# Ignition

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## [Modbus TCP Same address, different value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tcp-same-address-different-value/32150)

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**Author:** [@julian.medina](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/julian.medina)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tcp-same-address-different-value/32150 "2020-02-12T14:56:43Z")

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Hi! So, I have connected ignition to a Power Meter module via Modbus TCP, however I’m having an issue when I use “Bulk” (or group) addressing. Here, you can see that I have a group called “Corrientes” and a single tag …

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## [7.9 public address redirection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-9-public-address-redirection/32152)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-9-public-address-redirection/32152 "2020-02-12T00:14:39Z")

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Is there a place in Ignition 7.9 where you can setup public address redirection like there is in version 8? Right now if i try to go to the servers web page it does not match the certificate and I would like it to automa…

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## [Adding a Enable/Disable tag pen functionality to a Chart component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-a-enable-disable-tag-pen-functionality-to-a-chart-component/32145)

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**Author:** [@mdia](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdia)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-a-enable-disable-tag-pen-functionality-to-a-chart-component/32145 "2020-02-11T23:45:13Z")

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I have a chart component that is displaying data from two datasets having the same columns (24 each). I want to allow the user the ability to disable/enable a tag pen (which would basically be a column in this case) usin…

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## [Tag History - Tag change Management](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-tag-change-management/26304)

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**Author:** [@koryk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/koryk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-tag-change-management/26304 "2020-02-11T23:30:51Z")

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Hey all, hope you’re having a great 4th of July! I am currently working on updating our tag directory structure in Ignition. This is a iterative process, and as such, tags have been renamed and moved multiple times. I…

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## [Filtering Alarms](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filtering-alarms/32117)

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**Author:** [@regan.lewis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/regan.lewis)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/filtering-alarms/32117 "2020-02-11T22:48:34Z")

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I currently have a UDT created for the Danfoss VFDs in my facility with their Parameters being passed to a universally used Motor Faceplate Popup. In the UTD, I have defined Alarms for the Motors. I am wanting to add an…

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## [UDT configurations break on Import](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-configurations-break-on-import/32137)

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**Author:** [@greg.krueger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.krueger)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-configurations-break-on-import/32137 "2020-02-11T22:20:36Z")

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We’re experiencing issues trying to use UDT’s with parameterized or linked property settings. The issue we’re seeing is we can configure up a UDT with parameters/links fine. But as soon as we export/import it to anothe…

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## [Ignition Edge on ARMHF device - Gateway failing to start after install](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-on-armhf-device-gateway-failing-to-start-after-install/32138)

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**Author:** [@mleefers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mleefers)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-on-armhf-device-gateway-failing-to-start-after-install/32138 "2020-02-11T20:35:11Z")

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Hello All, I have recently installed Ignition Edge 8.0.7 on an ARMHF device running linux debian 9. It looks like everything is installed but I can’t seem to get the gateway to start up. Hopefully the screen shot is …

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## [Access OS username in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-os-username-in-perspective/32075)

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**Author:** [@ks0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ks0)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-os-username-in-perspective/32075 "2020-02-11T20:16:00Z")

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Anyone know of any tricks to get a client’s OS username (like is accessible in Vision) with perspective?? Cheers, Keiran

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## [ID provider misbehaving on username with trailing space](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/id-provider-misbehaving-on-username-with-trailing-space/32135)

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**Author:** [@justin.brzozoski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.brzozoski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/id-provider-misbehaving-on-username-with-trailing-space/32135 "2020-02-11T17:27:15Z")

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For our Perspective projects, we’re using an Ignition IdP backed by a manual SQL database. Because of a slight mess-up in our account management tools, we created an account with a username that had a trailing space. T…

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## [Export report data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-report-data/32103)

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**Author:** [@drinaldi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drinaldi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-report-data/32103 "2020-02-11T13:15:14Z")

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Hello, trying to export data from a report between 2 times. it produces data but not between the times I select. the report displays data for each hour. the report always gets todays data even with a date range of a dif…

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## [Problem of using a one shot button in a template](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-of-using-a-one-shot-button-in-a-template/32069)

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**Author:** [@lachguerabdallah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lachguerabdallah)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-of-using-a-one-shot-button-in-a-template/32069 "2020-02-11T12:53:56Z")

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Hi everyone. can you please help me I want to use a one-shot button on a template to control a property of a data type, but I can’t achieve it. Can someone give me an example. thanks

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## [How to assign HRBCD\_32 Addresses?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-assign-hrbcd-32-addresses/32068)

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**Author:** [@water2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/water2)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-assign-hrbcd-32-addresses/32068 "2020-02-11T12:45:16Z")

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Ignition 7.8.2 HRBCD\_32 If you were trying to get the values from say holding register 10 and 11 the syntax would be HRBCD\_3210? How do you properly complete the address formula for any given address? Ex. Holding reg…

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## [TimeSeries Chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timeseries-chart/32095)

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**Author:** [@etlikmilos](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/etlikmilos)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timeseries-chart/32095 "2020-02-11T12:08:54Z")

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Hi, all I have a problem when I use Time Series Chart. If I use this Query : SELECT top 3000 Fim09\_ProcesBAc.F09\_Machine\_Mould\_Press\_AmountOfInject\_TIMESTAMP AS time, Fim09\_ProcesBAc.F09\_Machine\_Mould\_Press\_AmountOfI…

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## [Doubts about syntaxes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/doubts-about-syntaxes/32072)

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**Author:** [@felipe2010silva](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/felipe2010silva)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/doubts-about-syntaxes/32072 "2020-02-11T09:45:01Z")

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Olá, I some doubts about the syntax of some programming. There is an expression tag name zCountShift whose expression extracts the seconds from another time type tag and in the tag events scripts -\> Value changed tag zC…

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## [ABB ACS550 VFD to Ignition Directly?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/abb-acs550-vfd-to-ignition-directly/32088)

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**Author:** [@rajesh.dayala](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rajesh.dayala)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/abb-acs550-vfd-to-ignition-directly/32088 "2020-02-11T04:45:51Z")

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Hi, Does any one know, How to connect ABB ACS550 VFD to Ignition directly or any other methods? Please suggest. Thanks

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## [Multiple popup check](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-popup-check/5029)

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**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-popup-check/5029 "2020-02-11T04:07:06Z")

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i have a script: param = event.source.parent.MotorID if event.source.parent.EnablePopups: system.nav.openWindowInstance('popup', {'MotorID' : param}) system.nav.centerWindow('popup') to open a popup for some motor…

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## [Gateway Event Auditing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-event-auditing/10007)

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**Author:** [@allenr8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/allenr8)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-event-auditing/10007 "2020-02-11T01:02:21Z")

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So I know we have an audit journal that captures everything that happens within a project, but is there a way to capture what happens on a gateway level? Say for example someone tinkers about with alarm settings and …

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## [Old Webinar for download](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/old-webinar-for-download/22384)

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**Author:** [@dcamp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dcamp)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/old-webinar-for-download/22384 "2020-02-11T00:35:01Z")

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Is there anyway I can download an old webinar “Explore the Digital Oilfield”? Thanks

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## [Query for Min and Max values and the time for report](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-for-min-and-max-values-and-the-time-for-report/32077)

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**Author:** [@sebastian.zanotto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sebastian.zanotto)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-for-min-and-max-values-and-the-time-for-report/32077 "2020-02-10T22:07:37Z")

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Hello, I need to query for the min and max and there time stamp from tag history between the StartDate and EndDate of the report. Thanks for any help

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## [Using ignition's Webserver to host custom php web page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-ignitions-webserver-to-host-custom-php-web-page/15545)

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**Author:** [@MoisesZV](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MoisesZV)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-ignitions-webserver-to-host-custom-php-web-page/15545 "2020-02-10T21:27:39Z")

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it is possible to host a custom php web page in the Ignition's web server? I put my php files on "C:\\Program Files\\Inductive Automation\\Ignition\\webserver\\webapps\\main" but it seems it only shows html pages.

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## [Origin event property for vision?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/origin-event-property-for-vision/32109)

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**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/origin-event-property-for-vision/32109 "2020-02-10T20:55:07Z")

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I recently was working on a Perspective project and realized they have an additional property in propertyChange scripts - binding, which lets you tell what affected the property, a script or a user/browser. It really he…

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## [Is there a tag that holds the Backup Folder for Automatic Backups](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-tag-that-holds-the-backup-folder-for-automatic-backups/32059)

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**Author:** [@martinel3746](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/martinel3746)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-tag-that-holds-the-backup-folder-for-automatic-backups/32059 "2020-02-10T20:47:19Z")

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We have several gateways that backup to network drives with different servers and paths depending on the region or facility. Most of the time it works great but sometimes it fails for various reasons. I’m writing a util…

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## [Unable to retrieve edit lock for resource error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-retrieve-edit-lock-for-resource-error/32096)

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**Author:** [@AFULLER](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AFULLER)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-retrieve-edit-lock-for-resource-error/32096 "2020-02-10T20:47:07Z")

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Restarted the gateway and rebooted the server, still have the "unable to retrieve edit lock for resource error " any ideas? Many thanks!

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## [AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'motorNumber'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/attributeerror-nonetype-object-has-no-attribute-motornumber/31927)

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**Author:** [@wattersm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wattersm)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/attributeerror-nonetype-object-has-no-attribute-motornumber/31927 "2020-02-10T20:15:26Z")

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I have a popup window that is throwing errors when it is opened. motorNumber is a custom property that is defined in the custom properties for the window. Does anybody know what would cause this? Below is a full stack…

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## [Perspective: session.props.device.identifier changing during session?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-session-props-device-identifier-changing-during-session/32045)

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**Author:** [@waldner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/waldner)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-session-props-device-identifier-changing-during-session/32045 "2020-02-10T19:04:38Z")

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Ignition 8.0.7, I’m seeing a strange issue where session.props.device.identifier in onStartup(session) has a value, but then, later, extracting self.session.props.device.identifier in a runAction(self, event) function fo…

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## [Storing (historizing) data from OPC-DA connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/storing-historizing-data-from-opc-da-connection/32101)

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**Author:** [@ccorrea](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ccorrea)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/storing-historizing-data-from-opc-da-connection/32101 "2020-02-10T18:43:16Z")

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Hi guys, Newbie question here (I was once told there’s no such thing as dummy question, so…). I have some devices connected to DeltaV and seeing the data in real-time; because of history-tag limitations such data is no…

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## [Analog Indicator Binding on Value Indicator on fill color](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/analog-indicator-binding-on-value-indicator-on-fill-color/5774)

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**Author:** [@tailfire](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tailfire)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/analog-indicator-binding-on-value-indicator-on-fill-color/5774 "2020-02-10T18:30:46Z")

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Is there a quick way I can bind the color property on the '\[value indicator\]' to match the set points? On the "Moving Analog Indicator"

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## [Excel Timestamp format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/excel-timestamp-format/32091)

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**Author:** [@avg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/avg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/excel-timestamp-format/32091 "2020-02-10T16:49:12Z")

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We use this code to export data to a ‘Excel’ File: table = event.source.parent.getComponent(‘Power Table’) filePath = system.dataset.exportExcel(“datosPR.xls”, 1, table.data) In one side we have problems opening the f…

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## [Modbus UDP Driver](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-udp-driver/32099)

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**Author:** [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-udp-driver/32099 "2020-02-10T15:57:14Z")

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Is there an official IA Modbus UDP driver? This would specifically be for an Edge solution as well.

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## [Change perspective dock height in runtime](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-perspective-dock-height-in-runtime/32070)

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**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-perspective-dock-height-in-runtime/32070 "2020-02-10T15:37:28Z")

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Is there a way to change the height of a dock at runtime? For instance I am creating a shared header that shows system messages on each page, for example when a database connection is faulted. The view for that header i…

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