# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=607 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 608 --- ## [Impact of upgrading Designer from 8.1.27 to 8.1.30](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/impact-of-upgrading-designer-from-8-1-27-to-8-1-30/76467)
**Author:** [@ian.sebryk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ian.sebryk)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/impact-of-upgrading-designer-from-8-1-27-to-8-1-30/76467 "2023-07-24T19:46:50Z")
for some reason everyone here is stunlocked when i mentioned upgrading to the 8.1.30 to fix some of the display issues we're having. i'm presuming a simple dot.dot update should have virtually no impact on the Ignition … --- ## [Retentive Hour Meter Resets on Group Disable](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retentive-hour-meter-resets-on-group-disable/7691)
**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retentive-hour-meter-resets-on-group-disable/7691 "2023-07-24T19:36:46Z")
I have an hour meter set to be retentive with no reset condition. I am trying to set a hour meter for the life time of the device, but if i disable the transaction group and then enable the group the hour meter resets. … --- ## [What is Download mode?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-download-mode/31122)
**Author:** [@athayer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/athayer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-download-mode/31122 "2023-07-24T19:35:59Z")
I have an AllenBradley CompactLogix v20.12PLC that keeps going into ‘Connecting Download Mode’. This will last for days and days and then correct itself. While in ‘Connecting Download Mode’ the tags are not updating. … --- ## [\[Feature Request\] show full component path in title bar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-request-show-full-component-path-in-title-bar/76656)
**Author:** [@ian.sebryk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ian.sebryk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-request-show-full-component-path-in-title-bar/76656 "2023-07-24T19:26:50Z")
sometimes i am seven levels deep in nested component hell and it would be nice to see the full path of the component i'm working on in the title bar. it would also be helpful when charting some of these deeply nested pa… --- ## [Modifying UDT with Alarms Generates Said Alarms](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modifying-udt-with-alarms-generates-said-alarms/76807)
**Author:** [@Bronzebeard62](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bronzebeard62)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modifying-udt-with-alarms-generates-said-alarms/76807 "2023-07-24T19:26:30Z")
I have a UDT with 1024 alarms tied to one integer, the alarms are based on the value of the integer, 1 - 1024. If I modify the UDT, lets just say to change the priority of said alarms, it generates an alarm for all 1024 … --- ## [String split function result](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-split-function-result/6153)
**Author:** [@ashish007pict](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ashish007pict)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-split-function-result/6153 "2023-07-24T19:25:20Z")
how to get array/list row/column count when split functions returns string? --- ## [How to loop through two columns row by row and compare row values?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-loop-through-two-columns-row-by-row-and-compare-row-values/76779)
**Author:** [@Christy\_Jean](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Christy_Jean)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-loop-through-two-columns-row-by-row-and-compare-row-values/76779 "2023-07-24T17:18:49Z")
I have a table with 2 columns \[city, number\], every time a new city and number is entered, I want to check it against the previous row's city and numbers. If the new row's values is different than the previous, I want to… --- ## [Client Tag vs Custom Property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-tag-vs-custom-property/45924)
**Author:** [@mcgheeiv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcgheeiv)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-tag-vs-custom-property/45924 "2023-07-24T16:45:43Z")
A vision window has several buttons that control visibility of several other objects. When one of the buttons is pressed; objects associated with the functionality of that button become visible and other objects are hidd… --- ## [Looking for efficient solution for generating alarms from a PLC alarms buffer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/looking-for-efficient-solution-for-generating-alarms-from-a-plc-alarms-buffer/76766)
**Author:** [@ptharin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ptharin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/looking-for-efficient-solution-for-generating-alarms-from-a-plc-alarms-buffer/76766 "2023-07-24T16:24:56Z")
I have a PLC program that provides an alarm buffer. This buffer contains a maximum of 30 alarms. An alarm is activated by writing 3 values to a location in the buffer along with a short optional text (10 chars). The comb… --- ## [Report Module - Time Series Chart X-Axis Tick Mark Interval](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-module-time-series-chart-x-axis-tick-mark-interval/76788)
**Author:** [@Liam\_Dietrich](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Liam_Dietrich)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-module-time-series-chart-x-axis-tick-mark-interval/76788 "2023-07-24T15:09:45Z")
Component: Reporting module time series chart (timeseries chart) Goal: Display tick marks on the x-axis at a certain interval with a specifc start time. Ex. Show tick marks every 8 hours, with the first tick mark showin… --- ## [Nested query issue in reports](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nested-query-issue-in-reports/69770)
**Author:** [@aman\_sharma](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aman_sharma)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nested-query-issue-in-reports/69770 "2023-07-24T14:06:16Z")
As i created nested queries in report and but i didnt get the --- ## [EasyChart timespan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easychart-timespan/76679)
**Author:** [@Yurie\_Han](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Yurie_Han)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easychart-timespan/76679 "2023-07-24T14:00:34Z")
Hello, I'm using EasyCharts in realtime mode, and I was wondering how I could modify them to add months and years to the dropdown list for the timespan, as well as remove seconds, minutes, and days? --- ## [Perspective: dynamic flex container moving](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dynamic-flex-container-moving/76776)
**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-dynamic-flex-container-moving/76776 "2023-07-24T13:40:05Z")
Sometimes I see a website with flex containers that move flex containers around dynamically. Width 800 - 1199 Shows rows of 2 wide containers Width over 1200 Shows rows of 3 containers, pulling up one container from … --- ## [Perspective PDF Viewer Possible to used Sepasoft Webservices as source](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-pdf-viewer-possible-to-used-sepasoft-webservices-as-source/76777)
**Author:** [@Owen\_Tishenkel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Owen_Tishenkel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-pdf-viewer-possible-to-used-sepasoft-webservices-as-source/76777 "2023-07-24T13:27:17Z")
For the perspective PDF Viewer components, is it possible to use the Sepasoft MES Webservices module as a source for the pdf viewer. I've attempted it with both the provider endpoint and the consumer endpoint, however I'… --- ## [Index 1 out of bounds for length 1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/index-1-out-of-bounds-for-length-1/76702)
**Author:** [@Marc-Antoine\_Thibaul](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Marc-Antoine_Thibaul)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/index-1-out-of-bounds-for-length-1/76702 "2023-07-24T12:57:52Z")
I want to make a report in Ignition using data in a database. This is my querry : This is the error I get : Did someone already had this issue ? Thank you --- ## [Change the orientation of the tabs from horizontal to vertical on Perspective View Tab Containers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-the-orientation-of-the-tabs-from-horizontal-to-vertical-on-perspective-view-tab-containers/45096)
**Author:** [@Fredz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Fredz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-the-orientation-of-the-tabs-from-horizontal-to-vertical-on-perspective-view-tab-containers/45096 "2023-07-24T12:19:36Z")
How to change the orientation of the tabs from horizontal to vertical on Perspective View Tab Containers? --- ## [Refresh Tag Browse Tree](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/refresh-tag-browse-tree/21857)
**Author:** [@fbiguet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fbiguet)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/refresh-tag-browse-tree/21857 "2023-07-24T12:03:54Z")
Hi, I want to refresh a tag browse tree when I’m press a button. I’ve put a the script “system.db.refresh(event.source.parent.getComponent(‘Tag Browse Tree’),“data”)”, on a actionperformed button, but nothing happen. C… --- ## [Error writing to MaxRecords: Bad\_ReadOnly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-writing-to-maxrecords-bad-readonly/76769)
**Author:** [@Learner\_Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Learner_Ignition)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-writing-to-maxrecords-bad-readonly/76769 "2023-07-24T09:39:07Z")
Hi, I am trying to write Max records of store and forwards value from designer and getting error as It is ReadOnly, How I can make this tag Read and Write. --- ## [Switching Vision Window based on operator logon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/switching-vision-window-based-on-operator-logon/75915)
**Author:** [@mandeep\_gill](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mandeep_gill)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/switching-vision-window-based-on-operator-logon/75915 "2023-07-24T08:46:54Z")
Hi Team, What is the best practice to open up different page when user login with supervisor logon. Same with menu bar or navigation bar. Where should it be scripted on client scripts or any other way it can be achieve… --- ## [CSV Read Error - ValueError: CSV invalid format: expected #NAMES on line 1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/csv-read-error-valueerror-csv-invalid-format-expected-names-on-line-1/41695)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/csv-read-error-valueerror-csv-invalid-format-expected-names-on-line-1/41695 "2023-07-24T08:33:13Z")
Trying to read a CSV file to do some logic on it in the designer scripting console. I have this as my script - csv\_path = "C:\\\\Users\\\\bkarabinchak\\\\Desktop\\\\toRead.csv" csv\_string = system.file.readFileAsString(csv\_pat… --- ## [Script on Gateway giving error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-on-gateway-giving-error/76753)
**Author:** [@mjohnson0238](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mjohnson0238)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-on-gateway-giving-error/76753 "2023-07-23T21:41:57Z")
Good day all, This is a snippett of a bigger script. Can you tell me why I would be getting an error saying SuperName is not defined? EndsDownRQD = system.tag.readBlocking(tagPathEndsDownRQD)\[0\].value Line = i tStamp … --- ## [Perspective - Is it possible to pull Tag Paths from Browser?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-is-it-possible-to-pull-tag-paths-from-browser/76755)
**Author:** [@Paul\_Allen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paul_Allen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-is-it-possible-to-pull-tag-paths-from-browser/76755 "2023-07-23T21:26:49Z")
Hello All, I would like to ask whether it's possible to view/pull an objects tag path while on the page in your web-browser (i.e by view-source or inspect element). I've noticed in some cases I can see a tag-path or two… --- ## [Screen resolution setting for Ignition project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-resolution-setting-for-ignition-project/76295)
**Author:** [@Sameer\_Ambegaonkar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sameer_Ambegaonkar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-resolution-setting-for-ignition-project/76295 "2023-07-23T20:03:16Z")
How we ensure that the pages configured in Ignition (Perspective) fit into to all browsers at 100% zoom and display monitors with recommended resolution settings. The pages are configured for a 1900 x 800 (width x height… --- ## [A Label, TextField and a PasswordField walk into a FlexContainer - No Margin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-label-textfield-and-a-passwordfield-walk-into-a-flexcontainer-no-margin/76739)
**Author:** [@r123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r123)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-label-textfield-and-a-passwordfield-walk-into-a-flexcontainer-no-margin/76739 "2023-07-23T14:39:51Z")
Using a Perspective View and FlexContainers. All the other Perspective components seem to support adding a style value "margin" save for the PasswordField thus far. It just ignores the setting. Not sure if I have a typo… --- ## [Panel PC Best Practice Ignition Technology](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/panel-pc-best-practice-ignition-technology/76750)
**Author:** [@Lewis\_Worthing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Lewis_Worthing)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/panel-pc-best-practice-ignition-technology/76750 "2023-07-23T12:06:32Z")
I’ve been using Ignition perspective for several years. I’m reviewing the option of using ignition as a HMI for packaging machinery. I’m confused on which path to take. I’m keen to understand what ignitions best practic… --- ## [runPrepUpdate questions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/runprepupdate-questions/76746)
**Author:** [@mjohnson0238](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mjohnson0238)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/runprepupdate-questions/76746 "2023-07-22T21:09:11Z")
I have couple question about the runPrepUpdate: Does the query need to be in order? Like: system.db.runPrepUpdate("INSERT INTO sometable (who, what, when, where) VALUES(?,?,?,?)", \[who, what, when, where\]) OR can th… --- ## [REST API system.net.httpClient() - Post Errors 415, 400](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rest-api-system-net-httpclient-post-errors-415-400/76744)
**Author:** [@r123](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r123)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rest-api-system-net-httpclient-post-errors-415-400/76744 "2023-07-22T20:01:29Z")
I was able to get data from an Azure database and put it into a Perspective Table in Ignition but I'm having trouble formatting the Post into the database. When I successfully do it through Postman, there's quite a few h… --- ## [Perspective Alarm Journal Table - Show Alarm Duration](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-journal-table-show-alarm-duration/76732)
**Author:** [@Bronzebeard62](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bronzebeard62)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-alarm-journal-table-show-alarm-duration/76732 "2023-07-22T14:13:03Z")
Using the Alarm Journal Table in Perspective, how can I show the duration that an alarm was active? I see that the Alarm Status Table component has a column I can choose called clearTime which would give me information o… --- ## [Date selection using spinner and dropdown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/date-selection-using-spinner-and-dropdown/76387)
**Author:** [@Yurie\_Han](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Yurie_Han)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2023, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/date-selection-using-spinner-and-dropdown/76387 "2023-07-22T09:44:35Z")
Hello, I'm new to Induction and programming! I have a window of several realtime EasyCharts that will all show different tag histories but all within the same time span. At the top of the window, I allow the user to "di… --- ## [Question - Memory Boolean array Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-memory-boolean-array-tag/76631)
**Author:** [@Michal\_Goralczyk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michal_Goralczyk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-memory-boolean-array-tag/76631 "2023-07-22T02:41:14Z")
Hello, I have defined a bool array in the provider I have the following questions. If I have a huge array, do I need to click this tool to create an array of the needed size? Or is there another way? What if I need to … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=606) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=608)