# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1349 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1350 --- ## [Windows Embedded 7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-embedded-7/19634)
**Author:** [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-embedded-7/19634 "2018-09-28T14:02:12Z")
Can you run an Ignition gateway on this OS? Ive seen some people say yay and some nay on a forum search. --- ## [Ignition Reporting database design](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-reporting-database-design/19884)
**Author:** [@mcarritt1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcarritt1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-reporting-database-design/19884 "2018-09-28T16:18:37Z")
Hi all, I’ve set up several transactions in transaction groups to log data to a table. The transactions log data from several different data points from several different sites every hour, on the hour. Essentially, I ha… --- ## [Need a bit Help with the Function](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-a-bit-help-with-the-function/19883)
**Author:** [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-a-bit-help-with-the-function/19883 "2018-09-28T16:17:07Z")
I am completely new in the field of programming Python and Ignition Scripting. I have a piece of code that I am trying to understand. Please help me out if you can, address = "" def getSLCFile( address ): end\_char = ad… --- ## [Easy Chart .xls Export Fails](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-xls-export-fails/19881)
**Author:** [@m.currier](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/m.currier)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-xls-export-fails/19881 "2018-09-28T16:11:52Z")
When I export data from an easy-chart the resulting .xls file contains nothing but a header. Excel won't open the file at all. Has anyone seen this? Any settings that may cause this? The trend itself displays fine a… --- ## [Power Table colors seems to be disabled](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-colors-seems-to-be-disabled/19880)
**Author:** [@f.pinciaroli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/f.pinciaroli)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-colors-seems-to-be-disabled/19880 "2018-09-28T14:52:57Z")
Hello, I have an issue with a power table. I changed some colors using the configureCell script function with some code like that: from javax.swing import SwingConstants window = system.gui.getWindow('Navigation/… --- ## [Disabling tags in tag UDT instances](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disabling-tags-in-tag-udt-instances/19877)
**Author:** [@matwon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matwon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disabling-tags-in-tag-udt-instances/19877 "2018-09-28T13:25:20Z")
Hello! Me and my team are working on a older scada to ignition migration. There are maybe 20 PLCs in the field that are configured in Ignition. Right now we are in the design stage are we want to import the PLC tag… --- ## [Unknown tag change issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unknown-tag-change-issues/19787)
**Author:** [@Andrew\_P](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andrew_P)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unknown-tag-change-issues/19787 "2018-09-28T11:41:04Z")
Hi, I am having some significant problems with ignition. I have made a number of other posts regarding database issues etc, none of which have yet been resolved. My latest issue is that I am getting random changes in … --- ## [CSV wriitng blank fields](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/csv-wriitng-blank-fields/19833)
**Author:** [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/csv-wriitng-blank-fields/19833 "2018-09-28T00:00:11Z")
I'm writing a CSV file and need some blank fields inserted. try: fo = open(filepathw, "a") fw = csv.writer(fo, delimiter=';')#, quotechar=' ', quoting=csv.QUOTE\_MINIMAL) fw.writerow(\[wid, wksn, wksnbar, wktn, w… --- ## [Cannot write to folder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-write-to-folder/19730)
**Author:** [@StefanGronberg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/StefanGronberg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-write-to-folder/19730 "2018-09-28T05:19:57Z")
Hi, with the ignition project im working on right now, i keep getting the error "Error writing to tag" "Cannot write to folder" The details tab is grayed out and i cannot find the source of this error, i have checked … --- ## [Anyone else having issues with property bindings after 7.9.9?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/anyone-else-having-issues-with-property-bindings-after-7-9-9/19865)
**Author:** [@SeraSera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SeraSera)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/anyone-else-having-issues-with-property-bindings-after-7-9-9/19865 "2018-09-27T18:06:25Z")
Looks like after our upgrade to 7.9.9, property bindings on a window's root container don't evaluate consistently (If at all). Static properties that never change won't get passed on to components,but will evaluate if … --- ## [Word Wrap Alarm Status Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/word-wrap-alarm-status-table/19835)
**Author:** [@bellm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bellm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/word-wrap-alarm-status-table/19835 "2018-09-27T16:31:28Z")
I have a long description in one on my alarms. Is there a way to word wrap it so that the Alarm Status Table will show the whole description? --- ## [Net helpmsg 2186](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/net-helpmsg-2186/19824)
**Author:** [@mr\_toghyani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mr_toghyani)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/net-helpmsg-2186/19824 "2018-09-27T16:18:34Z")
Hi there, Does anyone know how I can fix the issue of "NET MSGHELP 2186"? The gateway has been stopped and It does not start. I added the Java path in the ignition.CONF file but it didn't work. Regards, --- ## [Embed tag values in alarm messages](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embed-tag-values-in-alarm-messages/19796)
**Author:** [@ASF](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ASF)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embed-tag-values-in-alarm-messages/19796 "2018-09-27T15:24:35Z")
Hi all, First post here, and first time developing with Ignition. Got a question regarding embedding tag values in alarm messages. I have a particular type of VSD, which I communicate with over Ethernet. When the dri… --- ## [Project launch parameters in the url](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-launch-parameters-in-the-url/3761)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-launch-parameters-in-the-url/3761 "2018-09-27T14:52:01Z")
The project itself doesn't have properties that can be set but... client tags Can we get the ability to init client tags based on the url used to launch a project? eg: http://localhost:8088/main/system/launch/p… --- ## [Expression question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-question/19846)
**Author:** [@paulm1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paulm1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-question/19846 "2018-09-27T14:51:14Z")
I am curious, In an Expression, What are the differences between - and - dateFormat(now(),"HH:mm:ss") --- ## [Layout of multiple-sceens](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/layout-of-multiple-sceens/19851)
**Author:** [@kyle\_dar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kyle_dar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/layout-of-multiple-sceens/19851 "2018-09-27T14:48:10Z")
I found that the layout of secondary desktop is different from the primary desktop. I configured "Axis Precedence " as “North/South” while the layout of secondary desktop seems like “East/West”. Is it a bug or is there a… --- ## [Client Latency with AWS Hosted Ignition and RDS Latency](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-latency-with-aws-hosted-ignition-and-rds-latency/19811)
**Author:** [@jcoleman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jcoleman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-latency-with-aws-hosted-ignition-and-rds-latency/19811 "2018-09-27T14:20:34Z")
A few months ago we migrated a local Ignition instance to AWS EC2 and RDS (both xlarge) Windows server 2016 and mySQL. What kind of latency should we be expecting to experience? The system is sometimes pretty responsive… --- ## [Cannot find tags under MQTT Engine?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-find-tags-under-mqtt-engine/19857)
**Author:** [@uwe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/uwe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-find-tags-under-mqtt-engine/19857 "2018-09-27T13:02:33Z")
I verified that Edit-\>Find/Replace in Ignition Designer will find tags eg. GatewayAddress under System. But, it seems limited to matching the leaf nodes in your tag hierarchy. I tested several cases with no success. N… --- ## [Not able to Filter data from my Dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-filter-data-from-my-dataset/19802)
**Author:** [@saurabhambildhuke08](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/saurabhambildhuke08)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-filter-data-from-my-dataset/19802 "2018-09-27T07:23:51Z")
Hello All, I want to filter data on a dropdown event. here i have to take the data from one power table and filter it on other power table using dropdown list. please provide me the solution. Thank you. --- ## [Navigation Window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigation-window/19839)
**Author:** [@rknoll](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rknoll)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigation-window/19839 "2018-09-27T05:18:10Z")
Hello, pleas, can some help me how add into my Designer Project Browser the navigation window? I miss it there campre to ViteoTutorial. Do I have to install some Navigation module or AddOns? I am real beginer and I w… --- ## [Read Timeout Error Causes Gateway Crash - Tag History Binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-timeout-error-causes-gateway-crash-tag-history-binding/19815)
**Author:** [@bill.diblasi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bill.diblasi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-timeout-error-causes-gateway-crash-tag-history-binding/19815 "2018-09-27T03:29:48Z")
I have dataset properties with Tag History bindings, as well as EasyCharts. Occasionally this type of error is thrown and the Gateway is automatically restarted. Anecdotally we thought this would occur if the start and e… --- ## [Timer SCripts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timer-scripts/7812)
**Author:** [@ashish007pict](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ashish007pict)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/timer-scripts/7812 "2014-01-13T16:12:57Z")
Hello All, I have written Timer Script to update my window numeric text field element per 1000ms. I am reading system/client current date and time and separating it into two textfields. Below is my script . import … --- ## [Need advice for best way to switch user](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-advice-for-best-way-to-switch-user/19845)
**Author:** [@Claus\_Nielsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Claus_Nielsen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-advice-for-best-way-to-switch-user/19845 "2018-09-26T22:54:18Z")
Hello, Need some help to figure this out. First a little background. I have a customer who want's to use smart cards for basicly any operation that can be performed in the application. So far I successfully read the … --- ## [Transaction group database write failure resulted in successful transaction](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-database-write-failure-resulted-in-successful-transaction/19840)
**Author:** [@mcarritt1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcarritt1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-database-write-failure-resulted-in-successful-transaction/19840 "2018-09-26T19:54:32Z")
I made a historical transaction, and messed up a datatype in the PLC on accident, which resulted in the timestamp not being in the correct format for the database. So when the transaction group went to store that data i… --- ## [Stopping Scripts from running](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stopping-scripts-from-running/12374)
**Author:** [@brandon222](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brandon222)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stopping-scripts-from-running/12374 "2018-09-26T15:05:18Z")
I accidentally set one of my values to keep equaling 0. So its just running in a loop. Now it keeps crashing my Designer whenever I enter that window. Is there anyway to stop scripts from running or a way I can delete th… --- ## [Alarm acknowledgment for multiple alarms from the same tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-acknowledgment-for-multiple-alarms-from-the-same-tag/19834)
**Author:** [@mcarritt1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcarritt1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-acknowledgment-for-multiple-alarms-from-the-same-tag/19834 "2018-09-26T12:52:45Z")
I scripted out some things to use a 3rd party service to notify operators about alarms. The only problem I'm having is in the following scenario: Tag A goes in to alarm, then clears. (We'll call this alarm 1). Tag A… --- ## [Unexpected writing to memory array tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unexpected-writing-to-memory-array-tags/19799)
**Author:** [@derek.neilson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/derek.neilson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unexpected-writing-to-memory-array-tags/19799 "2018-09-26T11:35:56Z")
I have a script where I read the value of a memory array tag. I then manipulate the data in my script. I am finding that the value of the tag is being modified by the script even without using system.tag.write() I'm us… --- ## [Alarm Acknowledgement Handshake to PLC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-acknowledgement-handshake-to-plc/3917)
**Author:** [@jon\_wootton](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jon_wootton)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-acknowledgement-handshake-to-plc/3917 "2018-09-26T05:19:22Z")
I have my PLC code setup to receive an alarm acknowledgement from the SCADA. Without it the alarm that is latched in the PLC will not clear. Is there a way to bind a tag to an alarm so that the ACK will be turned on on… --- ## [Change power table column background color based on whether Editable enabled](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-power-table-column-background-color-based-on-whether-editable-enabled/19817)
**Author:** [@bebel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bebel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-power-table-column-background-color-based-on-whether-editable-enabled/19817 "2018-09-25T17:35:10Z")
I ma trying to find a way to gray out columns that can not be edited. This seems to be a standard practice for all windows programs so I am surprised that I cannot find any information on how to do this. --- ## [Fill colour look up table issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fill-colour-look-up-table-issue/19646)
**Author:** [@john.eichler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.eichler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fill-colour-look-up-table-issue/19646 "2018-09-26T01:17:56Z")
Ignition version : 7.9.7 PLC: Siemens S7-1200 Hi. I use a state variable from our PLCs to animate the icon for the device in question. Today I noticed some strange behavior. State variable and intended colour assignm… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1348) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1350)