# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=374 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 375 --- ## [Bad\_Stale Error When Accessing Container Custom (or any) Property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bad-stale-error-when-accessing-container-custom-or-any-property/93160)
**Author:** [@Jeffrey\_Smith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jeffrey_Smith)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bad-stale-error-when-accessing-container-custom-or-any-property/93160 "2024-07-13T00:45:39Z")
I am trying to access a property on a parent container and the expression keeps returning Bad\_Stale. The expression: {.../this.custom.parameter} Architecture: FlexContainer (with desired property) CoordConta… --- ## [Ignition 8.1 OPC browser no longer shows OPC servers of the tag provider](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-opc-browser-no-longer-shows-opc-servers-of-the-tag-provider/41341)
**Author:** [@dan.deason](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dan.deason)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-opc-browser-no-longer-shows-opc-servers-of-the-tag-provider/41341 "2020-12-09T17:49:50Z")
I used to (before 8.1) create tags by dragging them from the opc browser to the ignition tag browser. This worked well. Doing that now causes this error. It is because the tag provider doesn’t have that opc connecti… --- ## [Best Practice for Using Similar UDT's and Global Objects Across Projects/Customers?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-practice-for-using-similar-udts-and-global-objects-across-projects-customers/93167)
**Author:** [@Chanse\_Meyer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chanse_Meyer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-practice-for-using-similar-udts-and-global-objects-across-projects-customers/93167 "2024-07-12T22:26:48Z")
I'm pretty new to ignition. Did the Core training last year and have done two separate projects for the same customer (2 separate sites) and that's it so far. I'm looking for some best practice tips for how to utilize re… --- ## [SQLite Database: Adjusting Timestamp Format and Centering Data in Table Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqlite-database-adjusting-timestamp-format-and-centering-data-in-table-properties/92863)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Crawford](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Crawford)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqlite-database-adjusting-timestamp-format-and-centering-data-in-table-properties/92863 "2024-07-12T21:44:06Z")
Good afternoon, everyone, I am currently working on a project involving scrap tracking. I am using an SQLite database at the moment and setting up queries to display database information in a table. I have a couple of… --- ## [System.tag.queryTagHistory Return format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-querytaghistory-return-format/93163)
**Author:** [@marco\_alvarez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marco_alvarez)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-querytaghistory-return-format/93163 "2024-07-12T20:18:33Z")
Hi, I'm using the WebDev module to return information for some tags, all good but the client want just headers and data and not the others parts like names or number of rows. There is a way to just send data and header … --- ## [Perspective Project Script Persistance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-project-script-persistance/93103)
**Author:** [@csjohnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/csjohnson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-project-script-persistance/93103 "2024-07-12T18:59:28Z")
Ignition v8.1.35 I have a project for Zebra mobile scanners. Each scanner has it's own respective UDT that it reads/writes to using the scannerNumber. The scannerNumber is set by an onActionPerformed event on a Begin bu… --- ## [Total Minutes from Weekly Schedule](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/total-minutes-from-weekly-schedule/93151)
**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/total-minutes-from-weekly-schedule/93151 "2024-07-12T18:56:38Z")
I'm trying to determine the total number of minutes scheduled from a schedule, but I haven't figured out how to do it. One problem I've run into, is that I might have hours loaded for Friday, but how do I determine if t… --- ## [Formatting time stamp in Perspective View Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatting-time-stamp-in-perspective-view-table/93095)
**Author:** [@wdfus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wdfus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatting-time-stamp-in-perspective-view-table/93095 "2024-07-12T18:24:59Z")
I have a couple of tables and I simply wish to format the time stamp to a human readable form. Gemini and ChatGPT are usually pretty good but they both have failed me this time as none of the simple suggestions have wor… --- ## [Identity Providers did not receive a return message when executing Test Login](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/identity-providers-did-not-receive-a-return-message-when-executing-test-login/92071)
**Author:** [@lindeng\_chen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lindeng_chen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/identity-providers-did-not-receive-a-return-message-when-executing-test-login/92071 "2024-07-12T18:13:28Z")
Hello everyone, I used OpenID Connect 1.0 to create Identity Providers. When I filled in all the parameters and executed Test Login, I was able to successfully redirect to the login interface. However, after logging in, … --- ## [Creating OPC Tags in an offline development environment](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-opc-tags-in-an-offline-development-environment/16228)
**Author:** [@MikeAllgood](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MikeAllgood)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-opc-tags-in-an-offline-development-environment/16228 "2024-07-12T17:52:19Z")
I'm building a project in version 7.9.4 of the Ignition product. The design/build environment does not have access to the PLCs (real or emulated) that will be used in the system. The PLCs being used are AB Logix 5000. Is… --- ## [Ignition Core Certification related questions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-core-certification-related-questions/93132)
**Author:** [@Sachin\_Wagh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sachin_Wagh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-core-certification-related-questions/93132 "2024-07-12T16:29:16Z")
Hello, I'm Sachin Wagh. I've just recently begun to work on ignition. I have a few questions about the Core certification test.I would like to know if using User Manul during a test is permitted and if having extensive k… --- ## [Reporting - datetime formating](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-datetime-formating/93154)
**Author:** [@petr.sasin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/petr.sasin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-datetime-formating/93154 "2024-07-12T16:19:45Z")
Hi, I'm reading data from a Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) database table. One column, named TSCreated , stores timestamps in milliseconds (standard UNIX Epoch time) as a BigInt data type, not a datetime. When I display … --- ## [Panasonic Industrial Communicator FP-I4C to Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/panasonic-industrial-communicator-fp-i4c-to-ignition/92230)
**Author:** [@mhicks1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mhicks1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/panasonic-industrial-communicator-fp-i4c-to-ignition/92230 "2024-07-12T16:11:06Z")
We are purchasing a new Air Handling Unit that will be controlled by a Panasonic FP-XC14 PLC . We want to bring those PLC tags into Ignition. The vendor is suggesting a Panasonic FP-14C to get from their PLC to Igniti… --- ## [Dropdown Perspective Using Query](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-perspective-using-query/60755)
**Author:** [@Reyes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Reyes)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-perspective-using-query/60755 "2024-07-12T15:10:25Z")
Hello, I’m trying to use a dropdown input on perspective. I need to get the data for it from a query in my database. Way different than Vision. I created a named query, but yeah :frowning: it does not work with the drop… --- ## [Perspective Dropdown Filtering Focus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dropdown-filtering-focus/93149)
**Author:** [@Eliazar\_Sanchez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eliazar_Sanchez)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dropdown-filtering-focus/93149 "2024-07-12T15:07:29Z")
I have a perspective project that for various reasons I had to incorporate an onscreen keyboard built into the project itself as a popup. My issue arises when I try to incorporate a drop-down component. Usually, this com… --- ## [Reference tags blipping](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-tags-blipping/93147)
**Author:** [@Zach\_Larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zach_Larson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-tags-blipping/93147 "2024-07-12T14:42:41Z")
I am not sure if I brought this up before, but I am getting an odd behavior where some reference tags are blipping 0 values. I had some tables getting inserts on change scripts. Been changing most of them over to expre… --- ## [Text/script editor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-script-editor/93139)
**Author:** [@Henk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Henk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-script-editor/93139 "2024-07-12T14:13:24Z")
Every time when I paste a block of text the last newline character is skipped. Because of this the existing line under this text block line is placed behind the last line of the text block. This is very annoying This … --- ## [Generic Python error handler?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/generic-python-error-handler/60584)
**Author:** [@rvaught](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rvaught)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/generic-python-error-handler/60584 "2024-07-12T14:10:55Z")
I’m trying to code a generic type of error handler that I can call from the except clauses from different scripts where the error\_handler procedure can take different routes depending on what is passed to it. Ideally, I… --- ## [New Analysis causing fault on Database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-analysis-causing-fault-on-database/93142)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Jones](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jack_Jones)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-analysis-causing-fault-on-database/93142 "2024-07-12T13:46:09Z")
I have downloaded a project off of exchange to hopefully display alarm data. However when doing so I noticed that the alarm data it read required display paths to tell what the alarm was. So I went into a new UDT that I … --- ## [EquipmentSchedule downtimeEvents over scheduledEvents](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/equipmentschedule-downtimeevents-over-scheduledevents/93077)
**Author:** [@mmadariaga](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mmadariaga)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/equipmentschedule-downtimeevents-over-scheduledevents/93077 "2024-07-12T12:37:50Z")
I want to see the downtimeEvents under the scheduledEvents, not over them. Is it possible? I guess I'm missing something... --- ## [T\_stamp formatting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/t-stamp-formatting/93140)
**Author:** [@Sawyer\_Jones](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sawyer_Jones)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/t-stamp-formatting/93140 "2024-07-12T13:54:59Z")
Hello, I'm currently designing a perspective program that shows you when historized Boolean tags change. I've gotten it to work up to the point where in my perspective table it shows me when but the t\_stamp column is unr… --- ## [How to catch a named query error?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-catch-a-named-query-error/93138)
**Author:** [@Matthew\_Breeding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matthew_Breeding)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-catch-a-named-query-error/93138 "2024-07-12T12:39:09Z")
Hello! I am having an issue catching a named query error. I can see the error if I'm in the named query editor while testing but if I try to duplicate the same error in the actual application my try catch does not seem … --- ## [Find/Replace cannot handle white space character replacement](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/find-replace-cannot-handle-white-space-character-replacement/93134)
**Author:** [@liam1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/liam1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/find-replace-cannot-handle-white-space-character-replacement/93134 "2024-07-12T11:55:22Z")
I'm trying to do a find and replace on a tag path which before contained a white space which I removed. But it seems the white space on the find is not see as part of the replacement characters. --- ## [Translations Manager resource](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translations-manager-resource/92786)
**Author:** [@Aiasa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aiasa21)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/translations-manager-resource/92786 "2024-07-12T10:56:31Z")
Good morning, I'm using the this resource but I encounter a problem \[Ignition Exchange\](https://Translation manager) I have Italian (it-IT), Chinese (zh-Hans) and English (en-US), when I add a term in Italian and Engl… --- ## [How to stop Ignition Perspective gateway so I can modify and save my ignition.conf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-stop-ignition-perspective-gateway-so-i-can-modify-and-save-my-ignition-conf/90730)
**Author:** [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-stop-ignition-perspective-gateway-so-i-can-modify-and-save-my-ignition-conf/90730 "2024-07-12T10:32:20Z")
Hello! i would like to modify my ignition.conf so I can have more memory for my perspective project with: wrapper.java.maxmemory=4096 But I can´t as it´s running somewhere else, I guess the gateway. Can I stop the gat… --- ## [Write Permissions Gateway Only](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-permissions-gateway-only/93061)
**Author:** [@deon.korb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/deon.korb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-permissions-gateway-only/93061 "2024-07-12T10:35:13Z")
What is the preferred mechanism to have permissions that a tag is writeable by gateway scripting only? Effectly read only by users, writeable by the gateway. I used this technique successfully since 8.0 days: It stopp… --- ## [Refresh Table - Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/refresh-table-perspective/83989)
**Author:** [@HelloWorld](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/HelloWorld)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/refresh-table-perspective/83989 "2024-01-09T18:12:05Z")
Is there anything equivalent to this in perspective? # Refresh the table to immediately show the updated data. system.db.refresh(event.source.parent.getComponent('Power Table'), "data") --- ## [Gateway Webserver on 2 Ports](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-webserver-on-2-ports/93059)
**Author:** [@deon.korb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/deon.korb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-webserver-on-2-ports/93059 "2024-07-12T09:10:55Z")
Is it possible to have the gateway listen on multiple ports, without using a proxy/reverse proxy? E.g. listen on both 8043 and 443. Reasoning is that I would like to change the gateway ports to the default 443, for cosm… --- ## [Ignition - create simple HTTP Server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-create-simple-http-server/84695)
**Author:** [@davee\_s](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/davee_s)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-create-simple-http-server/84695 "2024-07-12T06:20:45Z")
Hello guys, I am trying to create a simple HTTP Server in Ignition that listen on a port for http requests like GET, POST ecc... and send back a response. Is there a way to implement this in Python or with external libr… --- ## [Perspective Table Export to csv?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-export-to-csv/93120)
**Author:** [@taohongyu88](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taohongyu88)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-export-to-csv/93120 "2024-07-12T02:57:23Z")
Add a Table : Bind Data: In the export Button : # 直接导出excel component= self.getSibling("Table") dataset= component.props.data csv = system.dataset.toCSV(dataset) system.perspective.download("myExport.csv",c… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=373) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=375)