# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=440 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 441 --- ## [PDFViewer clear active PDF](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdfviewer-clear-active-pdf/36489)
**Author:** [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdfviewer-clear-active-pdf/36489 "2024-04-12T20:08:41Z")
I’m using the Vision -\> Reporting -\> PDF Viewer to display PDF’s loaded from a SQL Database as bytes. I can load a PDF without issue, but I’m trying to figure out how to actually then clear out the loaded PDF at runtime… --- ## [Perspective Rotate Label](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-rotate-label/88751)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Craig](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Craig)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-rotate-label/88751 "2024-04-12T19:14:33Z")
I am trying to rotate a label on my project 90deg so that it is going up so that it reads like this label: but I can't figure out how. Any ideas? --- ## [Ignition Edge limitation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-limitation/88755)
**Author:** [@Project2501](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Project2501)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-limitation/88755 "2024-04-12T18:28:53Z")
I recall originally edge have a 500 tag count limitation that was later removed. Is there a maximum recommended tag count that ignition recommends user adhere to? I recognize that the variability of edge devices makes th… --- ## [Buying an additional module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/buying-an-additional-module/88753)
**Author:** [@Nathaniel\_Webb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nathaniel_Webb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/buying-an-additional-module/88753 "2024-04-12T18:10:47Z")
Hello, I did a custom purchase of ignition and did not buy the SQL Bridge module the first time. Is this something I can now add? --- ## [Error Running Query on Vision Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-running-query-on-vision-client/88748)
**Author:** [@Nathan\_Heck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nathan_Heck)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-running-query-on-vision-client/88748 "2024-04-12T17:21:02Z")
Hello, I am getting this error. Which to my limited understanding is saying The current user does not have the required rols for this operaton at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.gateway\_interface. How would I s… --- ## [Perspective Table - Date Format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-date-format/26081)
**Author:** [@tim.schultz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tim.schultz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-date-format/26081 "2020-12-17T11:56:16Z")
Hello, I’m trying to format the date in a table column, and I’m getting mixed results per the screenshot. Any ideas as to why it isn’t consistently parsing the output data from my named query? --- ## [New DNP3 Module Read After Operate Not Working?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-dnp3-module-read-after-operate-not-working/87157)
**Author:** [@edward.fowler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edward.fowler)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-dnp3-module-read-after-operate-not-working/87157 "2024-04-12T16:47:14Z")
I'm not saying this setting isn't working, but I thought it would fix the issue. The issue is the value of my DNP3 analog output tag is always one behind. I have a test tag (memory) with a value changed script that wri… --- ## [How to License a Backup Server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-license-a-backup-server/88741)
**Author:** [@Alfred\_Thayer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alfred_Thayer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-license-a-backup-server/88741 "2024-04-12T15:33:49Z")
I have a customer that wants to have a duplicate server setup ready to run. How do I stall the license onto this backup server? --- ## [Write to Deepsea Panel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-to-deepsea-panel/88736)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Arekion](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Daniel_Arekion)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-to-deepsea-panel/88736 "2024-04-12T13:38:29Z")
Hello Guys, Tried to write to register 4104 and 4105 to Deepsea panel. Not working Tried to write to register 4105 and 4106 to Deepsea panel. Not working I am getting error "uncaught Throwable during write" Reading r… --- ## [Can't Write OPC Tag - illegal data address](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-write-opc-tag-illegal-data-address/63063)
**Author:** [@David\_Lopez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Lopez)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-write-opc-tag-illegal-data-address/63063 "2022-10-19T16:02:00Z")
Hello, i'm trying to write a DeepSea8610's device slave address register, through a Modbus TCP connection. however, when I try to write a new value I got "Illegal Data Address" over the logger info. I've already checked … --- ## [Creating own Perspective symbols](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-own-perspective-symbols/88728)
**Author:** [@grzegorz.kaczmarczyk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grzegorz.kaczmarczyk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-own-perspective-symbols/88728 "2024-04-12T13:31:46Z")
Hi, how can I create symbols like these: I mean, I want my symbols to be programmable, so I can bind tag values, etc. What kind of 3rd party software should I use to do it? --- ## [Import and export tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-and-export-tags/88713)
**Author:** [@david\_rafael\_ulloque](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/david_rafael_ulloque)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-and-export-tags/88713 "2024-04-12T13:13:27Z")
Hello everyone, I'm exporting a bunch of tags in order to make some modifications to each tag. After modifying the exported file, I import it back into my project. Everything in the tag browser seems good; all the modifi… --- ## [Perspective Table not Rendering DateTime Data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-not-rendering-datetime-data/88731)
**Author:** [@AAC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AAC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-not-rendering-datetime-data/88731 "2024-04-12T12:26:28Z")
Hello everyone, I am new here, I am having problems with the display of Date Type data in the perspective tables, the rendering does not work for me. Does anyone have an idea what I'm doing wrong? I am reading the data… --- ## [Perspective: restrict DateTime input till current date only](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-restrict-datetime-input-till-current-date-only/38116)
**Author:** [@yash.bhan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yash.bhan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-restrict-datetime-input-till-current-date-only/38116 "2024-04-12T11:49:52Z")
Hi Is there a way to restrict the date choices in DateTime input component in perspective to not allow to select future dates, only dates till the current date should be allowed to select on the calendar and the future … --- ## [writeBlocking to a Memory Tag works in Script Console but not in Gateway Timer Event Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writeblocking-to-a-memory-tag-works-in-script-console-but-not-in-gateway-timer-event-script/88710)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Keen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Keen)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writeblocking-to-a-memory-tag-works-in-script-console-but-not-in-gateway-timer-event-script/88710 "2024-04-12T11:41:23Z")
Hello all - very new to Ignition scripting. I am simply trying to copy the value of one memory tag to a different memory tag. This code works in the scripting console. I am able to write to a memory tag "P1UptimeBit" ba… --- ## [Specify FTP port?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/specify-ftp-port/80587)
**Author:** [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/specify-ftp-port/80587 "2024-04-12T11:32:20Z")
I have a script to retrieve files via FTP after an event. This was working fine, however we then changed our architecture to move the gateway into the cloud, as a result we had to setup port forwarding on our remote rout… --- ## [JDBC jar files and database updates](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jdbc-jar-files-and-database-updates/88729)
**Author:** [@grzegorz.kaczmarczyk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grzegorz.kaczmarczyk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jdbc-jar-files-and-database-updates/88729 "2024-04-12T11:30:53Z")
Hi, Is it possible that the database would update and the jar files for the jdbc drivers will become outdated and the connection to the database will disappear? --- ## [Delete Row from a table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/delete-row-from-a-table/88730)
**Author:** [@Rachana\_Rudra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rachana_Rudra)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/delete-row-from-a-table/88730 "2024-04-12T09:42:13Z")
Hi everyone, I have a table with Edit and Delete buttons. When you click the Delete button, a confirmation popup appears. If you click the OK button in the popup, it should delete the corresponding row from the table. … --- ## [UDT instance reading UDT type](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-instance-reading-udt-type/88727)
**Author:** [@mahsasalimi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mahsasalimi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-instance-reading-udt-type/88727 "2024-04-12T09:41:52Z")
Hi , I am trying to achieve the foolowing: Let's say I have a UDT called valve , then I have an instance of valve called valve1. I want to have a property in the instance(valve1) that can read its parent UDT name(valv… --- ## [Remove Scrollbar from Template Repeater](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remove-scrollbar-from-template-repeater/88087)
**Author:** [@Samuel\_Langlois](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samuel_Langlois)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remove-scrollbar-from-template-repeater/88087 "2024-04-12T07:27:26Z")
Hi, I am currently working with template repeaters and I have to make the component a bit smaller than what it would like creating a scroll bar. Is there a way to remove the scroll bar just for this Template repeater? --- ## [Alarm properties, write to Priority](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-properties-write-to-priority/88723)
**Author:** [@O\_E](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/O_E)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-properties-write-to-priority/88723 "2024-04-12T07:07:35Z")
Hi Are there a way to write directly to a priority in a udt in ignition ? i have tried what works with setpoint, but no luck This works with setpoint: {tag}/Sensor/Alarms/High Alarm.Setpoint A But when i change to: … --- ## [Where can we change SecureChannelLifeTime setting for OPC client on Ignition?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-can-we-change-securechannellifetime-setting-for-opc-client-on-ignition/87164)
**Author:** [@apurva\_mishra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apurva_mishra)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-can-we-change-securechannellifetime-setting-for-opc-client-on-ignition/87164 "2024-04-12T04:06:37Z")
Hi, We are trying to troubleshoot an issue where whenever our OPC client on ignition sends a request to renew the Secure Channel to an OPC server on Siemens S-7 1200 PLC, the OPC server does not respond for anywhere fro… --- ## [Query works in script console but returns nothing when run in a WebDev script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-works-in-script-console-but-returns-nothing-when-run-in-a-webdev-script/88715)
**Author:** [@Bushmatic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bushmatic)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-works-in-script-console-but-returns-nothing-when-run-in-a-webdev-script/88715 "2024-04-11T22:09:37Z")
I have a simple SQL query to grab a couple values from a database. This database is rarely used by our Ignition system. This is contained in a WebDev "doPost" script using system.db.runPrepQuery. When I run this query i… --- ## [Domino Printer ax350i control from Igniton](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/domino-printer-ax350i-control-from-igniton/88716)
**Author:** [@Nick\_McCrate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nick_McCrate)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/domino-printer-ax350i-control-from-igniton/88716 "2024-04-11T21:50:54Z")
Does anyone have an example they can share for setting labels on Domino Printers using Codenet commands? I setup the printer in Ignition using the TCP protocol on port 7000, with writeback enabled. Ignition created a fe… --- ## [\[IGN-8411\] Curly brackets (braces) on commented line in udt instance script causes script to fail silently](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8411-curly-brackets-braces-on-commented-line-in-udt-instance-script-causes-script-to-fail-silently/79124)
**Author:** [@tyler.bennett](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tyler.bennett)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8411-curly-brackets-braces-on-commented-line-in-udt-instance-script-causes-script-to-fail-silently/79124 "2024-04-11T21:43:29Z")
Including open/close curly brackets (braces) with any text in between, on a commented line (e.g. #{z}), in a value changed event script, on a tag in a udt definition... causes the script to fail silently showing no error… --- ## [8.1.38 transaction groups](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-1-38-transaction-groups/87854)
**Author:** [@mesham](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mesham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-1-38-transaction-groups/87854 "2024-04-11T21:35:30Z")
Hi all, We recently upgraded to 8.1.38 and I have noticed some differences in the way our Stored Procedure Transaction Groups display information. Before the upgrade, the target of the datapoints (target name inside of… --- ## [Local redundant gateway with two networks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/local-redundant-gateway-with-two-networks/88704)
**Author:** [@alex.ferrell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alex.ferrell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/local-redundant-gateway-with-two-networks/88704 "2024-04-11T20:23:58Z")
I have a system where the Ignition gateway is on a server on the plant network with a local client by the machine. The client has two NIC cards- one for the plant network and one for the local (192.168.1.x). The PLC also… --- ## [Editing template not responsive after migration from 7.9 to 8.1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/editing-template-not-responsive-after-migration-from-7-9-to-8-1/88600)
**Author:** [@mlwalter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mlwalter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/editing-template-not-responsive-after-migration-from-7-9-to-8-1/88600 "2024-04-11T20:14:09Z")
NonResponsiveEdt-2024-04-09\_191512.json (69.0 KB) I recently migrated an application from 7.9 to 8.1. For the most part it went just fine. I'm in the midst of tracking down an issue with a script on a tag (I'm trying … --- ## [Automatic Rotation of JDBC credentials](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automatic-rotation-of-jdbc-credentials/88711)
**Author:** [@Allen\_Miller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Allen_Miller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automatic-rotation-of-jdbc-credentials/88711 "2024-04-11T20:06:49Z")
Problem We're looking for a mechanism that allows us to automate rotation of JDBC credentials across many gateways Background We have a large fleet of Ignition gateways. We're working on adding JDBC connections from eac… --- ## [Signature Pad - How to use it?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/signature-pad-how-to-use-it/88693)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_Luckey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin_Luckey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/signature-pad-how-to-use-it/88693 "2024-04-11T19:18:32Z")
Hi, I'm just getting into using perspective and so far a lot of it's clicking slowly. Although, I am now trying to use a signature pad to copy an operators signature to another view. I grabbed some code from Corso Syste… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=439) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=441)