# Ignition

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## [Issues with Spanish special characters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-with-spanish-special-characters/71532)

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**Author:** [@lachguerabdallah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lachguerabdallah)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-with-spanish-special-characters/71532 "2023-03-24T15:09:55Z")

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Hello, I have some problems with the readBlocking function. I have a script where I read the tooltip from a tag, the tooltip has the Spanish character 'ñ'. when using the readBlocking function. the result is as expect…

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## [Documentation management in Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/documentation-management-in-ignition/71539)

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**Author:** [@Kailasanathan\_Ananth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kailasanathan_Ananth)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/documentation-management-in-ignition/71539 "2023-03-24T13:39:07Z")

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Is it possible to do document management system using Ignition. We are planning to implement the work order tracking system with ignition. Our further scope is to flow set set of required documents in digital form (Paper…

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## [XYChart Perspective Component - X-Trace feature](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xychart-perspective-component-x-trace-feature/71548)

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**Author:** [@Sam\_Bermejo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sam_Bermejo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xychart-perspective-component-x-trace-feature/71548 "2023-03-24T13:17:02Z")

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Hi Everyone Can we add an X-Trace feature in an XYChart perspective component? This is the XYChart where we need to add the X-Trace This is the X-Trace feature in the PowerChart Thanks

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## [Is it possible to acess Maximum/Minimum Value of a Power Chart's pen?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-acess-maximum-minimum-value-of-a-power-charts-pen/71547)

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**Author:** [@Roberto\_Luis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Roberto_Luis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-acess-maximum-minimum-value-of-a-power-charts-pen/71547 "2023-03-24T13:15:44Z")

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I'm trying to personalize the range auto mode, using it on manual but adding a script to determine a min and max value (based on minimum and maximum values of each pen). I wanna to do like: Minimum range of graph equal…

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## [What techniques are best to make charts dynamic like Marketwatch's advanced charting?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-techniques-are-best-to-make-charts-dynamic-like-marketwatchs-advanced-charting/70833)

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**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-techniques-are-best-to-make-charts-dynamic-like-marketwatchs-advanced-charting/70833 "2023-03-24T12:52:21Z")

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There are all these dropdowns that change ranges and what things are drawn on the graphs. I think they are changing queries and parameters. Or are they changing views? Or is changing views what I would have to do? …

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## [Concatenating Variables in Easy Charts' Cell Binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/concatenating-variables-in-easy-charts-cell-binding/71535)

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**Author:** [@Miguel\_Cimildoro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Miguel_Cimildoro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/concatenating-variables-in-easy-charts-cell-binding/71535 "2023-03-24T12:51:20Z")

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Hello everyone, I'm trying to insert a variable within another variable in the Cell Binding section of Easy Charts. I have attached an image to show where I am attempting to do this. Is there a way to achieve this? Any…

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## [Open popup at bottom right corner of the window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-popup-at-bottom-right-corner-of-the-window/71477)

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**Author:** [@prasath.t](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasath.t)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-popup-at-bottom-right-corner-of-the-window/71477 "2023-03-24T12:42:47Z")

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Hi, I like to open the popup at bottom right corner of the window how to do that i have tired like this window = system.nav.openWindow('Common/Feedback') system.nav.bottomRightWindow(window) but its throwing error

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## [I want to import the excel sheet in Ignition Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-want-to-import-the-excel-sheet-in-ignition-perspective/65870)

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**Author:** [@Divya\_Chorge1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Divya_Chorge1)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-want-to-import-the-excel-sheet-in-ignition-perspective/65870 "2023-03-24T12:23:16Z")

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I wanted to import the excel sheet in Ignition Perspective. I am using xlrd python library for importing the excel sheet, but it is giving me error as AttributeError: 'javapackage' object has no attribute 'open\_workbook…

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## [Customizing Perspective Table and json scripting help](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/customizing-perspective-table-and-json-scripting-help/62348)

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**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Replies:** 68\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/customizing-perspective-table-and-json-scripting-help/62348 "2023-03-24T12:19:22Z")

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I am trying to make a table look good for displaying on some TVs. I have a query, and I planned to resize the fonts and cells for this display. I thought if I have time I would add some color changing based on values. …

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## [Avaya IP Office Setup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/avaya-ip-office-setup/71483)

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**Author:** [@Jonas\_Uppling](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonas_Uppling)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/avaya-ip-office-setup/71483 "2023-03-24T11:50:26Z")

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Hello, I am having problems logging into avaya ip office from VOIP Voice Notification. Getting error unknown\[1\] When I check the logs in Avaya, it says that the user/password is wrong. I have entered the correct us…

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## [DOCX - Apache POI](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docx-apache-poi/71426)

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**Author:** [@R\_S](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/R_S)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docx-apache-poi/71426 "2023-03-24T11:37:30Z")

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Been looking for a way to read/edit Word (docx) files and ended up reading through a few posts here: Tried reading through a bit of the Apache POI documentation for working with Word and tried to import org.apache.poi…

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## [Join 2 IDP attribute of response](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/join-2-idp-attribute-of-response/71541)

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**Author:** [@Adriano\_Generoso\_da](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Adriano_Generoso_da)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/join-2-idp-attribute-of-response/71541 "2023-03-24T10:59:37Z")

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Hello Folks, I'm trying to concat or join 2 IDP role attributes into 1 to populate the Roles after the authentication. I teste the code replace(replace(replace({attribute-source:userInfo:AdGroups},"\]",",") + replace({a…

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## [All keys in Translation manager](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/all-keys-in-translation-manager/71434)

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**Author:** [@Frederic\_Avet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Frederic_Avet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/all-keys-in-translation-manager/71434 "2023-03-24T10:21:32Z")

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I'm working on a way to translate terms via google but I can't seem to find a way to acces all the keys in the translation manager to iterate through them & update them.

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## [Cascade Datetime/Dropdown selected value from ViewA to ViewB](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cascade-datetime-dropdown-selected-value-from-viewa-to-viewb/71531)

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**Author:** [@Bhavik\_Patel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bhavik_Patel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cascade-datetime-dropdown-selected-value-from-viewa-to-viewb/71531 "2023-03-24T09:27:10Z")

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I have created multiple views in Ignition perspective. Now I want to pass datetime value selected by user (ViewA) that I want to cascade to another view (ViewB). How can I achieve this?

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## [Questions about Subview in Table Component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/questions-about-subview-in-table-component/71533)

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**Author:** [@Sheng\_YD](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sheng_YD)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/questions-about-subview-in-table-component/71533 "2023-03-24T09:01:28Z")

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I have enabled the editing function in the Subview of the Table component with some scripts like: self.props.data\[event.row\]\[event.column\] = event.value Here is my issues: When multiple subviews are expanded and the s…

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## [Mimic LSB FTView multistate indicator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mimic-lsb-ftview-multistate-indicator/71529)

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**Author:** [@franklepkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/franklepkowski)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mimic-lsb-ftview-multistate-indicator/71529 "2023-03-24T08:27:37Z")

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Looking for a clean way to find the LSB in a Word that is high (1) and returning result as a word value. Rebuilding some FTView multistate indicators in perspective and looking for the LSB capability. Frank

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## [Global Layout Issue: Sidebar Always Appears and Can't Adapt to 1920x1080 Resolution](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/global-layout-issue-sidebar-always-appears-and-cant-adapt-to-1920x1080-resolution/71481)

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**Author:** [@Miguel\_Cimildoro](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Miguel_Cimildoro)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/global-layout-issue-sidebar-always-appears-and-cant-adapt-to-1920x1080-resolution/71481 "2023-03-24T07:58:10Z")

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Hello everyone, I have a problem with the global layout of all the windows in my project. The sidebar always appears, and I can't seem to make it disappear. I want the layout to adapt to 1920 x 1080 resolution, but I hav…

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## [Perspective drop down\_ on Select Event](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-drop-down-on-select-event/71296)

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**Author:** [@kavya\_shree](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kavya_shree)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-drop-down-on-select-event/71296 "2023-03-24T07:44:09Z")

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Hi, In perspective mode, I have a dropdown and text box in my screen, on selection of item and entering some data into screen and I am trying to insert the entered data into data base. I have done this in Vision. but…

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## [Apply Polling rate on named query called upon from radio button selected value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/apply-polling-rate-on-named-query-called-upon-from-radio-button-selected-value/70653)

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**Author:** [@Bhavik\_Patel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bhavik_Patel)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/apply-polling-rate-on-named-query-called-upon-from-radio-button-selected-value/70653 "2023-03-24T07:38:08Z")

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I have multiple Name queries and I want to run them as value selected from Radio button. I could achieve this by property binding to that radio button, but the named query is not updating every 30 seconds, I am not able …

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## [Data storage with 2nd drive](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-storage-with-2nd-drive/71516)

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**Author:** [@Nathan\_Higgins1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nathan_Higgins1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-storage-with-2nd-drive/71516 "2023-03-23T22:27:49Z")

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My project server is running on a VM. here is a primary partition C: that runs the windows OS and Ignition. They just added a D: drive for history storage. I can monitor disk usage on C using the Available disk space tag…

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## [\[FEATURE\]Custom Props/Parameters Property Editor Tooltip](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-custom-props-parameters-property-editor-tooltip/71522)

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**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-custom-props-parameters-property-editor-tooltip/71522 "2023-03-23T21:25:34Z")

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I remember seeing a post about parameter types where the user had a string that was actually a number, but could not explicitly call out the parameter as an int and something for this was in the works. I would also like…

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## [Badge do not scan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/badge-do-not-scan/71524)

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**Author:** [@vrautomation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vrautomation)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/badge-do-not-scan/71524 "2023-03-23T20:59:16Z")

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Hello! I'm trying to enable the badge authentification on my system. I have an identity provider with all the users read from A/D. I enable the badge feature in the identity provider. I can read the badge with my IPhon…

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## [Internet Access for the Gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internet-access-for-the-gateway/71463)

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**Author:** [@Fraser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Fraser)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internet-access-for-the-gateway/71463 "2023-03-23T20:39:30Z")

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I work at a site where IT have control over the SCADA VMs and they have always been airgapped from the corporate network and the internet for security reasons. Now I would like to change this. I have managed to convinc…

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## [Format specific text in power table cell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/format-specific-text-in-power-table-cell/71521)

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**Author:** [@stuart.williams](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stuart.williams)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/format-specific-text-in-power-table-cell/71521 "2023-03-23T20:35:59Z")

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Hey everyone, I've got a downtime events table. When users enter in downtime reasons they can leave notes. After some actions, I've got a script where the system can generate automatic notes to attach to the downtime re…

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## [Capture keystroke/keycode on power table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/capture-keystroke-keycode-on-power-table/12707)

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**Author:** [@DougSN](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DougSN)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/capture-keystroke-keycode-on-power-table/12707 "2023-03-23T20:13:48Z")

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I would like to modify a power table so that when the user presses a letter or number on the keyboard, it selects the row of the item that starts with that character. If there are multiple rows, just select the first one…

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## [Verifying Credentials and Roles Within Vision Project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/verifying-credentials-and-roles-within-vision-project/71518)

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**Author:** [@MattM](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MattM)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/verifying-credentials-and-roles-within-vision-project/71518 "2023-03-23T19:56:23Z")

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Hi, I'm working on a project where I would like to verify AD credentials from within a vision project. As an example, every six months a popup would open prompting the technician to perform routine maintenance. Their sy…

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## [ImportError : No Module name factoryPMI](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importerror-no-module-name-factorypmi/71491)

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**Author:** [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importerror-no-module-name-factorypmi/71491 "2023-03-23T18:35:31Z")

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Hello There, I see something strange happening. I've one of the global script importing some libraries, from java.lang import String from java.util import Calendar from java.awt import Color, Font from java.util impor…

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## [Converting Excel (.xlsx) and PowerPoint (.pptx) files to PDF](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-excel-xlsx-and-powerpoint-pptx-files-to-pdf/71468)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Fabiano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alex_Fabiano)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-excel-xlsx-and-powerpoint-pptx-files-to-pdf/71468 "2023-03-23T18:18:33Z")

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After browsing the internet and forums for a while, I have gotten stuck. I need to be able to convert both PowerPoint files and Excel files to PDFs, preferably using Ignition modules or the Apache POI that is already bu…

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## [Perspective Cloud Architecture Advice](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-cloud-architecture-advice/70236)

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**Author:** [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-cloud-architecture-advice/70236 "2023-03-23T18:06:32Z")

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We've got a project that is intended to monitor and control a few remote pumps. The client wants to use a web interface, so we are utilizing Perspective. The plan is to use a cloud service, IE AWS/Google Compute/AZURE to…

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## [Run Ignition HMI to a HDMI display](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/run-ignition-hmi-to-a-hdmi-display/71252)

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**Author:** [@Lei\_Qu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Lei_Qu)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/run-ignition-hmi-to-a-hdmi-display/71252 "2023-03-23T18:02:53Z")

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Can someone help? I have multiple Ignition projects in the computer. I need to gun them onto different displays. I have multiple displays connected to my computer. How can I project one Ignition project to a specific d…

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