# Ignition

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## [Changing Linear Scale Arrows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-linear-scale-arrows/98627)

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**Author:** [@Mitchell\_Gerber](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mitchell_Gerber)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-linear-scale-arrows/98627 "2024-11-16T12:04:01Z")

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I am in the process of using a linear scale as a way to show where setpoints are located. These are continuously changing and when they get to close it is hard to tell where they are. Is there a way to change the arrow i…

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## [Session message handler not working on 8.1.44](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/session-message-handler-not-working-on-8-1-44/98647)

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**Author:** [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/session-message-handler-not-working-on-8-1-44/98647 "2024-11-16T00:59:15Z")

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Possible Bug? So I backup my gateway, and restore it on latest ignition 8.1.44. - Did I miss to configure any setting?? This was working on 8.1.37 Problem: Message Handler configured in View, not receiving Message sen…

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## [SFTP in Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sftp-in-ignition/98690)

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**Author:** [@Alok.Vijayakumar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alok.Vijayakumar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sftp-in-ignition/98690 "2024-11-15T23:44:11Z")

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I have a device that only supports SFTP. Do we have a script available to connect to the device using SFTP? I tried using a standard FTP script, but it didn’t work.

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## [Help Needed Populating Dropdown with String Array](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-needed-populating-dropdown-with-string-array/98689)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_Crawford](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Crawford)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/help-needed-populating-dropdown-with-string-array/98689 "2024-11-15T23:03:58Z")

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Good Afternoon, I am seeking some help with getting a string array to populate as options in a dropdown. I have everything going to the string array nicely. I did put a transformation in place and bound it to the option…

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## [onClick event options binding?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/onclick-event-options-binding/98675)

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**Author:** [@JeremyMills](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JeremyMills)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/onclick-event-options-binding/98675 "2024-11-15T22:57:44Z")

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I have a view I'm embedding in a few different places in a project. In a site overview page, it can be clicked to open a popup with available controls. In a system overview page, I want to use the same embedded view, but…

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## [propertyChange Scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/propertychange-scripting/98635)

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**Author:** [@Alaa\_Soulaiman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alaa_Soulaiman)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/propertychange-scripting/98635 "2024-11-15T21:22:42Z")

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Over the past few days I have gone through a rabbit hole of several forums, reddit posts, and so on trying to figure out what is happening and why. Seems there is no actual answer. The issue first occurred when I was tr…

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## [Session Custom Properties not accessible](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/session-custom-properties-not-accessible/98678)

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**Author:** [@Logan\_Krohn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Logan_Krohn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/session-custom-properties-not-accessible/98678 "2024-11-15T19:29:34Z")

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Hi, this morning I discovered that my tag bindings that point to session custom properties no longer work. When I click the Browse Properties button inside of my tag bindings, if I expand session, the only child inside i…

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## [CPU Usage Frozen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cpu-usage-frozen/98531)

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**Author:** [@Pico\_Sankari](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pico_Sankari)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cpu-usage-frozen/98531 "2024-11-15T19:23:50Z")

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The CPU usage on our gateway has frozen at 32% for the past few hours: I can't imagine this is accurate. Any ideas on how to fix this?

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## [Call a Project Library function by reference (without using runScript)?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/call-a-project-library-function-by-reference-without-using-runscript/98683)

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**Author:** [@e\_l](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/e_l)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/call-a-project-library-function-by-reference-without-using-runscript/98683 "2024-11-15T18:52:40Z")

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I want to be able pass a reference to a function to be executed by another function. I do not want to use runScript(). The "master" function will ... do a bunch of preprocessing stuff that is similar no matter which f…

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## [Tag Bindings - Entire UDT, or just what's needed?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-bindings-entire-udt-or-just-whats-needed/98669)

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**Author:** [@Shea\_Molthen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shea_Molthen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-bindings-entire-udt-or-just-whats-needed/98669 "2024-11-15T17:12:07Z")

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I'm in the process of getting rid of a lot of instances of expression bindings where tag() was used. I'm creating custom properties and then changing the tag reference to used that. Some of my views need a few tags that…

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## [Script syntax error mismatched input "expcting Indent, \<string\>, 9,0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-syntax-error-mismatched-input-expcting-indent-string-9-0/98681)

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**Author:** [@Joshua\_Hoekstra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joshua_Hoekstra)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-syntax-error-mismatched-input-expcting-indent-string-9-0/98681 "2024-11-15T17:58:23Z")

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def valueChanged(tag, tagPath, previousValue, currentValue, initialChange, missedEvents): if initialChange or previousValue.value is None: return # when value turn off if not currentValue.value and previousValue.v…

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## [Named query works in testing, but not with a binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-works-in-testing-but-not-with-a-binding/98670)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_Esposito](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris_Esposito)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-works-in-testing-but-not-with-a-binding/98670 "2024-11-15T17:52:12Z")

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I have a simple named query that works via the Testing tab on the query builder. I can test it with: TownA as Plant and I get results I expect: SELECT \[MachineID\] FROM machines WHERE \[Target\] - \[Bag\] = 0 AND \[State\] NO…

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## [Rich Text Editor for Vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rich-text-editor-for-vision/87346)

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**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rich-text-editor-for-vision/87346 "2024-11-15T16:58:45Z")

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Anyone built or know of any module like this but for vision? Been requested to add a rich text editor for a vision one-note clone type application.

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## [Notification pipelines and roosters, repeat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/notification-pipelines-and-roosters-repeat/98673)

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**Author:** [@SBL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SBL)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/notification-pipelines-and-roosters-repeat/98673 "2024-11-15T16:42:58Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm using the Voice and notification modules to create a pipeline. If all the roosters fails to pick up the calls it stops. Is there a way to have it loop until someone picks up? Will the Notification-bloc…

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## [Using a relative path in a WebDev Mounted Folder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-a-relative-path-in-a-webdev-mounted-folder/98671)

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**Author:** [@YF129701](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/YF129701)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-a-relative-path-in-a-webdev-mounted-folder/98671 "2024-11-15T16:13:46Z")

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Is it possible to use a relative path (e.g. .\\Backup) in a WebDev Mounted Folder? If it is, where in the Ignition install directory would it be relative to? My other question extends that - I'm building out a simple Doc…

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## [Expression and runScript problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-and-runscript-problem/98666)

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**Author:** [@Aiasa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aiasa21)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-and-runscript-problem/98666 "2024-11-15T15:56:30Z")

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Hello everybody, I'm trying to make work a runScript expression in the UDT. The function has 4 parameters: integer integer datetime datetime I set the polling to 3000ms, and parameter has request from the function bu…

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## [Error\_configuration(parse](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-configuration-parse/98667)

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**Author:** [@Sydney\_Warsaw](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sydney_Warsaw)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-configuration-parse/98667 "2024-11-15T15:54:11Z")

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Hey, so I'm having some trouble figuring out why I'm getting a parse error about my indentation on my return value. It doesn't make much sense since I haven't moved it from the auto generated set up. I tested it in both …

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## [Perspective style is different in designer and workstation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-style-is-different-in-designer-and-workstation/98668)

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**Author:** [@pkhoshroo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pkhoshroo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-style-is-different-in-designer-and-workstation/98668 "2024-11-15T15:49:24Z")

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Hello Everyone, I do not know if this is a bug or not but I am having a hard time with styles in perspective. As you can see in the picture, I have applied a style to my font. But no matter what I do I cannot see th…

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## [\[IGN-9816\] Module moved to quarantine](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-9816-module-moved-to-quarantine/90093)

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**Author:** [@jtdfan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jtdfan)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-9816-module-moved-to-quarantine/90093 "2024-11-15T15:00:25Z")

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I have a module that has been installed on this server multiple times. I did an update to the code and was trying to test it and now the module has been placed in quarantine because the license has not been accepted an…

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## [Gateway Script/Message Handler Question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-message-handler-question/98664)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_Amyette](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Amyette)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-message-handler-question/98664 "2024-11-15T14:27:39Z")

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Hello, We have a Gateway script running that we are using to try and open a pop up for downtime tracking. It seems to be working for most of the IPs, but that pop up is not appearing on the 10.44.41.68 machine. That IP …

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## [Load Jython Classes on Startup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/load-jython-classes-on-startup/63585)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/load-jython-classes-on-startup/63585 "2022-08-30T18:34:05Z")

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Is there a way to have a project load/import all the Jython classes in the project library on project startup?

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## [When are modules and datasets loaded?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-are-modules-and-datasets-loaded/71710)

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**Author:** [@Cecil\_Rhoades](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cecil_Rhoades)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-are-modules-and-datasets-loaded/71710 "2023-03-28T16:12:56Z")

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I am relatively new to ignition and Python, so pardon my simple question. I have programming experience in other languages though. I am writing a script, which will run on the server. The scrip will be called from an …

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## [\[IGN-4437\] Ignition occasionally forgets how Python works?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-4437-ignition-occasionally-forgets-how-python-works/69635)

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**Author:** [@Marcus\_Stubbles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Marcus_Stubbles)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-4437-ignition-occasionally-forgets-how-python-works/69635 "2024-04-11T15:00:12Z")

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This is a difficult bug to describe and even harder to reproduce. But it's happening to me. I have written Python scripts, custom classes, etc. for our site. 99.9% of the time, they run fine. But, every once in a whi…

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## [Transaction Groups - Oracle Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-oracle-issue/98660)

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**Author:** [@henrique\_pereira](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/henrique_pereira)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-oracle-issue/98660 "2024-11-15T13:41:46Z")

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Hi, I'm try to call store procedure, but it's don't appers

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## [Isinstance() not working between classobj and instance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/isinstance-not-working-between-classobj-and-instance/97673)

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**Author:** [@danielps1818](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielps1818)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/isinstance-not-working-between-classobj-and-instance/97673 "2024-10-23T16:55:39Z")

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Hi! Here path correspond to the correct path of the function, not simply path. class C1: def \_\_init\_\_(self, param1) self.param1 = param1 def fun1(): c = path.C1("example") return path.fun2(c) def fun…

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## [\[IGN-5244\]Persist Python Class Object](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5244-persist-python-class-object/30498)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5244-persist-python-class-object/30498 "2023-09-23T21:32:00Z")

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I am working in Perspective, but this probably applies to other modules as well. I have created user defined classes in the project scripts and I am instantiating them from a view in Perspective. Is there a place I can p…

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## [A way to get VNC in the Ignition client with Windows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-way-to-get-vnc-in-the-ignition-client-with-windows/82833)

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**Author:** [@Stef\_Velers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Stef_Velers)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-way-to-get-vnc-in-the-ignition-client-with-windows/82833 "2024-11-15T12:11:19Z")

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Hello, The company I'm working for really wants to use VNC in the Ignition client and not as a separate program running on the side and they also don't want to use Linux, so is there a way that anyone knows how to get V…

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## [Adding a column to Perspective Table using a script transform on a dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-a-column-to-perspective-table-using-a-script-transform-on-a-dataset/98588)

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**Author:** [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-a-column-to-perspective-table-using-a-script-transform-on-a-dataset/98588 "2024-11-15T12:59:23Z")

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Hi all, I am wondering if this is a good way of doing this. Dataset comes from a named query, the table.data binding uses this transform to add one additional column to the table, which will allow (I hope) a user to de…

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## [Ignition Translation - Import and Export Functions Available from Scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-translation-import-and-export-functions-available-from-scripting/92523)

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**Author:** [@alex.dunning](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alex.dunning)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-translation-import-and-export-functions-available-from-scripting/92523 "2024-11-15T11:09:03Z")

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Are the Import Terms and Export Terms that are available in Translation Manager, available from scripting?

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## [Ignition Database datetime data input to View's param](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-database-datetime-data-input-to-views-param/98655)

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**Author:** [@Apxea](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Apxea)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-database-datetime-data-input-to-views-param/98655 "2024-11-15T10:47:01Z")

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Hello,everyone, I’m working on a project in Ignition where I retrieve a date and time value from a database and store it in a view parameter (view.params.datetime). However, when I retrieve this value, its format change…

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