# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=938 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 939 --- ## [Changing OPC device information with scripting, for main/backup comms IP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-opc-device-information-with-scripting-for-main-backup-comms-ip/52660)
**Author:** [@hayden](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hayden)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-opc-device-information-with-scripting-for-main-backup-comms-ip/52660 "2021-11-03T06:35:13Z")
Hey all, Our client is having us replace an existing system where we get data from many RTUs. These RTUs have two communication methods, a wired connection and backup wireless 4G comms. I’m trying to write a script th… --- ## [MalformedJsonException: Use JsonReader.setLenient(true)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/malformedjsonexception-use-jsonreader-setlenient-true/52650)
**Author:** [@YF129701](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/YF129701)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/malformedjsonexception-use-jsonreader-setlenient-true/52650 "2021-11-02T23:25:25Z")
v8.1.11 I keep getting this error when I try to decode a JSON object from a response body: Traceback (most recent call last): File "\", line 14, in \ ValueError: Unable to parse response body as JSON: co… --- ## [Ground Bond / Hi-Pot Serial Interface](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ground-bond-hi-pot-serial-interface/52640)
**Author:** [@cody.abbott](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cody.abbott)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ground-bond-hi-pot-serial-interface/52640 "2021-11-02T22:23:02Z")
Has anybody interfaced with hi-pot or ground bond testers over RS232? Any sample code you can share, or any lessons learned? Any particular models that are preferred that make remote comms easier? I’m planning on using … --- ## [Developer Error Message Unable to run page.onPageStartup(page): code could not be compiled](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/developer-error-message-unable-to-run-page-onpagestartup-page-code-could-not-be-compiled/52646)
**Author:** [@markrit](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/markrit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/developer-error-message-unable-to-run-page-onpagestartup-page-code-could-not-be-compiled/52646 "2021-11-02T22:00:53Z")
I started getting this error on every page I open in my project. I’m thinking it is a problem when a share resource file as the message does not point to a specific page. The project runs on the client but any work … --- ## [Pipeline status from Vision](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipeline-status-from-vision/52645)
**Author:** [@greg.krueger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.krueger)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipeline-status-from-vision/52645 "2021-11-02T21:14:14Z")
Does anyone know if it’s possible to get details or info about active alarm pipelines into a Vision display? Or is the only way to monitor the pipeline statuses through the Gateway web interface? Are there any scriptin… --- ## [Perspective is difficult to diagnose issues in](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-is-difficult-to-diagnose-issues-in/43444)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-is-difficult-to-diagnose-issues-in/43444 "2021-11-02T21:00:15Z")
I’m finding it quite difficult to diagnose issues in my Perspective projects. For example, I have a View for embedding: Where the Select button opens a popup: Which has a flex repeater that uses this View: I’m… --- ## [PID Data File Type (PLC-5) Not Supported?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pid-data-file-type-plc-5-not-supported/52643)
**Author:** [@mreal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mreal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pid-data-file-type-plc-5-not-supported/52643 "2021-11-02T20:45:35Z")
Does Ignition support PID data file type in PLC-5? I don’t see “PD” folder in the Tag Editor under the device. A little bird told me that Ignition had hold off supporting PD data file type. Just wondering if that is st… --- ## [Ignition for EMS](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-for-ems/47131)
**Author:** [@PRAMANJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRAMANJ)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-for-ems/47131 "2021-11-02T20:42:48Z")
Hi, Ignition has been used in 100's of projects in Energy domain such as Data Canters, Solar, Wind etc. However has anyone used it for Energy Management System application for an electrical distribution system for an in… --- ## [JfreeChart gridlines in the foreground](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jfreechart-gridlines-in-the-foreground/52644)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Roy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Roy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jfreechart-gridlines-in-the-foreground/52644 "2021-11-02T20:33:36Z")
I have a classic chart (jfreechart) object that is an XY plot, using the area renderer. Is there some way in the configuration script to draw the domain and range gridlines on top of any area series? I’ve looked a lot, … --- ## [Learning to use the queries](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/learning-to-use-the-queries/51005)
**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/learning-to-use-the-queries/51005 "2021-11-02T20:29:00Z")
query question If I want all the gross count for this month from the second 8 hours in a day to go into a report, how would the query look? If the tag has been resetting every day or every shift, is there a query that … --- ## [Restart Designer required now with gateway split after disconnection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restart-designer-required-now-with-gateway-split-after-disconnection/52605)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restart-designer-required-now-with-gateway-split-after-disconnection/52605 "2021-11-02T19:45:45Z")
So this is new, after splitting out our gateway into 2 gateways with split by front and backend modules, I now get this every\* time I disconnect from the VPN while leaving the Designer open and then reconnecting again. I… --- ## [Row color change in a table when the data value is dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/row-color-change-in-a-table-when-the-data-value-is-dataset/52627)
**Author:** [@mjohnson0238](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mjohnson0238)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/row-color-change-in-a-table-when-the-data-value-is-dataset/52627 "2021-11-02T18:45:14Z")
Good day, Im needing help in chaginging this tables row color based off the “Duration” But I am very unsure. Any help will be awesome. Thanks --- ## [Error The coversion from UNKNOWN to UNKNOWN is unsupported](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-the-coversion-from-unknown-to-unknown-is-unsupported/52626)
**Author:** [@antonio.sanchez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/antonio.sanchez)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-the-coversion-from-unknown-to-unknown-is-unsupported/52626 "2021-11-02T18:31:43Z")
hello I have the following problem with a script. caused by Exception: Error executing system.db.runPrepUpdate(INSERT INTO PAROS (Linea, Maquina, TipoParo, TiempoParo, Fecha) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?), \[Linea\_ED, \[57… --- ## [Boolean tag in perspective not updating via toggle switch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/boolean-tag-in-perspective-not-updating-via-toggle-switch/52635)
**Author:** [@George\_Gatling](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/George_Gatling)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/boolean-tag-in-perspective-not-updating-via-toggle-switch/52635 "2021-11-02T17:30:17Z")
Using a National Instruments cRIO which is running an OPC Server. Just getting started with this project and have only 7 tags on the server at the moment. Can add an OPC Client in the gateway and then the Quick Client wo… --- ## [URL Parameters priority](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/url-parameters-priority/52598)
**Author:** [@michael2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/url-parameters-priority/52598 "2021-11-02T16:14:47Z")
Hi, Just wondering how the URL parameters are supposed to work when you have pages that use the same prefix as a page with a URL parameter defined. For example, I have a page that is /page/:param, and some other pages s… --- ## [\[FEATURE\]Add exporting/importing/EAMing of gateway config between connected gateways](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-add-exporting-importing-eaming-of-gateway-config-between-connected-gateways/52484)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-add-exporting-importing-eaming-of-gateway-config-between-connected-gateways/52484 "2021-11-02T14:10:58Z")
I’m starting to use connected gateways more now that one of our projects has grown over time and now we’ve split the architecture into frontend/backend gateways. What has become apparent to me now is that it’s a bit of e… --- ## [Tie Status of a fault bool to whether any fault is active](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tie-status-of-a-fault-bool-to-whether-any-fault-is-active/52481)
**Author:** [@markusx1094](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/markusx1094)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tie-status-of-a-fault-bool-to-whether-any-fault-is-active/52481 "2021-10-29T12:38:40Z")
I’ve got 9 PRV fans to tie to and on the maintenance page I would like to tie a fault value to be true if any of the PRV faults are true. I had tried to do this through an expression if statement but all that did was mak… --- ## [Perspective Time-Series Chart time format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-time-series-chart-time-format/52614)
**Author:** [@rolfed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rolfed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-time-series-chart-time-format/52614 "2021-11-02T10:52:03Z")
Quick question for you gurus here. I am using a time-series chart in perspective for one of my views. My data series for this chart is returned in user local time which I convert in a SQL query before building out the se… --- ## [Perspective JSON as parameter for script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-json-as-parameter-for-script/52353)
**Author:** [@mori.luca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mori.luca)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-json-as-parameter-for-script/52353 "2021-11-02T09:03:17Z")
Hello, I’m using a JSON from a perspective view to build a sort of wizard. I made some input box binding to some properties of the JSON and everything is ok, then I have two buttons with some scripts and I’d like to und… --- ## [Perspective - Font - Diacritics character not friendly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-font-diacritics-character-not-friendly/52557)
**Author:** [@michal.koblasa](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michal.koblasa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-font-diacritics-character-not-friendly/52557 "2021-11-02T07:56:06Z")
Dear Ignitioners, I have a small font issue in the core perspective font. The default font set does not include the diacritics we have in our Czech language. Some of our characters are rendered through fallback font. … --- ## [Acked Alarm Eventtime not getting update when alarm cleared](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/acked-alarm-eventtime-not-getting-update-when-alarm-cleared/52604)
**Author:** [@jzngyi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jzngyi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/acked-alarm-eventtime-not-getting-update-when-alarm-cleared/52604 "2021-11-02T04:54:17Z")
I’m using Ignition 8.0.15. I realised that all my alarms’ eventtime won’t update after someone ack’ed them. As shown in the photo above, the alarm is ack’ed on 9.26am and the eventtime updated to 9.26am, but it stay … --- ## [Restart a Tag from Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restart-a-tag-from-script/52266)
**Author:** [@rbellamkonda](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rbellamkonda)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restart-a-tag-from-script/52266 "2021-11-01T22:47:21Z")
Hi, My configuration is I have a TAG server and a HMI server (both with redundancy) connected via Gateway network. All my field devices are connected to TAG server and am accessing them through Realtime tag providers on … --- ## [Where did the file go?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-did-the-file-go/52600)
**Author:** [@pnp\_9lf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pnp_9lf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-did-the-file-go/52600 "2021-11-02T03:18:35Z")
I try to set up a file upload component, but wheres the file on the server? --- ## [Script to disable udt instance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-disable-udt-instance/52517)
**Author:** [@ammar201031](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ammar201031)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-disable-udt-instance/52517 "2021-11-01T22:26:23Z")
Hi, I wrote a script to disable nested UDT instances that do not exist in the PLC. Supposedly, the member tags should be disabled as well and it shows the disables icons as shown in the picture. However when I check the… --- ## [http.Get request](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/http-get-request/52585)
**Author:** [@Prerak\_patel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Prerak_patel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/http-get-request/52585 "2021-11-01T20:17:15Z")
I am trying to get data from URL in JSON format. I used http.get function to collect data from the URL. Then data in JSON format is decoded. I store values of the keys as I need. Issue I have is that, I want same URL to … --- ## [Indirect tag binding setup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-tag-binding-setup/52588)
**Author:** [@cmszr3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmszr3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-tag-binding-setup/52588 "2021-11-01T20:11:22Z")
Hello - I am trying to create a template using parameters so that I may create a single page and then based on the URL, populate different tags. Part of this includes conditional formatting of the background color … --- ## [Perspective: Binding efficiency between using Expression and Indirect Tag + Expression tranform](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-binding-efficiency-between-using-expression-and-indirect-tag-expression-tranform/38881)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-binding-efficiency-between-using-expression-and-indirect-tag-expression-tranform/38881 "2021-10-07T11:16:30Z")
v8.1.0 What’s more efficient and more performant for bindings: Using an expression binding for example: toBoolean(tag('tag/path/' + {parameterX})) Using an indirect tag binding and then applying an expression transfo… --- ## [Copy Object Details by Value, Not Reference](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-object-details-by-value-not-reference/52501)
**Author:** [@m.boog](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/m.boog)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-object-details-by-value-not-reference/52501 "2021-11-01T20:05:51Z")
Good Morning. I’m working Perspective on the 8.0.16 Gateway. I have a script that is copying the props.elements of an SVG to use elsewhere in the project. When I update my copy of the data, it is also changing the origin… --- ## [Converting Audit Log Values into JSON](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-audit-log-values-into-json/52564)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-audit-log-values-into-json/52564 "2021-11-01T20:03:18Z")
I don’t suppose there’s a simple IA library function that converts values stored in the audit log into JSON? e.g. tag edit values. TagEdit\[path=\[default\]Testing/derived, removed=false, new=false, config=\[{valueSource=de… --- ## [How display the last 10 entries of a table?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-display-the-last-10-entries-of-a-table/52586)
**Author:** [@mjohnson0238](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mjohnson0238)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-display-the-last-10-entries-of-a-table/52586 "2021-11-01T19:34:11Z")
Good day, I am using this expression to filter a table. I want to only display the last 10 entries. How do i filter that out? SELECT “HS10\_End\_Time” ,“HS10\_Start\_Time” ,FORMAT((“HS10\_End\_Time” - “HS10\_Start\_Time”), ‘… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=937) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=939)