55409)

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**Author:** [@Miguel\_Villasenor\_Es](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Miguel_Villasenor_Es)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retrieving-image-from-db-and-inserting-into-perspective-table/55409 "2022-02-16T22:04:17Z")

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Hello, I am currently struggling with something. I have a database in MSSQL that has some images. They are currently stored as DataType:Image. I am binding a perspective table to a named query, this named query returns…

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## [Numeric Text Field Disabled Background](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/numeric-text-field-disabled-background/56077)

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**Author:** [@tzbh1234](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tzbh1234)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/numeric-text-field-disabled-background/56077 "2022-02-16T21:00:21Z")

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Hi, Ignition 7.9.11, I have some of Numeric Text Field objects with light blue background. I want the client only read a value so I remove a V from Enabled property and then I see gray background. There is another way…

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## [Printing a table in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/printing-a-table-in-perspective/56175)

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**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/printing-a-table-in-perspective/56175 "2022-02-15T18:24:52Z")

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I am making a button to print the table above it in the same flexcontainer. I already use an export to csv script on a button next to it. component = self.parent.parent.getChild("StopData").getChild"Table".props.data c…

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## [Perspective IFrame Component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-iframe-component/56218)

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**Author:** [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-iframe-component/56218 "2022-02-16T20:14:04Z")

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How does the endpoint view the IFrame component? For example, if the server sees the IFrame component request come from our Ignition server? Or from the user’s perspective session?

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## [Tag/View json format - Could arrays be replaced with dictionaries for better efficiency and speed?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-view-json-format-could-arrays-be-replaced-with-dictionaries-for-better-efficiency-and-speed/56145)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-view-json-format-could-arrays-be-replaced-with-dictionaries-for-better-efficiency-and-speed/56145 "2022-02-16T19:53:12Z")

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Having dealt a lot with tag json in scripting, it occured to me that it would be easier to deal with, especially for large numbers of tags, if the json was formatted differently by replacing arrays with dictionaries when…

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## [I can't get the confirm button yes of Sytem.gui.confirm?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-cant-get-the-confirm-button-yes-of-sytem-gui-confirm/56227)

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**Author:** [@Esme\_Lopez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Esme_Lopez)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-cant-get-the-confirm-button-yes-of-sytem-gui-confirm/56227 "2022-02-16T19:09:45Z")

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I want to get the confirm button YES

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## [\[SOLVED\] Does anyone know how to make a WebRequest in Python/Ignition?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-does-anyone-know-how-to-make-a-webrequest-in-python-ignition/56226)

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**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-does-anyone-know-how-to-make-a-webrequest-in-python-ignition/56226 "2022-02-16T18:36:32Z")

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Good morning, I am converting the following code: myRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(this.URL); // create request myRequest.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Basic " + Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.ASCII.GetBy…

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## [Docker Image & SQL Server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docker-image-sql-server/56213)

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**Author:** [@MikeAllgood](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MikeAllgood)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docker-image-sql-server/56213 "2022-02-16T18:08:58Z")

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So I’m brand new to Docker (first time trying to utilize any container type system). I have been able to get the current Ignition image up and running in Docker. Now I’m a little stuck on setting up a database to do so…

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## [Dropdown has no scroll bar in Perspective App on tablet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-has-no-scroll-bar-in-perspective-app-on-tablet/56221)

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**Author:** [@MikeAllgood](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MikeAllgood)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-has-no-scroll-bar-in-perspective-app-on-tablet/56221 "2022-02-16T17:14:15Z")

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I have an issue with the Perspective dropdown component when accessing view with the Perspective app. In the app, when a dropdown has a long list of options, there is no scroll bar present on the dropdown options list. W…

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## [Tab strip - tab order](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-tab-order/3139)

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**Author:** [@TimE](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TimE)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-tab-order/3139 "2022-02-16T16:55:22Z")

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I am using the tab strip for navigation and added a tab. How do you change the order of the tabs after you create them?

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## [Error launching application. File already exists exception](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-launching-application-file-already-exists-exception/56219)

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**Author:** [@Alfred\_Thayer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alfred_Thayer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-launching-application-file-already-exists-exception/56219 "2022-02-16T16:47:20Z")

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When trying to open a runtime that was installed using Vision Client Launcher I get the following error; Error launching application. FileAlreadyExistsException. The Vision Client Launcher was received via email.

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## [Qualified Values inside Vision Power Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/qualified-values-inside-vision-power-table/56212)

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**Author:** [@bas.dejong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bas.dejong)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/qualified-values-inside-vision-power-table/56212 "2022-02-16T16:28:20Z")

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Datasets will accept Qualified Values when you put them in with system.dataset.ToDataSet(). This has the advantage of beeing able to do some logic on the quality inside the configureCell function of a Power Table. Howev…

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## [Ignition Designer opens blank and blocks entire screen input](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-designer-opens-blank-and-blocks-entire-screen-input/56107)

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**Author:** [@rickard.moberg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rickard.moberg)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-designer-opens-blank-and-blocks-entire-screen-input/56107 "2022-02-16T16:14:55Z")

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When opening the designer from the Designer Launcher the projects loads, but when the Designer opens it is blank, apart from the widows header. It opens in full screen and blocks all input by mouse to Windows, also on my…

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## [Licensing issues with the Enterprise Administration Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/licensing-issues-with-the-enterprise-administration-module/56204)

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**Author:** [@guipinper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/guipinper)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/licensing-issues-with-the-enterprise-administration-module/56204 "2022-02-16T13:38:11Z")

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We managed to setup and test the EA module without problems with the module running on trial mode on both Controller and Agent machines (we have the regular Ignition license). A Controller was setup on the main machine a…

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## [Perspective : Onscreen NumberPad popup for Numeric entry of SetPoint. Cannot get Unique popup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-onscreen-numberpad-popup-for-numeric-entry-of-setpoint-cannot-get-unique-popup/56178)

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**Author:** [@pranjali.ramtekkar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pranjali.ramtekkar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-onscreen-numberpad-popup-for-numeric-entry-of-setpoint-cannot-get-unique-popup/56178 "2022-02-16T12:33:01Z")

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Hi, I am working on ignition version 8.1.14.Perspective project. Since the keyboards are not available on the perspective touchscreen workstation. I am trying to use the Numberpad from the demo project in ignition excha…

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## [High 3D GPU Usage When Using Perspective Sites](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/high-3d-gpu-usage-when-using-perspective-sites/39310)

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**Author:** [@rschantell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rschantell)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/high-3d-gpu-usage-when-using-perspective-sites/39310 "2022-02-16T11:56:05Z")

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We have been moving all of our Ignition vision projects to perspective and a lot of the end users have been complaining that they are running slow. I’ve been looking into why the pages are loading slow and I noticed that…

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## [Run script on any mouse click](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/run-script-on-any-mouse-click/26963)

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**Author:** [@kwj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kwj)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/run-script-on-any-mouse-click/26963 "2022-02-16T11:12:35Z")

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This is either an odd question or a bad idea or very obvious because I can’t find anything on the forum related to it. Is there a way to run a script on any mouse click in the client? I thought I could make a keystroke c…

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## [Assign the selectedValue of a dropdown list after update](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/assign-the-selectedvalue-of-a-dropdown-list-after-update/56169)

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**Author:** [@Alberic\_cusin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alberic_cusin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/assign-the-selectedvalue-of-a-dropdown-list-after-update/56169 "2022-02-16T10:06:31Z")

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Hi, I am facing a pretty dumb issue. I have a dropdown list. Datas are retrieved from my database \[id, text\]. This way my IDs are the keys of my list. I have a button that sends me to another window where i create a ne…

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## [Make a fixed view resizable (Factory map image)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-a-fixed-view-resizable-factory-map-image/56136)

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**Author:** [@samuel.moye](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/samuel.moye)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 6:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-a-fixed-view-resizable-factory-map-image/56136 "2022-02-16T06:01:21Z")

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I need to have a view resizable for different screen sizes (HMI, tablets, phones) that has a image1920x1080 and components layered on top that cannot be modified due to it needing to be the exact ratio of 1920x1080. Bac…

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## [Testing NamedQuery works fine, but system.db.runNamedQuery inserts NULL in all columns](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/testing-namedquery-works-fine-but-system-db-runnamedquery-inserts-null-in-all-columns/56154)

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**Author:** [@Fred\_Ravandi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Fred_Ravandi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 5:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/testing-namedquery-works-fine-but-system-db-runnamedquery-inserts-null-in-all-columns/56154 "2022-02-16T05:36:20Z")

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I have a NamedQuery type=Update Query with couple of parameters. it works fine in Testing environment, but when I run system.db.runNamedQuery in client, I can see a row to database added with all NULL parameters. I am u…

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## [Push-updating Vision clients remotely when set to Notify?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/push-updating-vision-clients-remotely-when-set-to-notify/56189)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/push-updating-vision-clients-remotely-when-set-to-notify/56189 "2022-02-16T02:59:59Z")

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Is it at all possible to “push” an update to Vision clients set to Notify? I have a change the site wants pushed out immediately to all 70 clients on site that are currently set to Notify. For the most part, Notify is th…

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## [Report multiple pages repeat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-multiple-pages-repeat/16679)

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**Author:** [@c.sanchez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/c.sanchez)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-multiple-pages-repeat/16679 "2022-02-15T21:55:10Z")

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Hi, I'm working on a report in reporting module to tanks where i have about 4 pages of data an chart per tank. There are 24 tanks, but the request is an user selectable tanks quantity at the same report. Example, client …

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## [Create Global Event based on Time of Day](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-global-event-based-on-time-of-day/15975)

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**Author:** [@peter1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-global-event-based-on-time-of-day/15975 "2022-02-15T21:15:02Z")

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How do I go about creating an event to run a project script based on time of day? I want to run a project script every day at 7am.

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## [Undo functionality within an app](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/undo-functionality-within-an-app/56180)

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**Author:** [@cody.abbott](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cody.abbott)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/undo-functionality-within-an-app/56180 "2022-02-15T21:04:16Z")

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Has anybody implemented undo functionality? I have a database application where an undo button would be really nice for the end user. I did some reading about Command Design Pattern, and it honestly doesn’t sound that ba…

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## [UDT not available in tag browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-not-available-in-tag-browser/56114)

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**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-not-available-in-tag-browser/56114 "2022-02-15T16:40:43Z")

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I have a strange problem. We have a UDT “General” which is editable in the UDT editor and all looks OK. When I try to create an instance of it in the tags tree neither the folder nor UDT appears. Can anyone sugges…

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## [\[BUG-5565\] Improve the error description when trying to access a table field that doesn't exist](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-5565-improve-the-error-description-when-trying-to-access-a-table-field-that-doesnt-exist/56163)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-5565-improve-the-error-description-when-trying-to-access-a-table-field-that-doesnt-exist/56163 "2022-02-15T17:32:33Z")

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E.g. Using a query binding and a script transform, if you try to access a field that doesn’t exist, you get a “maximum recursion depth exceeded” error which is bollocks. What would be better would be “key not found” or s…

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## [Switching delete to write a 1 in hidden column](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/switching-delete-to-write-a-1-in-hidden-column/56171)

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**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/switching-delete-to-write-a-1-in-hidden-column/56171 "2022-02-15T16:52:41Z")

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I don’t want to delete row. I just want to hide it. so right now, I have 6/11 column names as param when I have selected a row Param = { "ColumnName": self.parent.parent.getchild("Table".props.selection.data\[0\].Colum…

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## [Restart module in a Script or in Command Line](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restart-module-in-a-script-or-in-command-line/37081)

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**Author:** [@mleefers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mleefers)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restart-module-in-a-script-or-in-command-line/37081 "2022-02-15T16:40:41Z")

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I have been having trouble with the MQTT Distributor module (v4.0.3) erroring out from too many connections even though I know I only have 10 total connections. The problem is fixed when the module is restarted (it reset…

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## [\[Bug\] Perspective app does not support downloading](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-app-does-not-support-downloading/47178)

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**Author:** [@Adriaan.leRoux](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Adriaan.leRoux)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-app-does-not-support-downloading/47178 "2022-02-15T16:30:56Z")

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When using the system.perspective.download() to download files from the gateway, the app does not respond, this can however be done by using chrome on the mobile

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## [Upgrading from 8.1.5 to 8.1.15](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrading-from-8-1-5-to-8-1-15/56170)

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**Author:** [@Dseckel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dseckel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrading-from-8-1-5-to-8-1-15/56170 "2022-02-15T15:32:53Z")

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I am getting ready to upgrade my ignition application from version 8.1.5 to 8.1.15. Even though this is on a minor rev level can I make the jump all the way to “.15” or do I have to climb the installs? Thanks Dave Seck…

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