# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=536 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 537 --- ## [Upgrade 7.9 to 8.1 syntax error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrade-7-9-to-8-1-syntax-error/81905)
**Author:** [@jamshidzade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jamshidzade)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrade-7-9-to-8-1-syntax-error/81905 "2023-11-15T18:15:19Z")
after upgrading to 8.1 from 7.9 i got a lot of syntax error would you please help me --- ## [Incompatible codecs in module "encodings.utf\_8"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/incompatible-codecs-in-module-encodings-utf-8/68945)
**Author:** [@kgoodwin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgoodwin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/incompatible-codecs-in-module-encodings-utf-8/68945 "2023-11-15T17:08:23Z")
I wrote a Python package that I am using in Ignition. It works great. I have to add TLS to my communication, it no longer works. I get this error: Caused by: org.python.core.PyException: encodings.CodecRegistryError: in… --- ## [Visualizing Dynamic Mover Movement](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/visualizing-dynamic-mover-movement/81928)
**Author:** [@Mariano\_Alvarez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mariano_Alvarez)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/visualizing-dynamic-mover-movement/81928 "2023-11-15T16:49:53Z")
I am working on a project where I need to visualize the movement of a machine's "nests"/movers (representative elements) through a series of stations in a manufacturing process. Since the machines are very old, there is … --- ## [Bar chart issues on windows XP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-issues-on-windows-xp/81917)
**Author:** [@conan.a](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/conan.a)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-issues-on-windows-xp/81917 "2023-11-15T13:33:39Z")
Hey Guys was wondering someone has any suggestions for me. Client has some older systems that requires running on XP and i'm having trouble with getting time to display correctly on windows XP. I have attached the syst… --- ## [Storing Images before loading to SQL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/storing-images-before-loading-to-sql/81816)
**Author:** [@Zachary\_Kacel1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zachary_Kacel1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/storing-images-before-loading-to-sql/81816 "2023-11-15T13:16:44Z")
I have a perspective project where a user will answer a few questions about a product and then takes up to 5 photos of the product. The photos will get stored to a file directory and the info will be stored in SLQ. I don… --- ## [Automating redundancy setup for Docker containers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automating-redundancy-setup-for-docker-containers/81892)
**Author:** [@Zhou\_Zeng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zhou_Zeng)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automating-redundancy-setup-for-docker-containers/81892 "2023-11-15T13:04:37Z")
I have been toying with the Ignition docker containers and haven't been able to find a way to configure an instance to run in redundant mode using environmental variables. I think automating redundancy setup will be usef… --- ## [OPC-UA communication codesys \<-\> ignition very slow](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-communication-codesys-ignition-very-slow/78267)
**Author:** [@edoardo.manzardo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edoardo.manzardo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-communication-codesys-ignition-very-slow/78267 "2023-11-15T12:55:45Z")
Hi everyone, I use OPC-UA to communicate variables from Codesys to Ignition. Codesys is configurate with server and I have observed that the communication from the codesys development environment is really slow when Ig… --- ## [Rendering a view to a table : Unable to bind the view\_params](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rendering-a-view-to-a-table-unable-to-bind-the-view-params/81895)
**Author:** [@Bharat\_Krishnan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bharat_Krishnan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rendering-a-view-to-a-table-unable-to-bind-the-view-params/81895 "2023-11-15T09:32:22Z")
I am trying to render a view to the table cell. I have posted the screeenshots of how the value fro viewParams is set up and how params are bound to the view that i am using to render the cell. if there is any othe… --- ## [Looking for help with configureCell extension](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/looking-for-help-with-configurecell-extension/81838)
**Author:** [@ltoscano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ltoscano)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/looking-for-help-with-configurecell-extension/81838 "2023-11-14T23:04:13Z")
Hello all, I'm looking for help, or maybe more specifically an alternate way of accomplishing highlighting a row in a power table. I want to highlight a specific row, based on a step number which lives in the PLC. I d… --- ## [Views not opening to their full size](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/views-not-opening-to-their-full-size/81898)
**Author:** [@Ruben\_Rodriguez\_Espi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ruben_Rodriguez_Espi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/views-not-opening-to-their-full-size/81898 "2023-11-14T22:20:27Z")
Good afternoon, Often when I open a view it does not open the full view but sizes small with scroll bars, I have to move the perspective property editor slightly for the view size to reset and show in full. Has anyone h… --- ## [Copy-Pasting Script in Ignition 8.1.32 Results in Indent/Dedent Errors](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-pasting-script-in-ignition-8-1-32-results-in-indent-dedent-errors/80630)
**Author:** [@A\_Power](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/A_Power)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-pasting-script-in-ignition-8-1-32-results-in-indent-dedent-errors/80630 "2023-11-14T22:17:43Z")
Hello Everyone, I'm currently using Ignition version 8.1.32, and I've noticed that this issue persists in older versions as well (down to at least 8.1.21). Both my colleague and I have encountered problems when copying … --- ## [Vision Easy Chart 8.1 hide tags via script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-easy-chart-8-1-hide-tags-via-script/81901)
**Author:** [@bwhite](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bwhite)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-easy-chart-8-1-hide-tags-via-script/81901 "2023-11-14T22:02:09Z")
Is there a way to hide tags via a script on a Vision easy chart in Ignition 8.1.26? I have some tags that are indirect, however, there are a few of the lines that do not have that specific tag. I want to check if the t… --- ## [Getting tag data from tag History](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-tag-data-from-tag-history/81896)
**Author:** [@Austin\_Allen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Austin_Allen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-tag-data-from-tag-history/81896 "2023-11-14T21:30:01Z")
Hello, I have a tag " Pump\_On\_IND" that is == 1 whenever the pump is running. I am trying to implement this formula into my report designer: Total Gallons Flowed = "Pump\_On\_IND" \* 287.5 In these reports, each row is … --- ## [Message Handler not receiving message](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/message-handler-not-receiving-message/81883)
**Author:** [@Tucker\_Gustavesen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tucker_Gustavesen)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/message-handler-not-receiving-message/81883 "2023-11-14T21:24:32Z")
Hi all! Maybe a silly issue, but I'm trying to get a message handler on a component on any session of the 'message' project to execute and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I specifically want to trigger the message h… --- ## [Ghost Designers in Perspective Sessions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ghost-designers-in-perspective-sessions/81897)
**Author:** [@sydney.bosworth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sydney.bosworth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ghost-designers-in-perspective-sessions/81897 "2023-11-14T21:22:52Z")
So, we have some Unauthenticated designers showing up in the "Perspective sessions." These are not shown in the "Designers." We are actually suspecting these "ghosts" of possibly running scripts. Anyone have any tips on … --- ## [Multiple attachments using system.report.executeAndDistribute](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-attachments-using-system-report-executeanddistribute/81887)
**Author:** [@beckya](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/beckya)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-attachments-using-system-report-executeanddistribute/81887 "2023-11-14T21:05:03Z")
I am using the reporting module Run Script to send a report through email when data is present in the query. I'd like to be able to attach the file in two formats, pdf and excel in the same email. I currently set the fil… --- ## [Passing a custom template parameter to the same parameter on a pop-up window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/passing-a-custom-template-parameter-to-the-same-parameter-on-a-pop-up-window/81890)
**Author:** [@brians.laptop](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brians.laptop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/passing-a-custom-template-parameter-to-the-same-parameter-on-a-pop-up-window/81890 "2023-11-14T20:47:15Z")
I'm putting together control for multi-zone temperature control using a Zone Template. I have indirect addressing, using a template parameter 'string' called "Zone". All the zone parameters are in the same AOI data type … --- ## [Defining an expression tag expression from a UDT parameter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/defining-an-expression-tag-expression-from-a-udt-parameter/76595)
**Author:** [@apmalone1983](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apmalone1983)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/defining-an-expression-tag-expression-from-a-udt-parameter/76595 "2023-11-14T20:45:39Z")
Hello, I am using Ignition Vision 8.1.25 and was curious if anyone has ever set up a UDT where you define an expression in a parameter and then use that parameter to define the expression in an expression tag. simple ex… --- ## [Arduino Modbus RTU to Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/arduino-modbus-rtu-to-ignition/16499)
**Author:** [@dano38291](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dano38291)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/arduino-modbus-rtu-to-ignition/16499 "2023-11-14T19:27:55Z")
Hello, I am trying to learn Ignition for work. I thought hey lets see if I can make an Arduino using a Modbus Serial RTU library talk with Ignition. I thought it was weird that the Modbus RTU driver is not more heavily … --- ## [Ignition treats parameter value in WHERE clause as a literal, not a string](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-treats-parameter-value-in-where-clause-as-a-literal-not-a-string/81814)
**Author:** [@szcz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/szcz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-treats-parameter-value-in-where-clause-as-a-literal-not-a-string/81814 "2023-11-14T17:13:52Z")
Hi, I can't explain the behaviour I am experiencing. It ties to work with strings in Python (running Jython 2.7.2). Consider following line of code The query is receiving two parameters - table name and value we sear… --- ## [Conditional style on Prespective Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/conditional-style-on-prespective-table/81879)
**Author:** [@Saul\_Espinoza](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Saul_Espinoza)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/conditional-style-on-prespective-table/81879 "2023-11-14T17:41:54Z")
Hi, I'm starting with ignition prospective and I'm a bit disoriented, I explain the following: I have created a table in prospective and I need to have a conditional style. I'm looking to do something like this: W… --- ## [Windows current user: Perspective passthrough authentication](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-current-user-perspective-passthrough-authentication/81866)
**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-current-user-perspective-passthrough-authentication/81866 "2023-11-14T16:32:25Z")
Hi all, My customer has the following need: the currently logged in Windows User should be able to open a Perspective Session without typing his username and password and should get all his roles automatically. Ignition… --- ## [Bug in toColor expression function in combination with enabled/disabled](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-in-tocolor-expression-function-in-combination-with-enabled-disabled/67182)
**Author:** [@JantjeBeton](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JantjeBeton)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-in-tocolor-expression-function-in-combination-with-enabled-disabled/67182 "2023-11-14T16:07:01Z")
Version 8.1.22: When we choose a completely grey color (R=G=B) the text on the enabled button looks allright, but when the button is disabled, the text is almost white and therefore almost invisible! See the image belo… --- ## [Ignition Edge Auto Launch Project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-auto-launch-project/29682)
**Author:** [@abishur](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/abishur)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-auto-launch-project/29682 "2023-11-14T14:48:02Z")
I was curious if there were any plans to add the ability to auto launch a project when the gateway loads in the future. Using Linux I use their startup programs and then delay the running of a script to launch the proje… --- ## [List of strings where tag values are in the strings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/list-of-strings-where-tag-values-are-in-the-strings/81860)
**Author:** [@Stef\_Velers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Stef_Velers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/list-of-strings-where-tag-values-are-in-the-strings/81860 "2023-11-14T14:44:31Z")
Hi, I was curious if someone had any experience with lots of strings that have different tags in them so that you have for example a string: "Temp" and after that a tag: "Temp" with a value of 22 degrees for example so … --- ## [Disable add roster button in the roster management](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-add-roster-button-in-the-roster-management/55038)
**Author:** [@mario.gutierrez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mario.gutierrez)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-add-roster-button-in-the-roster-management/55038 "2023-11-14T14:18:07Z")
Hello, I am trying to disable the add roster button and delete roster button in the roster management component in vision (user are not supposed to add or delete rosters). how is that possible? Thanks, --- ## [Transition view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transition-view/81858)
**Author:** [@Emerson\_SIlveira1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Emerson_SIlveira1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transition-view/81858 "2023-11-14T13:49:20Z")
Hi guys, i'm a new user of ignition. Someone could you please, teach me how can i switch between two views using multible button ? --- ## [Gateway Startup Failed - Reason: Could not communicate with the gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-startup-failed-reason-could-not-communicate-with-the-gateway/81846)
**Author:** [@Shivam\_Mathur](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shivam_Mathur)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-startup-failed-reason-could-not-communicate-with-the-gateway/81846 "2023-11-14T13:41:35Z")
Hi, I am trying to run ignition gateway on AWS. I created a EC2 instance (ubuntu) and installed ignition. After setup, when trying to startup ignition, I got an error. Logs show: INFO | jvm 1 | 2023/11/14 06:36:25 … --- ## [Scripting Navigation in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-navigation-in-perspective/81857)
**Author:** [@EDoepke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/EDoepke)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-navigation-in-perspective/81857 "2023-11-14T13:19:30Z")
Trying to figure out proper syntax to script navigation in Perspective. I've found the system.perspective.navigate function, just unsure of proper parameters. Created a view for summary information for filters with par… --- ## [Alarm Journal for specific alarms](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-for-specific-alarms/81840)
**Author:** [@Alfredo\_Egmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alfredo_Egmo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-for-specific-alarms/81840 "2023-11-14T13:16:05Z")
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