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**Author:** [@oisin.gribben](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/oisin.gribben)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-file-openfile-perspective/41388 "2020-12-10T14:46:14Z")
Hi, Is there an alternative for system.file.openFile in perspective? --- ## [PowerChart Tag Browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-tag-browser/41365)
**Author:** [@scott.stamps](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott.stamps)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-tag-browser/41365 "2020-12-09T23:16:54Z")
Using the PowerChart, I am able to hard-code the tagBrowserStartPath property and have the Tag Browser populate with the appropriate results. However, when this property is built from an expression, script, or really any… --- ## [Ignition V7.9.16 Vision - Convert rows to columns](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-v7-9-16-vision-convert-rows-to-columns/41333)
**Author:** [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-v7-9-16-vision-convert-rows-to-columns/41333 "2020-12-10T13:56:36Z")
Sorry, if the topic title is not OK,… I have a project in Ignition Vision, V7.9.16, where we are saving the energy (electricity, air) consumption, and good and bad pieces counters every hour to the tables in the Postgre… --- ## [Perspective. Property binding. Output Console](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-property-binding-output-console/41381)
**Author:** [@iscrac](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/iscrac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-property-binding-output-console/41381 "2020-12-10T12:19:26Z")
Hello to Everyone, Can anyone answer me one question… When I open Binding property on Custom property of any object, so to Output Console I get scripts are running 2 times… is it ok??? Why it runs twice?? --- ## [Problem with If](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-if/41379)
**Author:** [@etlikmilos](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/etlikmilos)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-if/41379 "2020-12-10T10:24:34Z")
Hi, all I need help with the error. I have the condition with If and I have an error but I don’t understand why. Can you help me. --- ## [Tag Historian. I would like to change the name of my tag history in the MySQL DB Table from Ignition Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-i-would-like-to-change-the-name-of-my-tag-history-in-the-mysql-db-table-from-ignition-designer/41356)
**Author:** [@alvarolosu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alvarolosu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2020, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-i-would-like-to-change-the-name-of-my-tag-history-in-the-mysql-db-table-from-ignition-designer/41356 "2020-12-10T09:32:15Z")
Hello everyone, I wanted to know if someone could help me with a doubt about Tag Historian. The thing is that I want, for example my “Pressure” tag that I want to save in my MySQL DB table appears with the name “Pressur… --- ## [Gauge color slow to change](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gauge-color-slow-to-change/41361)
**Author:** [@codersmurf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/codersmurf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2020, 5:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gauge-color-slow-to-change/41361 "2020-12-10T05:41:18Z")
Perhaps this isn’t the best way to handle this. I have a gauge, I pass in the bounds and colors into a script def UpdateGauge(gauge, Bound1, Bound2, Color1, Color2, Color3): if gauge.props.value \> Bound2: gauge.props… --- ## [Webdev image upload?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/webdev-image-upload/15704)
**Author:** [@oscar.salcedo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/oscar.salcedo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/webdev-image-upload/15704 "2020-12-09T23:40:45Z")
Hi all, Has anyone tried to use webdev to receive a file and store it into a database? Just curious as to how this group would go about it. Thanks, Oscar. --- ## [Some paths in report show t\_stamp when using tall return format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-paths-in-report-show-t-stamp-when-using-tall-return-format/41364)
**Author:** [@michael2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-paths-in-report-show-t-stamp-when-using-tall-return-format/41364 "2020-12-09T23:15:42Z")
I have my tag historian query setup as above. It generally does what I want it to do (all tag changes in the order that they occurred). For some reason some of the events will have the path ‘t\_stamp’. Removing differe… --- ## [Compute imported csv data to MySQL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/compute-imported-csv-data-to-mysql/41359)
**Author:** [@yehet73190](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yehet73190)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/compute-imported-csv-data-to-mysql/41359 "2020-12-09T22:16:21Z")
I’m trying to import data from csv to our mysql database, so far I have no problems with the other columns, but some of our columns are calculated Here’s my code so far: I wanted to be able to compute the data pulled… --- ## [Advice on creating a base project to be used across a large number of plants with limited variation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/advice-on-creating-a-base-project-to-be-used-across-a-large-number-of-plants-with-limited-variation/41313)
**Author:** [@craigl](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/craigl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/advice-on-creating-a-base-project-to-be-used-across-a-large-number-of-plants-with-limited-variation/41313 "2020-12-09T21:55:03Z")
We are tasked with the creation of an Ignition MES monitoring system to deploy to a large number of similar plants. We want to allow the individual plants to be able to create some custom reports and views, but we want … --- ## [Import or copy 3 arrays into one dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-or-copy-3-arrays-into-one-dataset/41340)
**Author:** [@darren.sisco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/darren.sisco)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-or-copy-3-arrays-into-one-dataset/41340 "2020-12-09T21:54:12Z")
Hello, I have 3 array tags that I would like to compile into one dataset. They are all an array of 32. The first array is a Boolean (true, false), the other two are strings. Is this possible? I can only find examples… --- ## [Scripting - OPC-UA - get tag datatype](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-opc-ua-get-tag-datatype/41352)
**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-opc-ua-get-tag-datatype/41352 "2020-12-09T21:09:20Z")
Is there an easy way to get the OPC-UA tags configuration. I want to dynamically create my tags by browsing OPC-UA and I want to be able to get the dataypes for each type. Also what is the best and fasted way to browse… --- ## [\[IGN-668\] How can I get a tag datatype off OPC server?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-668-how-can-i-get-a-tag-datatype-off-opc-server/39207)
**Author:** [@christopher.berg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/christopher.berg)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-668-how-can-i-get-a-tag-datatype-off-opc-server/39207 "2020-12-09T19:22:51Z")
We’re trying to setup a project where we can browse and add an OPC tag to a UDT. We’ve got the browse setup so I can drill down in the tree and select a specific tag on our OPC server. I can get the OPC Path from the bro… --- ## [Reports: Hide charts and move others charts to fill space](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-hide-charts-and-move-others-charts-to-fill-space/41349)
**Author:** [@vinh.nguyen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vinh.nguyen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-hide-charts-and-move-others-charts-to-fill-space/41349 "2020-12-09T17:38:27Z")
In the reports, I am looking for a way to remove charts dynamically and for the other surrounding charts under move up accordingly. What I have currently set up is parameters that disable the keys in the charts, but if a… --- ## [Get Template Root from Component Inside the Template](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-template-root-from-component-inside-the-template/40504)
**Author:** [@WillMT10](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WillMT10)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-template-root-from-component-inside-the-template/40504 "2020-12-09T17:22:53Z")
Is there any way via scripting to directly get a handle to the parent template “root container” from a component inside the template? I’m trying to create a script that can handle being fired from a variable number of n… --- ## [Flex Repeater Type Casting Dates](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-repeater-type-casting-dates/41344)
**Author:** [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-repeater-type-casting-dates/41344 "2020-12-09T17:06:59Z")
I am using a flex repeater in 8.0.16 to show a view of some data. The instances are bound to a named query. I am finding that for the date objects are showing in the designer as date objects, and I have setup the cor… --- ## [User Source Automatic not creating table in MySQL DB](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-source-automatic-not-creating-table-in-mysql-db/41290)
**Author:** [@seanbuckley2698](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/seanbuckley2698)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-source-automatic-not-creating-table-in-mysql-db/41290 "2020-12-09T16:44:01Z")
Hi, I created an automatic user source to create a table in my MySQL database but its not creating the table, I am not sure what the issue is. Is there any common mistakes I could have made? Any help is welcome, Thank yo… --- ## [\[SOLVED\] Why would 2 strings be not equivalent if I converted them using str()?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-why-would-2-strings-be-not-equivalent-if-i-converted-them-using-str/41321)
**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-why-would-2-strings-be-not-equivalent-if-i-converted-them-using-str/41321 "2020-12-09T16:21:03Z")
Good evening, I have the following code: project.Generic.HMI.messageHandler('Generic', 'info', 'temp\_uid: ' + str(temp\_uid) +', uid: ' + str(uid)) if str(temp\_uid) == str(uid): #do something else: … --- ## [Problem with Gauge in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-gauge-in-perspective/37681)
**Author:** [@rodrigo.mocca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rodrigo.mocca)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-gauge-in-perspective/37681 "2020-12-09T16:15:12Z")
Hi, I’m using a simple gauge, but the values are not showing completely: As you can see, the 50 value is cut. To get this control showing at 100% I have to make it really big. How can I fix that? --- ## [OPC Browser Won't Display](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-browser-wont-display/33080)
**Author:** [@tabre.perez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tabre.perez)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-browser-wont-display/33080 "2020-12-09T16:11:18Z")
In past sessions I’ve been able to use the OPC browser without any issues, but now, no matter what I try, I can’t seem to get the OPC Browser to display in Designer. As far as I know, nothing significant has changed, oth… --- ## [Font issues upgrading from 7.9 to 8.1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/font-issues-upgrading-from-7-9-to-8-1/41105)
**Author:** [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/font-issues-upgrading-from-7-9-to-8-1/41105 "2020-12-09T16:07:47Z")
We’re carrying out some testing before upgrading a customer from 7.9 to 8.1. It is looking fairly smooth so far, but we have noticed 2 issues: We are using the Dialog font throughout and have noticed that the font used… --- ## [Ofs with ignition 8.0, timestamp event issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ofs-with-ignition-8-0-timestamp-event-issue/41204)
**Author:** [@jianlinlee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jianlinlee)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ofs-with-ignition-8-0-timestamp-event-issue/41204 "2020-12-09T15:33:18Z")
Hi, I have an issue using the schneider OFS server with ignition 8.0 to create the timestamp alarm. Ofs require to set a special subscription group name, which is scan class in ignition, in order to get the timestam… --- ## [Issues running Citrix Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-running-citrix-client/17225)
**Author:** [@tbackus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tbackus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-running-citrix-client/17225 "2020-12-09T13:58:51Z")
My company is considering a change from running full desktop computers to access Ignition to running Citrix thin clients. My issue is that we have several things that execute based on the IP address of the client. As … --- ## [Ignition V7.9.16 - Garbage Collector issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-v7-9-16-garbage-collector-issue/41330)
**Author:** [@manie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/manie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-v7-9-16-garbage-collector-issue/41330 "2020-12-09T13:32:07Z")
I am running a 2 client Vision based system on V7.9.16 I am atempting to get the server to have more memory available, and to change the garbage collectors to G1C1. I a have made the required changes to ignition.conf… --- ## [I want to show a progress bar while i'm running a loop but it does not update the window till the loop is done](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-want-to-show-a-progress-bar-while-im-running-a-loop-but-it-does-not-update-the-window-till-the-loop-is-done/40704)
**Author:** [@michael.benson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.benson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-want-to-show-a-progress-bar-while-im-running-a-loop-but-it-does-not-update-the-window-till-the-loop-is-done/40704 "2020-12-09T13:17:01Z")
event.source.parent.getComponent(‘Progress Bar’).value = 0 output = ‘’ tags = system.tag.browseTagsSimple("", “ASC”) tagCount = 0 doubleCount = 0 headers = \[“opc”,“name”, “fullname”,“doc”\] data = \[\] for tag in tag… --- ## [Documentation - links (glossary)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/documentation-links-glossary/41336)
**Author:** [@cristihcd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cristihcd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/documentation-links-glossary/41336 "2020-12-09T13:11:17Z")
The user manual site has a glossary function which makes text very hard to follow (too many underlined words). See this page (https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/OPC+COM) for example. Is there a way to tu… --- ## [Pylib Folder Size](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pylib-folder-size/41288)
**Author:** [@deon.korb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/deon.korb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pylib-folder-size/41288 "2020-12-09T12:35:40Z")
Hi, The user-lib/pylib folder has gotten massive on a gateway. Not sure why, but the are big modules included. See below: We did an upgrade using the zip file and it installed all modules. Could have caused this. Wha… --- ## [Create a perspective component in custom module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-a-perspective-component-in-custom-module/41329)
**Author:** [@jiawei.liu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jiawei.liu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-a-perspective-component-in-custom-module/41329 "2020-12-09T12:26:48Z")
Hi, I want to create a perspective dropdown in my custom module, and the data of this dropdown box is obtained from the database based on the value set by the property. What can I do, or is there any example can be provi… --- ## [Problem with read data from DataSet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-read-data-from-dataset/41286)
**Author:** [@etlikmilos](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/etlikmilos)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-with-read-data-from-dataset/41286 "2020-12-09T12:25:53Z")
Hello, I have a problem with reading data from the dataset. You can look at to image with error and my code and say me what I do wrong? Thank you if 'A' in self.getSibling("Label\_1").props.text : self.getSibling… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1089) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1091)