# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1515 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1516 --- ## [Random Tag Path Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/random-tag-path-error/8923)
**Author:** [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/random-tag-path-error/8923 "2014-08-21T14:00:35Z")
Can someone tell me where this error is coming from? I had these invalid characters in some tags years ago and I thought I fixed all of the references but every once in a while (like every couple of days or even weeks) I… --- ## [Button to minimize Client in V7.7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/button-to-minimize-client-in-v7-7/8926)
**Author:** [@0sm0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/0sm0)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/button-to-minimize-client-in-v7-7/8926 "2014-08-20T23:31:36Z")
Hi guys, The button script (thanks to adamaustin ) that worked perfectly in V7.6 now fails to work in V7.7 from java.awt import Frame win = system.gui.getParentWindow(event) print "got it" parent = win while parent … --- ## [Change a Properties from a Differant Window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-a-properties-from-a-differant-window/8932)
**Author:** [@DarkFox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DarkFox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-a-properties-from-a-differant-window/8932 "2014-08-20T21:01:50Z")
I am wanting to change a property in one window when a button is pressed in a separate window. I am wanting to do this with the Buttons Script editor. I am not sure how to be able to write to a property this way. What sh… --- ## [Installation stalled on Windows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installation-stalled-on-windows/8917)
**Author:** [@JerseyJim](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JerseyJim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installation-stalled-on-windows/8917 "2014-08-20T18:21:27Z")
I downloaded both the 32 and 64 bit version of 7.7: Files: Ignition-7.7.0-windows-x64-installer.exe & Ignition-7.7.0-windows-32-installer.exe Running both installations as an admin on a Windows 7 Pro system the instal… --- ## [Table question - Column Attributes Date](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-question-column-attributes-date/8906)
**Author:** [@falko](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/falko)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-question-column-attributes-date/8906 "2014-08-18T16:02:40Z")
Hi, Table question - Column Attributes Date Q1: Is it possible using “Column Attributes Date” to resize width of columns (to be precise: to set initial width of columns). Q2: Is there any way to manually arrange r… --- ## [Opcua server exposing alarm state of sqltags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opcua-server-exposing-alarm-state-of-sqltags/8913)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opcua-server-exposing-alarm-state-of-sqltags/8913 "2014-08-18T06:54:30Z")
Could you expose thru the opcua server the alarm state of sqltags in addition to the tag value. For example, for the tag1 with alarm 1 and alarm 2, tag1 =\> value tag1.alarm1 =\> alarme active state tag1.alarm2 =\> alarme… --- ## [Upgrading Gateway from Java 6 to Java 7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrading-gateway-from-java-6-to-java-7/8912)
**Author:** [@Curlyandshemp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Curlyandshemp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrading-gateway-from-java-6-to-java-7/8912 "2014-08-17T11:03:47Z")
Just burned almost 3 hours getting Java 7 installed on a V7.6.6 gateway. Thank goodness it was a weekend on only my time and not the plant's production time. Needed Java 7 to demo the mobile, does not run with V7.6.6 and… --- ## [Should Automatic Windows updates be disabled](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/should-automatic-windows-updates-be-disabled/8805)
**Author:** [@Bobdeitrich](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bobdeitrich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/should-automatic-windows-updates-be-disabled/8805 "2014-08-17T05:06:02Z")
Greetings. New end user here. Our integrator has said that automatic windows updates would be detrimental to our Ignition 7.6.6. ( We have a brand new windows 7 machine.) Our old scada became horribly obsolete becau… --- ## [Email bar chart?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-bar-chart/6926)
**Author:** [@cja7928](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cja7928)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-bar-chart/6926 "2014-08-15T20:21:09Z")
I have a run time email report that I have ignition send out every week to the plant managers that tells them how many hours each robot cell ran for the week. I have been asked to include the bar chart from my project i… --- ## [Mobile client won't launch projects](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-client-wont-launch-projects/8783)
**Author:** [@erfritts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/erfritts)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-client-wont-launch-projects/8783 "2014-08-15T13:54:16Z")
When I attempt to launch one of my mobile projects on an iPad using Safari I receive an error java.lang.Exception: Timeout waiting for new VM. and I found this log in the console Time Logger Message WARN 10:27:38 AM D… --- ## [Monitor PLC Command with Return - Gateway timer?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/monitor-plc-command-with-return-gateway-timer/8909)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/monitor-plc-command-with-return-gateway-timer/8909 "2014-08-15T06:39:33Z")
I need to manage a monitoring of command. Command are integer sqltag send to the PLC. The PLC copy the value of the command into a Retrun Tag. In ignition, I need to compare Return and Command and trigger an alarm if … --- ## [Cannot poll device communicating on MODBUS RTU over TCP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-poll-device-communicating-on-modbus-rtu-over-tcp/8826)
**Author:** [@shenal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/shenal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-poll-device-communicating-on-modbus-rtu-over-tcp/8826 "2014-08-15T01:35:40Z")
Hi, I am just starting to test out Ignition and I have come across an issue whilst trying to connect my device to Ignition. My device talks MODBUS RTU over TCP. I have successfully added the device and it shows as co… --- ## [GIF in a Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gif-in-a-table/8908)
**Author:** [@ErikG](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ErikG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gif-in-a-table/8908 "2014-08-14T22:25:02Z")
Does anyone know how to use a GIF inside of a table object? From what i can tell, Ignition only supports animated GIFs inside of Label objects. I would like to be able to display a gif in a column for specific rows when… --- ## [Invokelater printing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/invokelater-printing/8907)
**Author:** [@dfenter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dfenter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/invokelater-printing/8907 "2014-08-14T20:02:19Z")
I have a pdf that I am trying to open and print via a pushbutton. When I press the button, I was having the issue where the printout was blank. I tried to use the invokelater function, but I am not having any luck get… --- ## [Transaction groups remove columns from DB](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-remove-columns-from-db/8889)
**Author:** [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-remove-columns-from-db/8889 "2014-08-14T19:32:27Z")
Hi All, I always seem to run into issues with my history transaction groups. Over time tags change and get added and removed. There is a 1024 column limit on tables in mssql. Right now I have a few transaction groups t… --- ## [Documents in database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/documents-in-database/8887)
**Author:** [@Francisco.Mejia](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Francisco.Mejia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/documents-in-database/8887 "2014-08-14T18:41:14Z")
Hi Forum, Is there as way to store and retrieve and display a document (pdf, doc etc) inside Ignition? Thanks Francisco --- ## [Equipment Schedule](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/equipment-schedule/5394)
**Author:** [@Jmoller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jmoller)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/equipment-schedule/5394 "2014-08-14T18:04:09Z")
Is there any way to change the date resolution when spanning it out a month or so? Looks like its possible on the OEE version. Also a .selectedItemID and .selectedDate property. --- ## [OPC UA Read TimeOut Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-read-timeout-error/8886)
**Author:** [@Malcolm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Malcolm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-read-timeout-error/8886 "2014-08-14T17:22:12Z")
Hi, I am using IA-Scripting Function system.opc.browse() to read in the name space of a Beckhoff PLC, The function works, but, as the namespace size increases the function fails after 60 Seconds with the following erro… --- ## [Client tag health problem doesn't automatically clear](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-tag-health-problem-doesnt-automatically-clear/8800)
**Author:** [@ccarruthers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ccarruthers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-tag-health-problem-doesnt-automatically-clear/8800 "2014-08-14T16:59:53Z")
I have a client trying to read a tag with a Config Error quality problem. I fixed the problem (the ControlLogix plc tag was set to 'No External Access'), but the tag continues to be unreadable. Is there some kind of re… --- ## [Reports - Historical Trends](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-historical-trends/8896)
**Author:** [@Paullys50](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paullys50)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-historical-trends/8896 "2014-08-14T16:12:04Z")
Working on some report structures for my current project, and I would like to incorporate a trend which will pull "critical" historical data and display it within the pdf report. What is the easiest why to do this? I… --- ## [Help me configure a block transaction group](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-me-configure-a-block-transaction-group/8785)
**Author:** [@Paullys50](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paullys50)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-me-configure-a-block-transaction-group/8785 "2014-08-14T15:50:36Z")
Ok, so I have a chunk of data in a SQL database that I want to send to the PLC. Seems like the block transaction is what I want. Here is the setup, in the PLC I have an array of tags where the SQL data needs to end u… --- ## [Table Header Customization](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-header-customization/8903)
**Author:** [@David.Doll](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David.Doll)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-header-customization/8903 "2014-08-14T15:22:11Z")
Hopefully this is a quick answer for someone! I'm trying to change the background color for a standard table header. I've tried to code it in with this script: dttable = event.source.parent.getComponent(Line1\_DT).view… --- ## [Linking to PDF on HMI server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linking-to-pdf-on-hmi-server/8902)
**Author:** [@dfenter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dfenter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linking-to-pdf-on-hmi-server/8902 "2014-08-14T14:31:40Z")
I am trying to link to a pdf file that is located on the Ignition HMI server. I have the PDF viewer configured to the file path on the server, but I get a message that says "Error loading ###.pdf Filenotfoundexcepti… --- ## [Easy Chart issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-issues/8873)
**Author:** [@gekkoman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gekkoman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-issues/8873 "2014-08-13T23:26:46Z")
Running 7.7.0 (b2014071516) Easy charts appear mostly upgraded ok but I have a couple that misbehave since the upgrade Only shows data post upgrade, although previous historical data is present. Chart1.png shows th… --- ## [Create Realtime Provider in Scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-realtime-provider-in-scripting/8890)
**Author:** [@bhastie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bhastie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-realtime-provider-in-scripting/8890 "2014-08-13T22:43:57Z")
I am trying to automate the task of setting up new locations on my Gateway. I have scripting that creates the DB connection, calls some stored procedures to create and configure the DB in MSSQL and modifies some tables … --- ## [Power Table Column Header Span](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-column-header-span/8900)
**Author:** [@denji26](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/denji26)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-column-header-span/8900 "2014-08-13T21:35:07Z")
Is there a way to have the header span across all columns of a power table? --- ## [Combine Multiple Reports Into One](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combine-multiple-reports-into-one/8867)
**Author:** [@denji26](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/denji26)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combine-multiple-reports-into-one/8867 "2014-08-13T17:59:44Z")
I have a client that wants to print multiple invoices at once. I would like them to be able to select the invoices they want to print from a table, then generate a single report where each invoice is a page in the report… --- ## [Drop down box default to this month](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drop-down-box-default-to-this-month/8481)
**Author:** [@Henry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Henry)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drop-down-box-default-to-this-month/8481 "2014-08-13T17:54:50Z")
I log energy demand data to a SQL table. I have a dataset which holds my monthly power bill start and stop dates. I use these dates to query for max energy draw during the selected billing cycle. The question is how do … --- ## [Handling \*big\* tables nicely](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/handling-big-tables-nicely/2568)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/handling-big-tables-nicely/2568 "2014-08-13T17:35:55Z")
EDIT: implemented Carl's suggestion from the next post The problem: I have a table component that I'm filling with lot's of data and it locks the application for 10's of seconds. If fact the spinner thingy in the top r… --- ## [Table Data Manipulation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-data-manipulation/8894)
**Author:** [@allenr8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/allenr8)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-data-manipulation/8894 "2014-08-13T16:53:25Z")
So I think I am having a brain fart, but this is what I would like to do within Ignition using datasets and tables and nothing comes to mind - I want to take an hourly reading of a tank level (using tag history) - use… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1514) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=1516)