# Ignition

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## [Duplicated Data - Reports Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/duplicated-data-reports-table/30604)

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**Author:** [@conan.a](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/conan.a)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/duplicated-data-reports-table/30604 "2019-12-11T17:52:39Z")

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Hi Guys, Have an Issue with the reporting feature on Ignition 8. I am trying to display data in a 24 hour time from starting from midnight to 23:00PM. This column is reading in a Text Value of @t\_stamp@, I have the…

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## [Flex view overlapping when resizing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-view-overlapping-when-resizing/30607)

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**Author:** [@victor1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victor1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-view-overlapping-when-resizing/30607 "2019-12-11T16:17:03Z")

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Hello. I am using flex view with flex repeater. The behavior when growing the screen its ok, but when shrinking the screen, the components are overlapping. How can I avoid this? Thanks

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## [Undesired Component Behavior in Perspective App](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/undesired-component-behavior-in-perspective-app/30605)

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**Author:** [@erfritts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/erfritts)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/undesired-component-behavior-in-perspective-app/30605 "2019-12-11T13:59:52Z")

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We use iOS for our mobile client solutions. In our first attempts to redeploy our mobile projects as Perspective projects we have had numerous interaction problems. It is so bad as to make the projects unusable in their …

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## [Information appears in a popup window after pressing a button on a machine's HMI](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/information-appears-in-a-popup-window-after-pressing-a-button-on-a-machines-hmi/30590)

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**Author:** [@felipe2010silva](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/felipe2010silva)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/information-appears-in-a-popup-window-after-pressing-a-button-on-a-machines-hmi/30590 "2019-12-11T11:06:50Z")

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Good evening, I’m new to ignition and I wanted to make a client application improvement but I have no idea how to do it. I will create a button on the HMI on the machine named “Cupper” which can be seen in the image belo…

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## [Can I delete the .mdmp file in ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-i-delete-the-mdmp-file-in-ignition/30593)

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**Author:** [@pitsaeng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pitsaeng)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-i-delete-the-mdmp-file-in-ignition/30593 "2019-12-11T02:28:52Z")

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## [Easy Chart Where Clause](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-where-clause/2174)

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**Author:** [@Rockman1\_1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rockman1_1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-where-clause/2174 "2019-12-10T20:44:47Z")

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In FPMI, the Easy Chart Customizer included a Where clause entry box in the data section when adding pens. This was in addition to the Value Column, Time Column, Table Name and Datasource entries. This entry box doesn'…

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## [Report Dynamic Table of Contents](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-dynamic-table-of-contents/30576)

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**Author:** [@nathan.willbanks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nathan.willbanks)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-dynamic-table-of-contents/30576 "2019-12-10T20:28:40Z")

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I’m creating a Report using a Table Group for each “Report Section” (5 Sections total). Because the Table Group adds pages as necessary, the page number on which each section begins is not always the same. Does anyone k…

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## [Scripting Help w/ Perspective - Passing parameters to a popup window w/ table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-help-w-perspective-passing-parameters-to-a-popup-window-w-table/30562)

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**Author:** [@tmahaffey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tmahaffey)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-help-w-perspective-passing-parameters-to-a-popup-window-w-table/30562 "2019-12-10T18:37:53Z")

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Is there anything that you can see that would stop my popup window from opening? The commented rungs are for where a programmer showed me different ways to pass parameters to my table that I’m trying to open. We had t…

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## [invokeLater in a for loop](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/invokelater-in-a-for-loop/30570)

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**Author:** [@pascal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pascal)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/invokelater-in-a-for-loop/30570 "2019-12-10T14:40:17Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to make a script that runs a db query to retrieve historical data between two dates. I would like to loop through the result dataset and write each value on a tag, wait 1 second (or more) and write the n…

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## [Trouble with getting Autosol connected to Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-with-getting-autosol-connected-to-ignition/30456)

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**Author:** [@justin.huggins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.huggins)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trouble-with-getting-autosol-connected-to-ignition/30456 "2019-12-10T14:38:10Z")

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Does anyone have any instructions on what all needs to take place to get Autosol connected to Ignition? I have the host name and ProgID but the connection just faults.

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## [Try:Except: Not working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/try-not-working/30572)

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**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/try-not-working/30572 "2019-12-10T14:36:25Z")

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I have a function that has some nested functions inside. The script is called on a barcode scan event. I had to add a custom property called scanBool that sets to 1, then reverts to 0 upon completion. This is so that …

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## [Problem Ignition Designer Launcher](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-ignition-designer-launcher/30564)

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**Author:** [@1526083654](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/1526083654)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-ignition-designer-launcher/30564 "2019-12-10T12:39:45Z")

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Ignition v8.0.0 and java 1.8.0\_151 on windows10 64 bit When I try to launch The Designer Launcher,it create an OpenJDK process but no visible window. I encountered the same problem on windows7.Hope someone can help …

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## [Multiple Scan Class Behavior](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-scan-class-behavior/30557)

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**Author:** [@alainia.spencer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alainia.spencer)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-scan-class-behavior/30557 "2019-12-09T23:24:40Z")

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I currently have a dilemma that I am trying to overcome. I have a group of gas meter tags and plunger tags that all reside on the same device. I would like to only poll the plunger tags twice a day where as the gas mete…

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## [Cannot write to UDT instance metadata documentation with system.tag.writeBlocking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-write-to-udt-instance-metadata-documentation-with-system-tag-writeblocking/30556)

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**Author:** [@jacksone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacksone)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-write-to-udt-instance-metadata-documentation-with-system-tag-writeblocking/30556 "2019-12-09T23:20:44Z")

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I had a script that worked at 7.9 that would write to a tag’s .documentation field. This script still works at 8.0 if the tag is not a UDT instance. The script does not generate an error, it just does nothing. I am wo…

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## [com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.script.LegacyClientTagUtilities](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/com-inductiveautomation-ignition-client-script-legacyclienttagutilities/30476)

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**Author:** [@jacksone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacksone)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/com-inductiveautomation-ignition-client-script-legacyclienttagutilities/30476 "2019-12-09T20:03:01Z")

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So after upgrading to Ignition 8, I have noticed that python script errors are now reporting com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.script.LegacyClientTagUtilities… I am just curious if this is now legacy, is there som…

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## [Ignition 8 Scripting Cursor looks a character off?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-scripting-cursor-looks-a-character-off/30535)

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**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-scripting-cursor-looks-a-character-off/30535 "2019-12-09T17:03:33Z")

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Was wondering if this is happening with anyone else. My and a coworker have recently started using Ignition 8. We’ve noticed in the component scripting screens, the cursor can look a character or two off. For example,…

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## [\[FB-15229\] Highlight difficult to read in Query Browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fb-15229-highlight-difficult-to-read-in-query-browser/30514)

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**Author:** [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fb-15229-highlight-difficult-to-read-in-query-browser/30514 "2019-12-07T14:42:47Z")

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I know my eyes aren’t what they used to be, but the white foreground on light orange (or pale peach, if I was in an alliterative mood) background isn’t quite doing it for me.

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## [Symbol Factory for Ignition Edge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/symbol-factory-for-ignition-edge/30526)

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**Author:** [@gshiva5](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gshiva5)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/symbol-factory-for-ignition-edge/30526 "2019-12-09T14:58:15Z")

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Is there way to add symbol factory for Ignition Edge version.

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## [Alarm text translation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-text-translation/9007)

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**Author:** [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-text-translation/9007 "2019-12-09T14:42:27Z")

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Is it possible to translate alarm texts, which are defined in Tag editor under Alarming? I can't find a way... :blush: I can translate the entire Alarm Status Table component, but the actual alarm text is always, what …

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## [Access Windows component from a Project Script on Window Open](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-windows-component-from-a-project-script-on-window-open/30506)

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**Author:** [@dwoo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dwoo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-windows-component-from-a-project-script-on-window-open/30506 "2019-12-09T14:20:06Z")

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I would like to access some components in a screen when the screen opens, but from a Project Script so it can be used by multiple screens. The screens will have some similar components (i.e. droplist.selectedValue) I …

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## [Read file access to Ignition server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-file-access-to-ignition-server/30538)

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**Author:** [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-file-access-to-ignition-server/30538 "2019-12-09T13:55:11Z")

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Hello, This is more kind of an IT question but I am sure I will find the answer here. We have 2 different server’s (Ignition and External Vendor) installed on the 2 different virtual machine under same physical server …

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## [(Vision) User management script (onDeleteUser)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-user-management-script-ondeleteuser/30528)

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**Author:** [@giulio.comito](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/giulio.comito)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-user-management-script-ondeleteuser/30528 "2019-12-09T12:57:33Z")

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Hello everyone! Do you think I can get the numbers circled in red? My goal is to make user management such that it’s not possible to delete a user if he is the last of his role. Thanks for your attention!

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## [Modifying PMIComboxBox DataSetComboBoxModel clears selected item](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modifying-pmicomboxbox-datasetcomboboxmodel-clears-selected-item/30525)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modifying-pmicomboxbox-datasetcomboboxmodel-clears-selected-item/30525 "2019-12-09T03:17:01Z")

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I’m using my code in this post to make changes to the drop down menu component’s DataSetComboBoxModel and NewPMIComboBoxRenderer classes, however it’s always had the issue where the component will show \<Select One\> when …

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## [Reporting module - historical tag configuration issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-historical-tag-configuration-issue/30460)

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**Author:** [@john.eichler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.eichler)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-historical-tag-configuration-issue/30460 "2019-12-08T19:08:23Z")

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Ignition 8.05 I have the reporting module running in trial mode as we are evaulating prior to purchase. I seem to be unable to configure a tag historian query (or a tag calculation query). The window is blank. Is this …

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## [Bus connection compatible with Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bus-connection-compatible-with-ignition/30488)

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**Author:** [@Mabille](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mabille)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2019, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bus-connection-compatible-with-ignition/30488 "2019-12-08T10:15:12Z")

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Hi, I am working with a factory that has Ignition SCADA. They are buying a piece of standalone processing equipment with its own HMI that they will later want to connect to their SCADA for centralised data logging (and …

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## [SVG loadtimes vs. basic graphics](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/svg-loadtimes-vs-basic-graphics/30468)

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**Author:** [@tmahaffey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tmahaffey)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/svg-loadtimes-vs-basic-graphics/30468 "2019-12-07T14:10:43Z")

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We are considering using the SVGs in perspective for a client, but we are concerned with mow much extra stress this might put on their network and the server. A lot of their users may be in areas where cellular service c…

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## [Writing new value to global tag with pipeline script block](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-new-value-to-global-tag-with-pipeline-script-block/30508)

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**Author:** [@jciatti](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jciatti)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-new-value-to-global-tag-with-pipeline-script-block/30508 "2019-12-06T21:50:22Z")

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I’m sure this is simple but I’m new in the scripting realm so I’m not sure which function of the alarm pipeline “event” to call in order to get the source path of an alarm event. I would like to write to a different tag …

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## [Bools In Vision Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bools-in-vision-table/30408)

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**Author:** [@lmirka](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lmirka)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bools-in-vision-table/30408 "2019-12-06T21:52:36Z")

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I have a table on a high-resolution screen with native scaling. One of my columns is boolean, and linked to a SQL query that I would like to still be able to update. No matter what I try with any of the Translations, I…

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## [Web browser automatic refresh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-browser-automatic-refresh/30502)

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**Author:** [@GeraGarcia](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/GeraGarcia)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-browser-automatic-refresh/30502 "2019-12-06T20:32:47Z")

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Hi. I have a MsExcel dashboard saved as web page with the refresh automatic each the excel file is saved, when i save the excel file the firefox browser detect the excel file changes automatic with out push the refresh …

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## [db.runPrepUpdate issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/db-runprepupdate-issue/30475)

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**Author:** [@warren.johnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/warren.johnson)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/db-runprepupdate-issue/30475 "2019-12-06T19:46:22Z")

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So I am terrible with queries and was trying my go at it, but it’s not working. I know I am missing something relatively simple. I am using the runPrepUpdate with in a tag change script to capture certain data from tag…

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