# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1116 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1117 --- ## [Alarm stuck in alarm viewer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-stuck-in-alarm-viewer/2493)
**Author:** [@RRNut](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RRNut)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-stuck-in-alarm-viewer/2493 "2020-10-05T14:58:29Z")
Deleting a tag that has an active alarm causes it to be stuck in the alarm viewer. Not sure how to fix. --- ## [If combined condition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/if-combined-condition/39362)
**Author:** [@etlikmilos](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/etlikmilos)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/if-combined-condition/39362 "2020-10-05T14:42:46Z")
Hi all I try to learn the ignition script and I have a problem with IF and condition when I use combined condition it doesn’t work. if door==0 and automat==1: if value == 1 : time = time+1 system.tag.write('\[de… --- ## [Error display series chart ignition V8.1 RC1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-display-series-chart-ignition-v8-1-rc1/39367)
**Author:** [@duchung821](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/duchung821)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-display-series-chart-ignition-v8-1-rc1/39367 "2020-10-05T12:05:37Z")
Hi everybody. I am using Time Series Chart (Perspective), I get the display error as shown in the picture in V8.1 version. But in V8.01 version everything is fine. looking forward to receiving your help. Thanks very … --- ## [Remote Tags Error on Central Cloud Server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tags-error-on-central-cloud-server/39366)
**Author:** [@hiteshratd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hiteshratd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tags-error-on-central-cloud-server/39366 "2020-10-05T11:57:29Z")
I have two edge server which located on different plants. These two edge are connected with central ignition server via Remote tag provider but sometimes I am getting error when I browse tags on central server which is … --- ## [Table export to CSV - issue with output](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-export-to-csv-issue-with-output/39115)
**Author:** [@valet81](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/valet81)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-export-to-csv-issue-with-output/39115 "2020-10-05T11:13:02Z")
Hi all, I’ve tried to search in the forum but I couldn’t find the same topic, so here’s my question. I’m showing some values from a SQL server in a table. So far all good, all the data in SQL are right and the output … --- ## [\[BUG\] Perspective 8.0.16 dropdown text centering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-8-0-16-dropdown-text-centering/39357)
**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-8-0-16-dropdown-text-centering/39357 "2020-10-05T04:21:57Z")
The minimum width for the value box in the perspective dropdown is 45px, so if you have a dropdown smaller than that, eventually after you select your new value, it will be too far to the left to be seen in the dropdown,… --- ## [Icons on Header aren't fully loading](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/icons-on-header-arent-fully-loading/39343)
**Author:** [@mitchell-ACS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mitchell-ACS)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/icons-on-header-arent-fully-loading/39343 "2020-10-04T23:15:11Z")
On initial page load, the icons in my header only halfway load. Refreshing the page can fix the problem but it isn’t consistent. Is there a way to detect/trigger an icon reload? --- ## [Trying to write date with Concat function (tag.0)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-write-date-with-concat-function-tag-0/39352)
**Author:** [@sammyjoe.gingras](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sammyjoe.gingras)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-write-date-with-concat-function-tag-0/39352 "2020-10-04T19:35:31Z")
Hi! i’m trying to concat dint to write a sting for date. All my tag are DINT. It work pretty well but the final string is: 1990.01.0.12.0. I dont understand why its not 1990.1.12… Why the final string add some random .0… --- ## [Cannot launch perspective view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-launch-perspective-view/39344)
**Author:** [@moli501](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/moli501)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-launch-perspective-view/39344 "2020-10-04T03:32:16Z")
Hello All, I have a problem to launch perspective view from web page, it can be switch between design mode and preview mode, but if I tried to use “Launch Perspective\\Launch Session”, there was not my view page on web, … --- ## [Bug(?) - File Explorer Root Directory with Multiple Operating Systems](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-file-explorer-root-directory-with-multiple-operating-systems/39159)
**Author:** [@BryanB](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BryanB)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-file-explorer-root-directory-with-multiple-operating-systems/39159 "2020-10-03T22:40:59Z")
I’m using v8.0.16 Vision. It appears to me that the File Explorer Root Directory is only allowed to be changed to a new value if that directory exists on the development computer. For example, I can change the blank/emp… --- ## [Change Dropdown Width](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-dropdown-width/22809)
**Author:** [@Phil\_B](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Phil_B)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-dropdown-width/22809 "2020-10-02T22:47:40Z")
Hello, I have a dropdown component whose width is restricted in size. However the options for this dropdown are strings that are longer than the width of the drop. Is there a way to make the dropdown list wider? I just … --- ## [Scripting - IF ELSE](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-if-else/39324)
**Author:** [@steven.cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/steven.cox)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-if-else/39324 "2020-10-02T20:50:06Z")
Hi all, I am learning Ignition, scripting, and Databases all at the same time and I am stuck. I am trying to add an if else statement to a script I have so I set up a window just to play with. I have 2 text fields and… --- ## [How to run a project use less server SQL resource](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-run-a-project-use-less-server-sql-resource/39092)
**Author:** [@yifeiliu08](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yifeiliu08)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-run-a-project-use-less-server-sql-resource/39092 "2020-10-02T20:26:22Z")
BackGround: I have ignition as a tool to develop the operator interface to collect realtime data from production line. With more and more app develped, sql resource become a big issue the following picture is my sql act… --- ## [\[SOLVED\] How to pass a value from a button to a view on a perspective session](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-how-to-pass-a-value-from-a-button-to-a-view-on-a-perspective-session/39302)
**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-how-to-pass-a-value-from-a-button-to-a-view-on-a-perspective-session/39302 "2020-10-02T19:46:18Z")
Good morning, I have a coordinate view with a carousel component and an embedded component. My carousel component holds 5 pages of 24 buttons each. When the user presses a button i want to pass a value from the button t… --- ## [Way to view a clients console log in 7.8.4?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/way-to-view-a-clients-console-log-in-7-8-4/39327)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/way-to-view-a-clients-console-log-in-7-8-4/39327 "2020-10-02T19:21:58Z")
I know in the newer versions you can see what the console is printing out on the client. Is there a way to do that in 7.8.4? I currently cannot remote into the client to look first hand and am trying to do it from the … --- ## [JSON fields for tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/json-fields-for-tags/39326)
**Author:** [@christopher.berg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/christopher.berg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/json-fields-for-tags/39326 "2020-10-02T19:21:04Z")
Is there a document somewhere that lists all the JSON names and, where applicable, acceptable values for the fields that make up an Ignition tag? --- ## [Error publishing tag change event. Where is it?!](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-publishing-tag-change-event-where-is-it/39232)
**Author:** [@wci.jgiese](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wci.jgiese)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-publishing-tag-change-event-where-is-it/39232 "2020-10-02T19:14:16Z")
We are seeing an “events” error in the log in ignition but we cannot find where the “Error publishing tag change event.” is coming from. What’s the best way to track down where an error is coming from we have tons of cha… --- ## [Square root function sqrt() in script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/square-root-function-sqrt-in-script/39299)
**Author:** [@deforder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/deforder)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/square-root-function-sqrt-in-script/39299 "2020-10-02T18:57:41Z")
How to correctly include and run the square root function in scripts? I try import math print math.sqrt(4) but obtain AttributeError: ‘com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.gui.tool’ object has no attribute ‘sqr… --- ## [Perspective - PyODBC installation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-pyodbc-installation/39323)
**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-pyodbc-installation/39323 "2020-10-02T18:46:31Z")
I have to connect to a database with an ODBC connector. I know pyODBC but not sure how can I install it in Ignition. Any suggestion for ODBC connection will be appreciated. --- ## [Named query from multiple datasources](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-from-multiple-datasources/39319)
**Author:** [@wpmccormick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wpmccormick)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-from-multiple-datasources/39319 "2020-10-02T17:42:37Z")
Is it possible to to have named query that gets data from more than 1 datasource/gateway database? Do I just need to explicitly specify the datasource name in front of the table name? If this is not possible, what the b… --- ## [Very high CPU and Ram usage on 7.8 - troubleshooting help?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/very-high-cpu-and-ram-usage-on-7-8-troubleshooting-help/39316)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/very-high-cpu-and-ram-usage-on-7-8-troubleshooting-help/39316 "2020-10-02T17:25:28Z")
I have a system running on 7.8.4 that is experiencing clients locking up ie needing a to alt+cntrl+delete out of the screen, and a gateway that is sometimes showing over 100% usage like this It seems like the gateway … --- ## [Gateway timer script - calling a function within a function - global not defined error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timer-script-calling-a-function-within-a-function-global-not-defined-error/39313)
**Author:** [@rpavlicek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rpavlicek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timer-script-calling-a-function-within-a-function-global-not-defined-error/39313 "2020-10-02T16:14:17Z")
Is it possible to call a function within a function inside a Gateway timer script? I can run the same script in the script console, but in the gateway timer, I get the error “global name ‘doThis’ not defined”. For exam… --- ## [Does system.gui.transform have specific graphics card requirements?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-system-gui-transform-have-specific-graphics-card-requirements/39292)
**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-system-gui-transform-have-specific-graphics-card-requirements/39292 "2020-10-02T15:38:01Z")
Good evening, I have a system using system.gui.transform extensively. Every once in a seemingly random while the components being called by system.gui.transform will all go black when acted upon by some event. This seem… --- ## [Disable alarms for user-defined time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-alarms-for-user-defined-time/38895)
**Author:** [@eessig](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eessig)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-alarms-for-user-defined-time/38895 "2020-10-02T15:20:13Z")
Hi, Is there a way to essentially shelve an alarm in perspective before it occurs or disable an alarm for a user-defined time? The idea is that the customer may be performing maintenance and they want to disable alarms, … --- ## [Ignition update to 8.1.0RC1 License become trial](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-update-to-8-1-0rc1-license-become-trial/39300)
**Author:** [@yifeiliu08](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yifeiliu08)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-update-to-8-1-0rc1-license-become-trial/39300 "2020-10-02T14:33:37Z")
before only the perspective module is trial , but after update, all the inductive license become trial , any one have the same issue? --- ## [Audit log space requirements](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/audit-log-space-requirements/39303)
**Author:** [@vrautomation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vrautomation)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/audit-log-space-requirements/39303 "2020-10-02T14:05:44Z")
I just created an Internal Audit log. Do I need to worry about the space required on disk? --- ## [Tag limit for OPC UA Device](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-limit-for-opc-ua-device/39305)
**Author:** [@Gareth.Hewetson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gareth.Hewetson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-limit-for-opc-ua-device/39305 "2020-10-02T14:00:19Z")
What is the maximum number of tags that can be imported for a single OPC UA device? I’m only able to import 644 tags per device. Can anyone confirm that this is correct? --- ## [Maximum number of alarms at one time?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maximum-number-of-alarms-at-one-time/39304)
**Author:** [@twstevic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/twstevic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maximum-number-of-alarms-at-one-time/39304 "2020-10-02T13:22:23Z")
Does the Alarm subsystem have a maximum number of alarms it can process at one time? While testing a project, if I hit Ignition with 4800 alarms, some times the alarm system misses complete DINTs, and other ones it simpl… --- ## [Tag binding cross-reference](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-binding-cross-reference/6340)
**Author:** [@eaolson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eaolson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-binding-cross-reference/6340 "2020-10-02T10:47:42Z")
Several times I've wanted to delete a tag, but haven't been sure if it's used in any tag bindings anywhere. It would be nice to have an option to highlight a tag and find where it's been used. Even if it's just a text li… --- ## [Good day! How to convert date strings to Int? Thank you](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/good-day-how-to-convert-date-strings-to-int-thank-you/39255)
**Author:** [@vincent.canda](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vincent.canda)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/good-day-how-to-convert-date-strings-to-int-thank-you/39255 "2020-10-02T06:58:41Z")
How to convert unicode to int? I have a scenario i want to get the difference between 2 date. Example my date format is: a = 10/01/2020 b= 10/01/2020 print a - b I want to get the value 0 Reference: [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1115) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1117)