Hey all, I'm trying to display some image files from Cognex cameras in a perspective page. I have the cameras sending .png images to a shared folder on the Ignition server. I can move those files to the Ignition image d…
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## [Display fault messages in Vision 8.1.17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/display-fault-messages-in-vision-8-1-17/66641)
What are some ways I can display the fault messages for displays? I am pulling them from the machine state in the OEE module at the moment, but they break if the production run is turned off. I would like to use an inte…
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## [Issue to Expression tag in Iginition 8.1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-to-expression-tag-in-iginition-8-1/67730)
Hi, This is my expression tag that was workin in 7.8. Now it doesn\`t works in 8.1. The fault bellow comes up How can I figure it out? Please check the tags below: image|690x166 Read and right was enabled t…
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## [How to mirror Float Tag to a scaled Short Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-mirror-float-tag-to-a-scaled-short-tag/67718)
I feel like I am making something that should be simple way more complex than it needs to be. I have a memory tag that is a float and I want another tag (short) to have that value but multiplied by 1000. Example: The …
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## [Display filtering alarm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/display-filtering-alarm/67724)
I have created this overview window of sensors where each template shows info for different sensors. and when you click on any individual sensor it allows you up input High and low setpoint for alarm notification. I…
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## [Scripting does not run](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-does-not-run/67712)
Hi, I am using Ignition 8.1.21. My application is to use a PLC tag value change to trigger a scripting function to run. However it does not work. Even though I see the tag value is changed by the PLC, but the scriptin…
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## [Http post perspective and where the code executes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/http-post-perspective-and-where-the-code-executes/67722)
I want to run code to post to an API and this code has to execute on the Ignition server. We are using Perspective and the session has a button that run the system.util.httpsPost. Is this code executed on the Perspective…
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## [Twilio - Register your 10DLC numbers to avoid unregistered fees: Deadline December 15, 2022](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/twilio-register-your-10dlc-numbers-to-avoid-unregistered-fees-deadline-december-15-2022/67189)
Hi All, Received an email from Twilio recently stating the title of this post. Anyone gone through this process? First glance looks quite cumbersome...
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## [Capture a value with an expression?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/capture-a-value-with-an-expression/67716)
I want to go look at a value every hour and record that value to a specific label on my screen, each hour has its on label. The reason I'm doing this is because if we have a changeover and now my SQL query is pulling a n…
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## [Creating Gateway Backup through Perspective User Interface on a button event](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-gateway-backup-through-perspective-user-interface-on-a-button-event/67660)
I tried to create a backup of the gateway from the Perspective User Interface when user clicks a button by using the system.util.execute function and passing the gateway backup creation command as the parameter but unfor…
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## [Device Search on running perspective project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/device-search-on-running-perspective-project/65689)
With the site getting bigger, it's difficult to locate a particular instrument/device on the process pages. Has anyone achieve the function to bring up a search box, by typing the device tag name/select the tag name fro…
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## [Change text font by scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-text-font-by-scripting/67664)
Hello, I need to change the font of a label with a condition but it seems there is a bug or I am doing it wrong, for example: from java.awt import Font nom = event.source.parent.getComponent('ioParamNom') nom.font =…
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## [Report attached in the email of the body](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-attached-in-the-email-of-the-body/67476)
Does anyone know the procedures to attach the report in the body of the email instead as an attachment. I started by running a script Action instead (Work in progress). I currently have an email Action. Is there a differ…
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## [Perspective scripting equivalent to javascript's 'element.animate()' function?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-scripting-equivalent-to-javascripts-element-animate-function/67647)
I'm currently making a screen that allows you to drag a component around with the mouse, changing its x and y positions on mouseMove. However, its quite choppy. I've seen this done using js before and using the animate()…
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## [List of bindings on a property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/list-of-bindings-on-a-property/67345)
Hello! I haven't found any related threads on this topic yet, albeit I did not do a ton of searching as I don't have enough time. Hopefully this post isn't redundant! I am looking to see if there is functionality in Ign…
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## [\[FEATURE\] Perspective - Please allow adding tags to UDTs with tag json via Tag Browser again](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-please-allow-adding-tags-to-udts-with-tag-json-via-tag-browser-again/48236)
2276: Add New Tag and Add New Data Type options are not working in UDT definition from Tag Browser New Tag action will only show allowed Tag Types for the current destination. Adding tags to a UDT through the Tag Br…
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## [Port 62541 OPC to OPC connection error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/port-62541-opc-to-opc-connection-error/67651)
I'm now currently setting up the communication between the 2 ignition gateway in their OPC Connection using the default port 62541. I configured my OPC UA port 62541 in its server settings in my Gateway 2. Then I'm…
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## [General Binding Efficiency Ranking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/general-binding-efficiency-ranking/67686)
In general, what is the ranking for binding efficiency for something like a template? For example, would it be something like the following? Is there a resource or topic that has addressed this (I can't seem to find it)? …
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## [Tag of boolean array of 64 bits got added in Ignition as 2 integers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-of-boolean-array-of-64-bits-got-added-in-ignition-as-2-integers/67694)
We have a nested tag defined in ControlLogix named "Running" defined as datatype BOOL\[64\]. When adding the tag to Ignition Designer using Connected Devices it got split into 2 integer tags: Running\_0\_ and Running\_1\_. How…
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## [Automatic acknowledgement of alarms?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automatic-acknowledgement-of-alarms/67691)
Hi there, I have this case where i have a condition that only if someone is logged and the comment and cause of table row is populated we acknowledge the alarms as shown below However i noticed even if the comment an…
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## [Dropdown component shows values, not labels](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdown-component-shows-values-not-labels/67688)