# Ignition

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## [History spliter and history redundance mode](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/history-spliter-and-history-redundance-mode/9084)

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**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/history-spliter-and-history-redundance-mode/9084 "2014-09-21T08:20:48Z")

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We plan to use history splitter with a redundant gateway. One history DB is installed on each GW and a central one on a separated DB server Does redundancy setting history "partial mode" affect both DB connection of th…

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## [Multiple task triggered by a TG](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-task-triggered-by-a-tg/9050)

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**Author:** [@Manuel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Manuel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-task-triggered-by-a-tg/9050 "2014-09-19T18:59:59Z")

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Hi, I need your advice to solve a problem. This is the thing, I have to run a comparison in a TG between a value coming from a PLC and a value coming from a DB. If those values are not equals There are few tasks I ha…

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## [Native client error in 7.7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/native-client-error-in-7-7/9078)

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**Author:** [@driverk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/driverk)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/native-client-error-in-7-7/9078 "2014-09-19T18:34:03Z")

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We have one instance where Windows native client cannot connect to the server. The Windows native client works for our other servers on both 7.7 and 7.6. Basic error shows in red on launcher as "Exception during projec…

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## [Client and server separated by firewall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-and-server-separated-by-firewall/9082)

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**Author:** [@ssorrell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ssorrell)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-and-server-separated-by-firewall/9082 "2014-09-19T17:39:44Z")

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I am on a project in which the client and the gateway have a firewall between them. I can't seem to find the ports that the client uses to speak with the gateway. Is this documented somewhere?

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## [Manaully configurable table in client launcher](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/manaully-configurable-table-in-client-launcher/9081)

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**Author:** [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/manaully-configurable-table-in-client-launcher/9081 "2014-09-19T15:06:30Z")

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Here’s a sample of stuff on my network. The first two will eventually evolve into our Redundant Mission Critical system (yeah, I know the versions don’t match. It’s why I said eventually). The others are OPC Servers sitt…

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## [Triggering multiple Tag Change scripts from one tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/triggering-multiple-tag-change-scripts-from-one-tag/9072)

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**Author:** [@Brett\_Yeomans](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brett_Yeomans)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/triggering-multiple-tag-change-scripts-from-one-tag/9072 "2014-09-19T14:23:11Z")

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I have 5 gateway scripts triggered from a multitude of tags. One tag is common to all 5 scripts and should trigger all 5 to run. Each script contains various read and writes to a DB etc....... The problem seems to be …

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## [Restart gateway scripts when shared scripts are changed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restart-gateway-scripts-when-shared-scripts-are-changed/8619)

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**Author:** [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restart-gateway-scripts-when-shared-scripts-are-changed/8619 "2014-09-19T13:56:19Z")

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I really like the new shared script library, but there is a little problem when shared scripts are used in gateway scripts. When i change a shared script and publish it from the dessigner, only the gateway scripts for th…

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## [Long String Day Of Week](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/long-string-day-of-week/9075)

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**Author:** [@Automator59](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Automator59)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/long-string-day-of-week/9075 "2014-09-18T18:30:27Z")

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I would like to get the long string (Monday instead of Mon) from the day of the week. Using the DateFormat function, it only returns the short string with the "E" formatting.

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## [Obtain plot difference in chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/obtain-plot-difference-in-chart/9069)

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**Author:** [@lauravsp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lauravsp)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/obtain-plot-difference-in-chart/9069 "2014-09-18T13:16:00Z")

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I am plotting two datasets in a chart and both Datasets have different amount of data. I want to obtain the difference between both lines, ¿Is there any way to do so? I can’t go row by row obtaining the difference beca…

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## [Ignition Historian Index Rebuild Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-historian-index-rebuild-script/9071)

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**Author:** [@cody.tamaki](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cody.tamaki)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-historian-index-rebuild-script/9071 "2014-09-18T00:36:04Z")

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I thought I'd share a script that I came up with today. If you're using MSSQL, you can use it to automate index rebuilds on the currently active Historian partition. /\*----------------------------------------------…

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## [Missing keystroke/menu events after swapping windows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/missing-keystroke-menu-events-after-swapping-windows/8427)

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**Author:** [@systemparadox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/systemparadox)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/missing-keystroke-menu-events-after-swapping-windows/8427 "2014-09-17T13:11:58Z")

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We have some buttons on our system which we use as a kind of sub-tabstrip navigation. However, they seem to result in client keystroke and menu events going missing (things like CTRL-S). The code does a system.nav.open…

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## [Multiple Lines on Chart Graphics](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-lines-on-chart-graphics/9058)

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**Author:** [@damon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/damon)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-lines-on-chart-graphics/9058 "2014-09-17T08:55:39Z")

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I am having trouble working with the Ignition Chart. I have posted a video on youtube just to show you what issue I am having: youtube.com/watch?v=8GxlugF … e=youtu.be As you can see I am trying to plot a trend graph w…

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## [Highlighting Specific Table Values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/highlighting-specific-table-values/9063)

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**Author:** [@cthorpe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cthorpe)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 5:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/highlighting-specific-table-values/9063 "2014-09-17T05:43:43Z")

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Ignition 7.6.6 Windows I am having some difficulty with one of my Tables. We use this table to review Quality data to determine if material is good/bad in a fast paced environment. That being said I need a quick visual…

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## [Changing modes on SFC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-modes-on-sfc/9068)

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**Author:** [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-modes-on-sfc/9068 "2014-09-17T01:29:54Z")

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It’s my day for breaking SFC things! I’ve almost decided to make it a hobby! If you have an SFC set to Run Always, and you change it to Callable, the running thread keeps right on running. The thread info does disappe…

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## [Location for the data for SPC Automatic samples from SQLTags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/location-for-the-data-for-spc-automatic-samples-from-sqltags/9067)

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**Author:** [@David.Reed.Schmidt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David.Reed.Schmidt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/location-for-the-data-for-spc-automatic-samples-from-sqltags/9067 "2014-09-16T22:57:19Z")

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Hello, When I create an automatic sample from a tag the data must be stored inside the MES database. Where is that location because I cannot find it. I'm trying to confirm that the automatic samples are actually being …

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## [Standard Scoping in Gateway/Client Event Scripts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/standard-scoping-in-gateway-client-event-scripts/9048)

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**Author:** [@nmudge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nmudge)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/standard-scoping-in-gateway-client-event-scripts/9048 "2014-09-16T21:05:29Z")

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I noticed that Gateway and Client Event Scripts, such as the Gateway Timer Script are using Legacy Python scoping instead of Standard Scoping. I noticed this in Ignition 7.7.1-rc1. Similar to component event scripts…

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## [Tag Change Scripts on UDT Change](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-change-scripts-on-udt-change/9066)

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**Author:** [@mikehill100](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mikehill100)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-change-scripts-on-udt-change/9066 "2014-09-16T20:58:16Z")

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Hello, Ran into a little issue with UDTs. I have a UDT and one of the tags has a tag change script tied to it. Every time I change another tag in the UDT (add a tag, change a name, etc.) it fires that script. Is ther…

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## [Acknowledging alarming](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/acknowledging-alarming/9060)

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**Author:** [@mikehill100](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mikehill100)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/acknowledging-alarming/9060 "2014-09-16T20:26:34Z")

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Hello, I have had major problems with a customer that keeps getting alarm emails even after they have acknowledged the alarms. The pipeline screenshot is attached. It is set to drop out of the pipeline after acknowled…

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## [system.tag.tagDensity for Date Range Data Density](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-tagdensity-for-date-range-data-density/8662)

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**Author:** [@MCC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MCC)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-tagdensity-for-date-range-data-density/8662 "2014-09-16T20:08:04Z")

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I am using a date range control to allow users to set start and end times for a report. The report data is based upon a query of the SQL tag history using system.tag.tagHistory. I'd like to set the data density histogra…

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## [Error uncompressing SDK 7.7 .rar file](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-uncompressing-sdk-7-7-rar-file/9065)

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**Author:** [@jose.granero](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jose.granero)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-uncompressing-sdk-7-7-rar-file/9065 "2014-09-16T17:35:16Z")

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I've downloaded the SDK 7.7.0 from downloads several times, however I always get a warning message saying "the file is either unknown or damaged" when trying to uncompress the .rar file.

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## [Radar chart labels](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/radar-chart-labels/9002)

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**Author:** [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/radar-chart-labels/9002 "2014-09-16T13:35:38Z")

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Is it possible to add native labels to the spokes of a spider plot?

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## [Error using Database Providers and Database Driving Provider](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-using-database-providers-and-database-driving-provider/9061)

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**Author:** [@lauravsp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lauravsp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-using-database-providers-and-database-driving-provider/9061 "2014-09-16T11:40:34Z")

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I am having problems using Database Providers and Database Driving Providers. When I try to create a tag, a folder or even a scan class inside a Database Provider y get the following error : com.inductiveautomation.i…

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## [Polling Modbus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/polling-modbus/8996)

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**Author:** [@mikehill100](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mikehill100)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/polling-modbus/8996 "2014-09-15T21:09:05Z")

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Hello, I hope ya'll are having a good day. I had a question about address requests from a Modicon. As far as communication to the device is concerned, will I add network traffic if I poll bits from a register (A) rat…

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## [Sample variant of stDev function](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sample-variant-of-stdev-function/9059)

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**Author:** [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sample-variant-of-stdev-function/9059 "2014-09-15T20:03:02Z")

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Hi! Unless I'm missing something, it appears that the stDev expression function is a population standard deviation. Be nice to also have sample standard deviation. I propose a separate function, like stDevS with the…

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## [Access internal properties of templates in Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-internal-properties-of-templates-in-designer/8277)

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**Author:** [@stevetperry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stevetperry)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/access-internal-properties-of-templates-in-designer/8277 "2014-09-15T13:53:29Z")

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When using templates in windows, I sometimes have a need to access the "internal properties" of the template. I have been able to access those internal properties via scripting, which works fine. But, it sure would have…

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## [Scheduled Reports](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scheduled-reports/6748)

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**Author:** [@stan1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stan1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scheduled-reports/6748 "2014-09-12T19:55:34Z")

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I saw this thread over in Ignition Design Help: viewtopic.php?f=70&t=4950&p=37183&hilit=scheduled+reports#p37183 But I haven't seen anything in Feature Requests. So I would like to add Scheduled Reports as a feature re…

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## [Parse IP Address](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/parse-ip-address/9052)

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**Author:** [@Automator59](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Automator59)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/parse-ip-address/9052 "2014-09-12T11:57:09Z")

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I am trying to get the third octet in the client IP Address that will designate the zone the client resides in. So far I haven't been able to create an expression tag to perform that function.

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## [Applet creation / launch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/applet-creation-launch/9049)

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**Author:** [@jimjohnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jimjohnson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/applet-creation-launch/9049 "2014-09-11T21:35:21Z")

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I am bringing up a new Ignition 7.6 installation on Windows XP Embedded and trying to use a project that worked on another system. The project works fine in the browser. I have the Default Launch Mode set to Applet, ho…

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## [Asynchronously execute Stored Procedures via Gateway Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/asynchronously-execute-stored-procedures-via-gateway-script/9046)

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**Author:** [@oxanemi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/oxanemi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/asynchronously-execute-stored-procedures-via-gateway-script/9046 "2014-09-11T20:49:00Z")

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I want to execute two Stored Procedures asynchronously i.e., one after the another. SP\_COATING\_DASH\_2 executes in 4.6 secs and SP\_SET\_LOCK\_DASH executes in less than 1 sec. In my script, I have: ## Code for runni…

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## [Moving analog indicator orirentation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-analog-indicator-orirentation/9047)

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**Author:** [@ssorrell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ssorrell)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-analog-indicator-orirentation/9047 "2014-09-11T18:43:54Z")

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Is it possible to change this widget's orientation so that it is horizontal instead of vertical?

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