# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1418 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1419 --- ## [MySQL - data across multiple drives?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-data-across-multiple-drives/15075)
**Author:** [@vitor.dasilva](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vitor.dasilva)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-data-across-multiple-drives/15075 "2017-08-17T00:13:57Z")
Hi everyone, We're in preparation stages for our very first Ignition deployment - I'd like to ask for your advice in regards to setting up MySQL as the historian database. Our project will consist of several thousand t… --- ## [Suppression of Error Messsages?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/suppression-of-error-messsages/15084)
**Author:** [@john.furby](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.furby)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/suppression-of-error-messsages/15084 "2017-08-16T19:20:41Z")
Is there a way to set a project so it does not show any error message popups? We have a bunch of dashboards, so there's no mouse or keyboard readily available and when we have a momentary loss of connection or anything, … --- ## [Ignition Won't Launch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-wont-launch/10178)
**Author:** [@Loomisman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Loomisman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-wont-launch/10178 "2017-08-16T15:05:03Z")
I recently upgraded to Ignition 7.7.5 since then I have not been able to launch clients or Designer from my PC. The day I ungraded the server my PC worked fine. I have jave8u45 and am running Windows 7 32-bit. There are … --- ## [Problem to open an Ignition Designer Project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-to-open-an-ignition-designer-project/5805)
**Author:** [@caritoel27](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/caritoel27)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-to-open-an-ignition-designer-project/5805 "2017-08-16T08:46:32Z")
Hi, I write you because i have a problem to open to an Ignition Designer project . The Ignition project was developed, in a server with Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bits) and also runs the service there as the central se… --- ## [Zone Indirection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/zone-indirection/15077)
**Author:** [@ErikG](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ErikG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/zone-indirection/15077 "2017-08-16T01:10:56Z")
Is it possible to pass a UDT parameter down to a Security Zone field? We’ve got 100k+ tags, all defined in UDTs, and could benefit from using Zones. --- ## [UDT parameterisation of tag number properties (eng limits, etc.)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-parameterisation-of-tag-number-properties-eng-limits-etc/15076)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-parameterisation-of-tag-number-properties-eng-limits-etc/15076 "2017-08-15T23:57:28Z")
I have a generic UDT for an analogue transmitter that has 6 tags that should all use the same tag ranges (eng limits, and scaling ranges if required). I have tried to create parameters for these and assign them to the … --- ## [Ignition OCP modules](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-ocp-modules/15003)
**Author:** [@pgarcia](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgarcia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-ocp-modules/15003 "2017-08-15T21:53:29Z")
does ignition have a list of devices that can communicate to ignition OPC? im trying to connect to this UPS web adapter BestLink SNMP/Web adapter. does anybody know if this device is supported. --- ## [Identify window instances](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/identify-window-instances/15071)
**Author:** [@iamthebull](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/iamthebull)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/identify-window-instances/15071 "2017-08-15T18:38:13Z")
If I have two window instances open and I use system.gui.getOpenedWindows() then I get two window objects that have the same name. How do I distinguish between the two? Is there a unique property that I can read from the… --- ## [onCreateRoster function](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/oncreateroster-function/15073)
**Author:** [@Pat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/oncreateroster-function/15073 "2017-08-15T18:20:14Z")
Is there a way to edit the rosterName in the onCreateRoster function? I'm trying to add a prefix to the user's entered roster name. So if the user tries to create a roster called "Plant 1", I actually want the make the… --- ## [Populating a Table with Maximum 6000 tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/populating-a-table-with-maximum-6000-tags/15066)
**Author:** [@lautry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lautry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/populating-a-table-with-maximum-6000-tags/15066 "2017-08-15T03:42:05Z")
Ok, so, the project I'm currently working on calls for at most 600 tags of one column at once. I need to have 9 fields to provide them back data on the HMI in a table. I have all 600 of each of the tags, however, each … --- ## [Bit address optimization on siemens drivers?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bit-address-optimization-on-siemens-drivers/10272)
**Author:** [@pdibenedetto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pdibenedetto)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bit-address-optimization-on-siemens-drivers/10272 "2017-08-14T20:45:05Z")
Suppose you have several booleans data on PLC. Which is better in terms of driver performance, considering that the PLC is a Siemens one and using the Ignitions Siemens driver's: 1- Make one integer opc tag and make se… --- ## [Chart interpolation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-interpolation/15059)
**Author:** [@johnny.alvarado](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/johnny.alvarado)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-interpolation/15059 "2017-08-14T20:20:06Z")
If you see the attached image The first tag is interpolated linearly, but the other two are interpolated stair step. I did nothing different for each one, so how can I control the interpolation type with the chart c… --- ## [Historian dead band and analog compression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-dead-band-and-analog-compression/15058)
**Author:** [@johnny.alvarado](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/johnny.alvarado)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-dead-band-and-analog-compression/15058 "2017-08-14T17:08:38Z")
I would like to know how to define a rule to set the value of the dead band for an analog tag to be stored into the historical data base. The purpose of this setting is to filter noise and I am used to the classical de… --- ## [Alarm Ack Status animation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-ack-status-animation/14687)
**Author:** [@westlam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/westlam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-ack-status-animation/14687 "2017-08-14T15:13:56Z")
I'm trying to animate a Template object when the tag is: a) In Alarm - Change the back ground colour b) UnAcked -Blink a rectangle that surrounds the numeric display in the template. I've got the colour change workin… --- ## [TopServerV5 Subscription TAG STALE](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/topserverv5-subscription-tag-stale/12604)
**Author:** [@EricFrancoeur](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/EricFrancoeur)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/topserverv5-subscription-tag-stale/12604 "2017-08-14T13:32:15Z")
Since we have upgraded to 7.9 my tag from my TopServer5 are STALE In OPC Quick client I can READ them but the Subscription fails In the Vision Client they all fail I tried just a system.tag.read and I can't seem t… --- ## [Read Email Attachment](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-email-attachment/15036)
**Author:** [@jreynolds](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jreynolds)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-email-attachment/15036 "2017-08-11T19:12:17Z")
Is it possible to read an attachment on an email? We receive a .CSV file from a supplier that currently gets manually copied into a folder where Ignition reads it and parses into our DB. I'm wanting Ignition to read the … --- ## [Designer over SSL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-over-ssl/15040)
**Author:** [@mcgheeiv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcgheeiv)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-over-ssl/15040 "2017-08-11T15:09:58Z")
Cannot get designer to launch when gateway is setup to use non-standard SSL port port 8042 - Ignition Edge - Designer won't start - socket timeout error port 8043 - Ignition Full - Designer works fine port 8044 - Ignit… --- ## [MetricHistoryManager Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/metrichistorymanager-error/14978)
**Author:** [@DavidWisely](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DavidWisely)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/metrichistorymanager-error/14978 "2017-08-11T05:44:01Z")
I’m getting heaps of errors (about 1 per minute) in the Gatweay saying “MetricHistoryManager - Could not write metric value to database:database disk image is malformed” as shown below! I’m not sure where to start to fi… --- ## [IP Camera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ip-camera/12859)
**Author:** [@CamJam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CamJam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ip-camera/12859 "2017-08-11T01:38:01Z")
Hi Guys, I am having some problems with using the IP camera viewer in the client. I can get a stream in the designer but when using the client, it retrys and eventually gives up with a exception http 401 - unauthorise… --- ## [Overactive Database Connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/overactive-database-connection/15035)
**Author:** [@caitlinf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/caitlinf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/overactive-database-connection/15035 "2017-08-10T17:13:34Z")
Hi again, I have a database connection which seems to be overworking the CPU with way too much activity. When I disable this connection the CPU usage goes right back down to normal. I can see that the query throughput i… --- ## [Audit log - target filter with wildcard or list](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/audit-log-target-filter-with-wildcard-or-list/7078)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/audit-log-target-filter-with-wildcard-or-list/7078 "2017-08-10T15:42:43Z")
Ignition 7.6.2 With the binding function "Audit log" on a table component or the system.util.queryAuditLog function, in the target filter, I would like to use wilcards or list of filter (like with alarm status) --- ## [StateMachine on SFC or tag ValueChanged script?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/statemachine-on-sfc-or-tag-valuechanged-script/15028)
**Author:** [@nanixu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nanixu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/statemachine-on-sfc-or-tag-valuechanged-script/15028 "2017-08-10T09:55:51Z")
Hi there, I need a statemachine , for example state change to "run" from "standby" depends on "start" input. A SFC with transition and action can do it. A tag with udt change scrpit can do it as well. Which way is be… --- ## [Ignition.conf file on Mac](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-conf-file-on-mac/15021)
**Author:** [@jerry101](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jerry101)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-conf-file-on-mac/15021 "2017-08-09T19:52:14Z")
Where can i find the ignition.conf file on a mac? --- ## [Chart Component select X-trace mode as defualy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-component-select-x-trace-mode-as-defualy/15011)
**Author:** [@vanko26](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vanko26)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-component-select-x-trace-mode-as-defualy/15011 "2017-08-08T19:09:00Z")
Hi all, Is there a way through scripting to select the X-trace mode of a chart on opening of a window? Thanks in advance! --- ## [Using image in document viewer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-image-in-document-viewer/15010)
**Author:** [@Sanderd17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanderd17)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-image-in-document-viewer/15010 "2017-08-08T18:36:00Z")
I'm wondering if it's possible to use images in the document viewer. We're trying to add some documentation to certain UDTs, and this could be done by putting some HTML in tags, but we're looking for a simple way to ad… --- ## [File Explorer Root Directory](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-explorer-root-directory/14910)
**Author:** [@jerry101](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jerry101)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-explorer-root-directory/14910 "2017-08-08T18:04:44Z")
I am trying to set the the "Root Directory" for File Explorer but it will not take anything i put in the field. As soon as i hit enter it removes the entry. --- ## [SQL query data truncating](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-query-data-truncating/14836)
**Author:** [@robert1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robert1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-query-data-truncating/14836 "2017-08-08T16:59:01Z")
Hello- I have been experiencing a strange problem for quite some time that I have not been able to solve by talking with Ignition support or asking people generally smarter than me. Here's whats happening: I have a … --- ## [Updating Image component based off of newest image in a directory](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-image-component-based-off-of-newest-image-in-a-directory/14972)
**Author:** [@lautry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lautry)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-image-component-based-off-of-newest-image-in-a-directory/14972 "2017-08-08T16:35:04Z")
Hello all, I'm working with a Cognex camera currently, it isn't an In-Sight series, so it doesn't have the simple FTP push to server functionality. It uses VisionPro and Cognex Designer which do not allow this as easy. … --- ## [Reports and lookup function](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-lookup-function/15008)
**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-lookup-function/15008 "2017-08-08T15:44:30Z")
Hi, I'm developing a report with the reporting module (Ignition 7.9.3). A query against a table in the database (MySql) returns a recordset where a numeric field called "Action" should appear as a text, which describes t… --- ## [Evaluating Alarm Setpoint?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/evaluating-alarm-setpoint/11211)
**Author:** [@son122](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/son122)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/evaluating-alarm-setpoint/11211 "2017-08-08T15:33:15Z")
I know we can do this: tagDefs = system.tag.getAlarmStates("TagAlarm") for tagDef in tagDefs: print tagDef.alarm for prop in tagDef.getAlarmProperties(): print prop.property, prop.type, prop.value But… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1417) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1419)