# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=920 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 921 --- ## [Correct Way to Reuse a Window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/correct-way-to-reuse-a-window/53848)
**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/correct-way-to-reuse-a-window/53848 "2021-12-09T15:27:54Z")
What is the correct way to make a window that should be accessible by several projects? Should I build it as a template and put it in the inherited project accessible by every project that needs it with those projects a… --- ## [Named query not working on label. PLZ help](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-not-working-on-label-plz-help/53938)
**Author:** [@Resistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Resistor)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-not-working-on-label-plz-help/53938 "2021-12-09T14:21:40Z")
I have a transaction group that counts the instances where a boolean tag is true. I use a named query SELECT count(count1\_ndx) FROM count1 WHERE t\_stamp \> 1639054080257 to return the number of instances from a particu… --- ## [Transaction group array OPC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-array-opc/53609)
**Author:** [@IA\_old\_forum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/IA_old_forum)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-array-opc/53609 "2021-12-09T14:30:13Z")
I have an int array OPC that is sent from the PLC into Ignition. Inside the array different counted error signals are stored. I am trying to use the OPC array into a transaction group to write to my db but it gives error… --- ## [Very Concerning Read/Write Issues. Important information for all users](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/very-concerning-read-write-issues-important-information-for-all-users/18583)
**Author:** [@thomasdouglasshank](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thomasdouglasshank)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/very-concerning-read-write-issues-important-information-for-all-users/18583 "2021-12-09T14:21:54Z")
Hello Ignition Members, Disclaimer - All of our senior designers/programmers are qualified for their jobs where I work. These problems are described as I see them, they may not be exactly what happened. Therefor they a… --- ## [Refresh Power Table Extension Functions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/refresh-power-table-extension-functions/11468)
**Author:** [@ray.crowder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ray.crowder)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/refresh-power-table-extension-functions/11468 "2021-12-09T14:03:19Z")
Hi All, See screen shot for clarity on layout and functionality. The problem is described below the image. \[attachment=0\]powertable.JPG\[/attachment\] I am using a power table's configureCell extension function to d… --- ## [Button to modify text area content at insertion point](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/button-to-modify-text-area-content-at-insertion-point/53897)
**Author:** [@cbarker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cbarker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/button-to-modify-text-area-content-at-insertion-point/53897 "2021-12-09T13:58:53Z")
Hello all I am working on a markdown editor and have run into a problem regarding text insertion based on buttons. What I am trying to do is make a button that will insert a preformatted string containing the url to an … --- ## [Deleted tag shows warnings in log](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deleted-tag-shows-warnings-in-log/53932)
**Author:** [@lukasfr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lukasfr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deleted-tag-shows-warnings-in-log/53932 "2021-12-09T12:26:25Z")
Hello, i tested some scripts in expression Tags. This scirpt was in a UDT (many times used) and shows some errors. Now i have many warnings in the gateway logs. I deleted the Tags the warnings are still in the logs. … --- ## [Add,edit,delete tags from one gateway and push changes to other gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-edit-delete-tags-from-one-gateway-and-push-changes-to-other-gateway/53878)
**Author:** [@prasath.t](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasath.t)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-edit-delete-tags-from-one-gateway-and-push-changes-to-other-gateway/53878 "2021-12-09T10:41:25Z")
Hi, I am trying to create a perspective project on Data center gateway. In that i am trying to add tag and push the new added tag to plant gateway. Where i have a tags created in default provider (In that provider i ne… --- ## [Tag Naming, Characters not allowed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-naming-characters-not-allowed/53840)
**Author:** [@francois.beduneau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/francois.beduneau)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-naming-characters-not-allowed/53840 "2021-12-09T09:42:02Z")
Hi There, I’m facing some difficulties to create tag using non Latin characters. Context: the user can create tags through a vision application by using the function system.tag.configure() I would like to create a kin… --- ## [How do I change the colour of the Barcode component code?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-change-the-colour-of-the-barcode-component-code/53916)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-change-the-colour-of-the-barcode-component-code/53916 "2021-12-09T08:51:13Z")
I have a QR code in Perspective but I can’t figure out how to change the colour of the code itself from the default black. I’ve tried all of the different colour styles in each of the 3 style props (valueStyle, errorStyl… --- ## [On filter property "style" on table(prespective)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/on-filter-property-style-on-table-prespective/53925)
**Author:** [@user66](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/user66)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/on-filter-property-style-on-table-prespective/53925 "2021-12-09T09:21:19Z")
There is a “style” property in filter of perspective table in ver.8.1.12 which is not present on ver.8.1.7. Is there any way to bring this “style” property in filter of perspective table in ver.8.1.7? --- ## [Changing component height on startup based up URL parameter in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-component-height-on-startup-based-up-url-parameter-in-perspective/53924)
**Author:** [@Emma\_Burnett](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Emma_Burnett)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-component-height-on-startup-based-up-url-parameter-in-perspective/53924 "2021-12-09T09:19:12Z")
I’m trying to resize a component in a view based upon a URL parameter. Depending upon what the parameter is that is passed in on startup, i need to initialise the component to a certain height. I know there is system.gu… --- ## [Perspective - Image - CamRaw](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-image-camraw/53896)
**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-image-camraw/53896 "2021-12-09T08:38:24Z")
I’m on 8.1.12 Is there a way to open a camRaw file with perspective image object ? --- ## [How to pass empty dataset to chart?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pass-empty-dataset-to-chart/53874)
**Author:** [@manjuyadav95.m](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/manjuyadav95.m)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pass-empty-dataset-to-chart/53874 "2021-12-09T08:11:30Z")
below is my code is written on the dropdown value property change script… if rows\>0 then dataset from method should be passed to bar chart if not then it should pass 0rows but it’s passing null value due to which not e… --- ## [Generate a list of overridden resouces](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/generate-a-list-of-overridden-resouces/53891)
**Author:** [@aklein1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aklein1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/generate-a-list-of-overridden-resouces/53891 "2021-12-09T07:27:52Z")
I would like to generate a list of overridden resources in a child project. Is it possible to access a property of a perspective resource (or script resource) that lets you know it has been overridden from a global proje… --- ## [\[IGN-5271\]Perspective Styles super slow to save every time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5271-perspective-styles-super-slow-to-save-every-time/53867)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5271-perspective-styles-super-slow-to-save-every-time/53867 "2021-12-09T00:11:18Z")
v8.1.5 For some reason, saving any Perspective Style is taking upwards of 38s to save… Not sure how to diagnose the issue. It affects all designers, local and remote. It doesn’t affect saving Views or seemingly anything… --- ## [Get Most Recent Historian Value Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-most-recent-historian-value-script/53912)
**Author:** [@Benjamin\_Sperl](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Sperl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-most-recent-historian-value-script/53912 "2021-12-08T22:12:22Z")
I am attempting to read the most recent historian entries for some tags in a remote historian without any interpolation. Basically the current value of the tag according to the historian. There was a similar post previou… --- ## [System.tag.configure in script results in 'Bad\_AccessDenied'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-configure-in-script-results-in-bad-accessdenied/53908)
**Author:** [@JLCTME](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JLCTME)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-configure-in-script-results-in-bad-accessdenied/53908 "2021-12-08T21:45:40Z")
Ignition 8.0.12 I’m trying to script changes to several tags by copying the configuration of one tag to all the others. When I use the old system.tag.editTag command/syntax, it works, but it won’t accept several of the… --- ## ["system.gui.getOpenedWindowNames"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-gui-getopenedwindownames/31547)
**Author:** [@giulio.comito](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/giulio.comito)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-gui-getopenedwindownames/31547 "2021-12-08T21:14:18Z")
Hello everybody! I’d like to know why I see an empty tuple by running the following code: . (I want to clarify that I ran the code with some windows open). Thank you all! --- ## [OPC Server bind failed for endpoint using Docker container](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-server-bind-failed-for-endpoint-using-docker-container/52762)
**Author:** [@damien.tiede](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/damien.tiede)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-server-bind-failed-for-endpoint-using-docker-container/52762 "2021-12-08T20:54:41Z")
Hi Team, We are trying to get the offical Ignition v8.1.11 docker image going, but having some trouble getting the OPC server to bind to specified IP:Port. Can anyone point me right ? Here is my docker-compose.yml … --- ## [Looping through JSON](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/looping-through-json/53900)
**Author:** [@pkhoshroo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pkhoshroo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/looping-through-json/53900 "2021-12-08T20:00:26Z")
Hello all, I have a script transform on a dataset that is bound to the instance of a flex repeater: In the first part of the code, I am returning 6 instances with their values from the dataset, now I would like to b… --- ## [Gateway network scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-network-scripting/53903)
**Author:** [@abelew](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/abelew)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-network-scripting/53903 "2021-12-08T19:51:47Z")
Is it possible to use scripting to add a gateway network connection? I’m working on an application where there will be a set of edge nodes being monitored by a central gateway. We want the end user to be able to configu… --- ## [SIP Paging adapters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sip-paging-adapters/18683)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sip-paging-adapters/18683 "2021-12-05T03:41:59Z")
Has anyone tried to use the voice notification module with an SIP paging adapter? I'm thinking of using something like the device in this video to let ignition make announcements over our PA system. There seems to be a… --- ## [FactroyTalk Gateway OPC Server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/factroytalk-gateway-opc-server/38978)
**Author:** [@laron.griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/laron.griffith)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/factroytalk-gateway-opc-server/38978 "2021-12-08T18:26:00Z")
We are using FactoryTalk Gateway version 3.90 as an OPC server with Ignition 7.9 and up until yesterday, everything was working fine. Yesterday morning, we made some fairly extensive changes and downloads and when we we… --- ## [Flex Repeater Focus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-repeater-focus/53748)
**Author:** [@pkhoshroo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pkhoshroo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-repeater-focus/53748 "2021-12-08T17:49:05Z")
Hello all, I am trying to shift focus to different numeric entry fields in my perspective project. In this example I have 4 fields, two of them sitting inside a flex container and I can auto-advance focus on them using… --- ## [Opening a Named Query makes the Designer unresponsive for a few seconds](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opening-a-named-query-makes-the-designer-unresponsive-for-a-few-seconds/53894)
**Author:** [@gdube](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gdube)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opening-a-named-query-makes-the-designer-unresponsive-for-a-few-seconds/53894 "2021-12-08T17:03:45Z")
Hi all, Just for posterity: I had a “bad” network shortcut (a shell shortcut linking to a QNAP NAS, but for which I had to enter credentials to access) which was causing trouble to File Explorer (in This PC, it was sh… --- ## [How does Ignition Power Table load data on UI table?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-does-ignition-power-table-load-data-on-ui-table/53866)
**Author:** [@gkchan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gkchan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-does-ignition-power-table-load-data-on-ui-table/53866 "2021-12-08T16:51:48Z")
I am experiencing some lagginess (scrolling is not smooth) when scrolling the table on Ignition client panel while the dataset that the table is being binded to is being updated at the same time. Would like to understand… --- ## [Named Queries/DateTime](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-queries-datetime/53851)
**Author:** [@Andrew.Meronek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andrew.Meronek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-queries-datetime/53851 "2021-12-08T16:30:57Z")
I am scratching my head at this, which returns no results even when I copy and paste the literal epoch date number into :Date\_Time in the Named Query “testing” window. SELECT Date\_Time, :Date\_Time FROM Test\_Data WHERE… --- ## [How to convert RGB color to HEX for binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-convert-rgb-color-to-hex-for-binding/53887)
**Author:** [@Joe\_Kelly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joe_Kelly)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-convert-rgb-color-to-hex-for-binding/53887 "2021-12-08T15:15:42Z")
I’m trying to bind a value to a label’s text color in Perspective. I want to have a gradient where it maps from 0 to 100 to the colors red and green hues (i.e. 0 = red, 100 = green, 50 = yellow, etc.). I’ve bound the l… --- ## [Running a namedquery from a TextField](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/running-a-namedquery-from-a-textfield/53869)
**Author:** [@Michael.Usry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael.Usry)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/running-a-namedquery-from-a-textfield/53869 "2021-12-08T15:15:11Z")
When a user enters a string in a TextField I’m looking for the update query to run either when they press enter or clicking someplace on the screen. What’s the correct Event(s) I should use for the script? Nothing seem… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=919) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=921)