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**Author:** [@Luca\_Pestrin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Luca_Pestrin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-pdf-viewer-fails-to-load-file-in-production/80321 "2023-10-11T07:56:09Z")
Hello, i have a perspective pdf viewer that dynamically loads files from a "Web Dev" shared folder. I can tell the shared folder is working cause i can dynamically load pics from the same source into an Image object. I… --- ## [Give Components a Script at runtime](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/give-components-a-script-at-runtime/80258)
**Author:** [@Tjark\_Sterk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tjark_Sterk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/give-components-a-script-at-runtime/80258 "2023-10-11T07:19:24Z")
Hey pretty weird question but is it possible to give a component a script at runtime? I know that I can create a new component with the .addComponent() function but I was wondering if i can assign a script to it at runt… --- ## [UDT Parameters vs UDT Custom Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-parameters-vs-udt-custom-properties/54593)
**Author:** [@matthew.gollasch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matthew.gollasch)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-parameters-vs-udt-custom-properties/54593 "2023-10-11T04:46:22Z")
I’m trying to determine why I would use UDT Parameters vs UDT Custom Properties. I think I have seen @pturmel mention that he prefers the use of custom properties in his projects, but I’m not sure why? It appears to me … --- ## [Collapse remaining of the selected](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/collapse-remaining-of-the-selected/80267)
**Author:** [@vignesh\_H](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vignesh_H)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/collapse-remaining-of-the-selected/80267 "2023-10-11T04:32:26Z")
Hi Here am using table to show some data.. my requirements is when i expand one row, remaining three row need to collapse There is any default setting is there in perspective? first image - all collapsed second imag… --- ## [Error on database connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-on-database-connection/80230)
**Author:** [@antonio.sanchez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/antonio.sanchez)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-on-database-connection/80230 "2023-10-11T00:26:14Z")
Hello everyone I need connect a new database connection whit SQL sever locally , I setting the conection but I recibet the next error " " I configurate the TCP/IP properties this is my conection --- ## [TCP/IP Server in Ignition - Repeated connections](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tcp-ip-server-in-ignition-repeated-connections/76653)
**Author:** [@G\_O](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/G_O)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tcp-ip-server-in-ignition-repeated-connections/76653 "2023-10-10T19:32:55Z")
Hello all, I am having issues with closing and re-opening TCP/IP connections using Ignition Edge as a server. The aim is to have a Python script establish a TCP/IP server when performing an action on the Ignition progr… --- ## [Trying to export a CSV file from Power Chart, but the Excel data only have timestamp points, not the data from tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-export-a-csv-file-from-power-chart-but-the-excel-data-only-have-timestamp-points-not-the-data-from-tag/80275)
**Author:** [@Wenhe\_Zhao](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Wenhe_Zhao)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-export-a-csv-file-from-power-chart-but-the-excel-data-only-have-timestamp-points-not-the-data-from-tag/80275 "2023-10-10T19:15:23Z")
Code is here, def runAction(self, event): import json tagPaths = \[\] aggregateModes = \[\] histPaths = \[\] self.view.custom.Saving = True array = self.view.params.Pens for row in array: rowObj =… --- ## [Do named query bindings "batch" for multiple parameter changes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/do-named-query-bindings-batch-for-multiple-parameter-changes/80291)
**Author:** [@zacht](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacht)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/do-named-query-bindings-batch-for-multiple-parameter-changes/80291 "2023-10-10T18:40:14Z")
I have a Vision window that contains a table populated this way: A named query binding populates the data for the table. The named query has 5 parameters. Each parameter of the named query binding is bound to a custom … --- ## [Convert pipe diagram to SVG symbol](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-pipe-diagram-to-svg-symbol/67868)
**Author:** [@Matthew\_Hunt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matthew_Hunt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-pipe-diagram-to-svg-symbol/67868 "2023-10-10T17:39:30Z")
Hello, I was wondering if anyone has figured out a good way to convert Pipe diagrams made in Perspective into an SVG symbol that can be used as a type of background to have full control over how the Scaling works etc. w… --- ## [Alarm Display Path Incorrect](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-display-path-incorrect/79523)
**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-display-path-incorrect/79523 "2023-10-10T16:10:26Z")
I have an alarm set up to use parameters from my UDT to fill in the Label and Display path. This seems to work for most of my tags, but I have some UDTs that have issues showing the display path correctly. For instance… --- ## [Changing Dropdown Value on Client When Opening Project From Different Gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-dropdown-value-on-client-when-opening-project-from-different-gateway/80286)
**Author:** [@Nikola\_Kuljanin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nikola_Kuljanin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-dropdown-value-on-client-when-opening-project-from-different-gateway/80286 "2023-10-10T15:58:27Z")
Current setup: Dashboard that links to other projects in many different gateways. When my project is opened from the dashboard, the dropdown on the dock to the left is set to value 1 by default which has different tabs t… --- ## [Allen Bradley 4NTR Ethernet Card vs. 2NT Ethernet Card](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/allen-bradley-4ntr-ethernet-card-vs-2nt-ethernet-card/80234)
**Author:** [@William\_R](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/William_R)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/allen-bradley-4ntr-ethernet-card-vs-2nt-ethernet-card/80234 "2023-10-10T15:53:30Z")
Good Afternoon Everyone, Does anyone have any experience with gigabit Allen Bradley Ethernet cards and communication speeds? I am looking to boost communication speeds from a L84 ControlLogix Processor (v. 35) to the Ig… --- ## [Perspective Table: column with view render type](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-column-with-view-render-type/80279)
**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-column-with-view-render-type/80279 "2023-10-10T14:38:10Z")
Hi everybody, I'm trying to have a perspective table column render as view. Whatever size I set for the view I use as template (viewPath property), the table row is rendered with a 200px height. If I force the row heigh… --- ## [Named Query Not Working after 8.1.27 upgrade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-not-working-after-8-1-27-upgrade/80180)
**Author:** [@arunprasath.v](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/arunprasath.v)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-not-working-after-8-1-27-upgrade/80180 "2023-10-10T14:55:19Z")
Hello !! After the upgrade from 8.1.19 to 8.1.27, some of named query is not working. Here the DB is PostgreSQL. In PGSQL, -- are used for commenting a line. In the below screenshot -- are inside the single quote mark… --- ## [Inject Text in Textarea Input](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/inject-text-in-textarea-input/80276)
**Author:** [@Micah\_Carr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Micah_Carr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/inject-text-in-textarea-input/80276 "2023-10-10T14:12:44Z")
I am developing a simple perspective expression editor to create and test SQL queries in a perspective session. My editor predicts keywords and provides suggested completion options for a word that has been started. The … --- ## [Is there an event.source attribute-documentation?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-an-event-source-attribute-documentation/80251)
**Author:** [@Remco\_Geervliet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Remco_Geervliet)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-an-event-source-attribute-documentation/80251 "2023-10-10T14:02:50Z")
I'm trying to get a child-element based on the event.source name, but can't for the life of my find any documentation on what attribute I can call to achieve this. As a matter of fact, I'm having a hard time finding any … --- ## [PowerChart with Canary historian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-with-canary-historian/80247)
**Author:** [@Adam\_Wall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Adam_Wall)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-with-canary-historian/80247 "2023-10-10T12:56:08Z")
Hi Everyone- I currently am historizing data via Canary. When I try to plot multiple lines on a powerchart. The lines do not show up and the following error is presented in the logs... It appears to be an ignition e… --- ## [Como cambiar el color de un dropdown cuando esta desabilitado](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/como-cambiar-el-color-de-un-dropdown-cuando-esta-desabilitado/80240)
**Author:** [@Ricardo\_javier\_reyes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ricardo_javier_reyes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/como-cambiar-el-color-de-un-dropdown-cuando-esta-desabilitado/80240 "2023-10-10T10:42:09Z")
How could I remove the opaque color from the dropdown component when it is disabled? --- ## [Dynamically Changing the UDT used for a Pop Up](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-changing-the-udt-used-for-a-pop-up/80245)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Jackson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steven_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-changing-the-udt-used-for-a-pop-up/80245 "2023-10-10T10:12:50Z")
Hi, I have an application with many valves. I have made a pop up for a valve which accesses a UDT, so far so good. How can I define the UDT used on opening of the pop up for a particular valve. So on my main page I hav… --- ## [OPC-UA Ignition Server - Client Read Only](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-ignition-server-client-read-only/80266)
**Author:** [@taguililla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taguililla)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-ignition-server-client-read-only/80266 "2023-10-10T10:10:12Z")
Hello. I need a client OPC-UA user with Read Only, is this possible? I checked with role: ReadOnly, but don't work. Thank you. Best regards. --- ## [Dynamically getting a Component by clicking on it](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-getting-a-component-by-clicking-on-it/80256)
**Author:** [@Tjark\_Sterk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tjark_Sterk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-getting-a-component-by-clicking-on-it/80256 "2023-10-10T09:57:26Z")
Hey is there a way to dynamically get a component by clicking on it? So for example at runtime when I click on a component I can print out the some property of it in the console. Thanks for the help --- ## [Indentation error - dropdown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indentation-error-dropdown/80252)
**Author:** [@Learner\_Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Learner_Ignition)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indentation-error-dropdown/80252 "2023-10-10T08:29:03Z")
Hello, I am having 3 dropdown and when dropdown1 values gets changes I had written below change script to change properties of other 2 dropdown. def valueChanged(self, previousValue, currentValue, origin, missedEvents)… --- ## [UDT - data type not able to read](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-data-type-not-able-to-read/80260)
**Author:** [@Learner\_Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Learner_Ignition)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 8:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-data-type-not-able-to-read/80260 "2023-10-10T08:41:17Z")
Hi, I am trying to read UDT instance data type. I try system.tag.readBlocking(\["\[Test\_Tag\_Provider\]Station\_1.dataType"\]) but not able to get the Station as the output. any suggestions will be helpful. --- ## [Ignition Perspective Sessions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-sessions/80255)
**Author:** [@Gokul\_M](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gokul_M)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-sessions/80255 "2023-10-10T07:10:24Z")
what is the difference between Perspective session and Perspective module ? my understanding is that the perspective module has a limited and unlimited edition that limits the number of concurrent users. What does t… --- ## [Tag Splitting with Edge Historian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-splitting-with-edge-historian/80238)
**Author:** [@Connor\_Reid](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Connor_Reid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-splitting-with-edge-historian/80238 "2023-10-10T06:22:08Z")
I'm trying to setup our operations databases so we have 2 pathways. The first is streamlined with all our site data being synced from edge to gateway and then being pruned every 6 months. The second pathway should just… --- ## [How to program button in an embedded view](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-program-button-in-an-embedded-view/80236)
**Author:** [@ignitionSL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ignitionSL)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-program-button-in-an-embedded-view/80236 "2023-10-10T04:52:47Z")
Hi , I need to configure button's 'onActionPerformed' to pass values to Tag for multiple breakers from the embedded view. How can I do it? I create an embedded view as shown in the image. Need to configure it. Thanks … --- ## [Ignition Gateway Faulted - Version 8.1.4](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-faulted-version-8-1-4/80214)
**Author:** [@Vivek\_Patel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vivek_Patel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-faulted-version-8-1-4/80214 "2023-10-09T22:44:03Z")
I tried restoring an ignition challenge file from a inductive automation universtiy challenge. It says ignition 7.9 was required and I have 8.1.4 so I am assuming I could restore an older file version if I have a newer v… --- ## [Global Breakpoint Parameter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/global-breakpoint-parameter/80231)
**Author:** [@brian.mcenulty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brian.mcenulty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/global-breakpoint-parameter/80231 "2023-10-09T22:18:27Z")
Working within Perspective, is there a way (either through CSS or some other magic) to define a "global" breakpoint width within Perspective? Many of my windows within the project will have a mobile and desktop variant w… --- ## [Add data to query based table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-data-to-query-based-table/80233)
**Author:** [@NII](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NII)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-data-to-query-based-table/80233 "2023-10-09T21:28:29Z")
I'd like to add a row to query based perspective table. The data is stored in MS SQL server, what would be the simplest way to accomplish this? --- ## [SQL query tag addressing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-query-tag-addressing/80216)
**Author:** [@Alfredo\_Egmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alfredo_Egmo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-query-tag-addressing/80216 "2023-10-09T20:25:54Z")
I have some SQL query tags, I store the result as Dataset, the I use them in the Vision Windows as in the image below (dataset address). Is this the "right" recommended way to use them or should assign the dataset indiv… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=557) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=559)