# Ignition

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## [Ignition Perspective Table - After editing a cell, I want the new value to be written to an OPC tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-table-after-editing-a-cell-i-want-the-new-value-to-be-written-to-an-opc-tag/105462)

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**Author:** [@Bushmatic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bushmatic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-table-after-editing-a-cell-i-want-the-new-value-to-be-written-to-an-opc-tag/105462 "2025-04-23T15:22:16Z")

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Version 8.1.38 I have a Perspective table whose data is bound to a custom property on the view. This custom property itself pulls from a group of OPC tags being consolidated into an array of objects via a small script t…

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## [Perspective File Upload - tablet picture size](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-file-upload-tablet-picture-size/105385)

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**Author:** [@hw79](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hw79)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-file-upload-tablet-picture-size/105385 "2025-04-23T14:45:57Z")

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Is there a way to request the camera to restrict the size of pictures taken? My project needs two small pictures that would be displayed or printed in a "thumbnail" size, approximately 200x200 pixels. A 6mb picture is …

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## [WebSocket connection failed - embedded Ignition website](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/websocket-connection-failed-embedded-ignition-website/105468)

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**Author:** [@elena.tornero](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/elena.tornero)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/websocket-connection-failed-embedded-ignition-website/105468 "2025-04-23T14:41:17Z")

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We have already managed to start the embedded Ignition website on another website, it no longer gives us that error. The problem is that now we get another connection error ('WebSocket connection failed'). The embedded …

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## [Responsive Zoom/Scaling XY Coordinate Views for P&ID](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/responsive-zoom-scaling-xy-coordinate-views-for-p-id/105472)

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**Author:** [@pratik.patel.scada](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pratik.patel.scada)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/responsive-zoom-scaling-xy-coordinate-views-for-p-id/105472 "2025-04-23T14:40:05Z")

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When creating P&ID (Piping & Instrumentation Drawing) views in Ignition Perspective using XY-coordinates with percentage mode and maintaining Aspect Ratio, I ran into misalignment issues where pipe lines and instruments …

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## ["Tag Change" gateway event script vs "Value Changed" tag value event](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-change-gateway-event-script-vs-value-changed-tag-value-event/105407)

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**Author:** [@samhallak](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/samhallak)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-change-gateway-event-script-vs-value-changed-tag-value-event/105407 "2025-04-23T14:27:14Z")

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I have a "Value Changed" script on an OPC Boolean tag that looks like this: This same script will be used by ~40 other tags; you see how there can be a concurrency problem here? Now I don't know exactly how the gate…

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## [Unable to run client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-run-client/26095)

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**Author:** [@ngchonghan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ngchonghan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-run-client/26095 "2025-04-23T14:08:45Z")

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I have received the below message in a window prompt after trying to run a client. This happens after the workstation that I am working on has recovered from an illegal power shutdown. SAXException when processing launc…

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## [Perspective download zip file with several files inside](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-download-zip-file-with-several-files-inside/75035)

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**Author:** [@Alexandre\_Pasquereau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alexandre_Pasquereau)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-download-zip-file-with-several-files-inside/75035 "2025-04-23T14:04:57Z")

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Hello there, I've created an application using perspective. I use it to record data into a database, and then download the recorded data. I'm able to download the data in a csv file, but I can only download one csv file…

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## [Report Nested Query issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-nested-query-issue/51900)

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**Author:** [@dwoo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dwoo)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-nested-query-issue/51900 "2025-04-23T13:57:01Z")

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I’m tryin to use the report parameters StartDate and EndDate wihtin a query datasource, which is a nested query. See image for setup The highlighted “?” are supposed to use the report parameters, the first “?” is …

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## [Omron FINS Driver & Tag Quality 'Uncertain\_LastKnownValue'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/omron-fins-driver-tag-quality-uncertain-lastknownvalue/87577)

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**Author:** [@S1ack](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/S1ack)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/omron-fins-driver-tag-quality-uncertain-lastknownvalue/87577 "2025-04-23T13:53:58Z")

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I've seen this issue randomly about 3 times while developing on customer's hardware (bench testing). This over the span of just over a year. It's never been reported by the customer in production. But I am curious. In a…

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## [Base 64 images in report](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/base-64-images-in-report/49314)

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**Author:** [@josborn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/josborn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/base-64-images-in-report/49314 "2025-04-23T13:15:25Z")

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I have a perspective view that uses the signature pad component to store signature images in a mysql database. I would like to display these images in a report, but i don’t believe the report image component is able to d…

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## [Perspective Table refresh button in separate views](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-refresh-button-in-separate-views/105447)

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**Author:** [@steve.nap](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/steve.nap)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-refresh-button-in-separate-views/105447 "2025-04-23T13:15:11Z")

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Hi. I believe I made a mistake, hoping I didn't. I have a main view that has 2 embedded views in it. 1 view has a refresh button. The other view has a perspective table that is tied to a SQL Query. I need to refresh th…

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## [Perspective XYChart: no series properly configured](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xychart-no-series-properly-configured/59144)

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**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xychart-no-series-properly-configured/59144 "2025-04-23T09:16:03Z")

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I’m using an XYChart, the properties of which I populate dynamically. I have just one dataSource in the dataSources prop which I populate with a query binding; the yAxes array prop is also populated with a query binding;…

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## [Best Practice: Perspective Change Script vs Property Binding Transform](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-practice-perspective-change-script-vs-property-binding-transform/105378)

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**Author:** [@mike.hoeneise](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mike.hoeneise)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-practice-perspective-change-script-vs-property-binding-transform/105378 "2025-04-23T09:01:56Z")

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For example when we want to load data i would personally add a property binding to the data property and do a script transform to get the data based on the input value of the binding. Now i could do the same using a Chan…

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## [Alarm Journal Table Filtering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-table-filtering/105368)

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**Author:** [@nwalsh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nwalsh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-table-filtering/105368 "2025-04-23T04:33:58Z")

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Looking for some clarification on the conditions required for filtering when using an Alarm Journal Table. There seems to be a difference in logic when selecting and deselecting the Cleared Events and Acked Events filte…

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## [Which OPC Endpoint is Ignition using?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/which-opc-endpoint-is-ignition-using/105444)

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**Author:** [@Douglas\_Lawrie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Douglas_Lawrie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/which-opc-endpoint-is-ignition-using/105444 "2025-04-23T00:45:46Z")

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When you configure redundancy on an OPC-UA connection in Ignition, there does not seem to be a way to determine which server you are connected to other than checking the last failover message in the gateway logs. Is ther…

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## [Accessing a UDT Data Type Parameter in a tag change event](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-a-udt-data-type-parameter-in-a-tag-change-event/24375)

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**Author:** [@jasoncoope](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jasoncoope)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-a-udt-data-type-parameter-in-a-tag-change-event/24375 "2025-04-22T22:37:32Z")

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I have a UDT with a number of data type parameters that I’d really like to read the value of from my tag change event script (on one of the UDT tags). Is it possible to access the data type parameter with system.tag.read…

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## [Alarm not activating as expected](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-not-activating-as-expected/105423)

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**Author:** [@Isaiah\_Clemons](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Isaiah_Clemons)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-not-activating-as-expected/105423 "2025-04-22T22:02:24Z")

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Hello all, I am relatively new to Ignition and I am trying to use the alarm status table. We are setting up a system where some alarms will come in from an API call. I know that the wireless connection might not be meet…

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## [system.net.httpGet(url) error ignition timer gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-net-httpget-url-error-ignition-timer-gateway/105410)

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**Author:** [@kennethandrad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kennethandrad)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-net-httpget-url-error-ignition-timer-gateway/105410 "2025-04-22T20:27:08Z")

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Hi, I 'm using the ignition vision 8, so I have a problem when I'm trying to do an system.net.httpGet(url) that normally work in a button but in the gateway timer don't work. Why ? Can someone help me please?

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## [\[FEATURE-2758, FEATURE-2760\] Alternative State sorting in Alarm Status Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-2758-feature-2760-alternative-state-sorting-in-alarm-status-table/46698)

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**Author:** [@Cory.grube](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cory.grube)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-2758-feature-2760-alternative-state-sorting-in-alarm-status-table/46698 "2025-04-22T18:33:16Z")

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(Version 8.1.5) Sorting an Alarm Status Table by State is less useful in Perspective than in Vision. In Vision, Sort Order property options that include State will descend as Active Unacked, Active Acked, Cleared Unack…

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## [Overload with leased tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/overload-with-leased-tags/105280)

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**Author:** [@Brian\_Stilson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian_Stilson)\
**Replies:** 62\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/overload-with-leased-tags/105280 "2025-04-22T18:19:46Z")

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I'm trying to figure out why my Ignition app is struggling with leased tags so much. The PLC I'm connecting to is a Control Logix 1756-L84ES running firmware version 36. As of right now, my leased tags are running at tw…

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## [Perspective Table Calculated Rows from MES OEE Dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-calculated-rows-from-mes-oee-dataset/105356)

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**Author:** [@benjamin.nothwehr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/benjamin.nothwehr)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-calculated-rows-from-mes-oee-dataset/105356 "2025-04-22T18:18:31Z")

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Hello - New to Ignition and Sepasoft. We are using Ignition version 8.1.37 and MES OEE Downtime 3.81.10. For dashboarding purposes, we would like to take data received from a dataset from the MESController object and d…

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## [Update Ignition Client Vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-ignition-client-vision/105414)

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**Author:** [@kennethandrad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kennethandrad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-ignition-client-vision/105414 "2025-04-22T16:38:27Z")

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Hello, I want to update automatically the ignition vision clients when I update any change in the designer, Why do I have to go computer by computer to update? Is there a way for the Vision clients to update automaticall…

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## [Command bar in Ignition (Command, Windows, Help)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/command-bar-in-ignition-command-windows-help/105415)

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**Author:** [@kennethandrad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kennethandrad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/command-bar-in-ignition-command-windows-help/105415 "2025-04-22T16:36:39Z")

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Hi, I want to quit this image of my clients vision, can someone help me please ? I want to quit the Command, Windows, Help .. of my ignition clients

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## [Way to print into designer output console in perspective events](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/way-to-print-into-designer-output-console-in-perspective-events/27706)

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**Author:** [@janne.p](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/janne.p)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/way-to-print-into-designer-output-console-in-perspective-events/27706 "2025-04-22T16:36:16Z")

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I have found that it is possible to print into a log file of the gateway using system.util.getLogger(). Using normal python print command doesn’t seem to work in this case and I suspect that it is because all the code i…

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## [Unable to configure Vision Client Launcher - "No Launch-able Vision Projects"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-configure-vision-client-launcher-no-launch-able-vision-projects/41089)

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**Author:** [@jgunnoe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jgunnoe)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-configure-vision-client-launcher-no-launch-able-vision-projects/41089 "2025-04-22T16:25:43Z")

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I have a project created and can launch it from the Designer (Tools \> Launch Project). When I open the Vision Client Launcher \> Add Application, my project appears on localhost:8088. I highlight it and hit the “Select G…

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## [Logging and querying tag statuses](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logging-and-querying-tag-statuses/105365)

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**Author:** [@Micky.Franks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Micky.Franks)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logging-and-querying-tag-statuses/105365 "2025-04-22T15:44:55Z")

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Looking for guidance on an efficient way to log tag data at specified intervals to be easily queried for reports. Currently I have UDT for bins, one of the tags in the UDT is a string for bin status. I would like to log…

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## [Gateway Scripts not Showing on the Gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-scripts-not-showing-on-the-gateway/105404)

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**Author:** [@twilcox1337](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/twilcox1337)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-scripts-not-showing-on-the-gateway/105404 "2025-04-22T15:42:46Z")

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I am starting to feel like my Ignition Gateway is gaslighting me. I have tried multiple different things, such as different projects, timed vs scheduled. No luck. I don't know what else to try, this doesn't happen on an…

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## [Double Range Slider in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/double-range-slider-in-perspective/62071)

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**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/double-range-slider-in-perspective/62071 "2025-04-22T13:48:18Z")

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Hi, Is anyone know how to have a double range slider in perspective? I tried to create it with mouse drag event but it is too slow over the internet. I wonder if anyone has a module for it. Thanks for any help or adv…

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## [Result of SQL query into a Contrologix PLC tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/result-of-sql-query-into-a-contrologix-plc-tag/105347)

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**Author:** [@charles.munro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/charles.munro)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/result-of-sql-query-into-a-contrologix-plc-tag/105347 "2025-04-22T11:40:40Z")

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I have a query tag that returns the result I am looking for. I don't need an array or anything, it is a single value. I want to write this into a global tag in my contrologix. Watching inductive university topics abou…

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## [\[BUG-1532\] SAML IdP fail to import metadata](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-1532-saml-idp-fail-to-import-metadata/42079)

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**Author:** [@nickbrickner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nickbrickner)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-1532-saml-idp-fail-to-import-metadata/42079 "2025-03-26T16:29:10Z")

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I’m trying to configure a SAML 2.0 IdP with Shibboleth, but the metadata import fails. I also tried saving as a file to import, but that failed too. The log shows an Error Handling Route. Is anyone familiar with configur…

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