# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=987 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 988 --- ## [Binding a text field to a power table cell value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-a-text-field-to-a-power-table-cell-value/49072)
**Author:** [@Aymanmjuhani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aymanmjuhani)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-a-text-field-to-a-power-table-cell-value/49072 "2021-07-22T14:20:07Z")
Hi, I have made a power table that can be clicked on to open a popup window to update values. the thing is I want to bind a text field value in that popup to the same string value of a cell from the selected row. I wasn… --- ## [Project launch mode does not show the correct information whereas the designer mode does](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-launch-mode-does-not-show-the-correct-information-whereas-the-designer-mode-does/49013)
**Author:** [@pkhoshroo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pkhoshroo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-launch-mode-does-not-show-the-correct-information-whereas-the-designer-mode-does/49013 "2021-07-22T14:13:23Z")
Hello everyone, For an application, I can see the correct information on the designer mode, so for example I can see number 3 and 3 arrows in the picture below: however, when I launch the project I can see the inform… --- ## [Perspective Mobile Text Field](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-mobile-text-field/48997)
**Author:** [@jramirez3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jramirez3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-mobile-text-field/48997 "2021-07-22T13:20:59Z")
Is there anyway to prevent the screen from being squished when entering values in a text field on a phone view in perspective? --- ## [Replay option on timeseries data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/replay-option-on-timeseries-data/49016)
**Author:** [@sathianandan.dharmas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sathianandan.dharmas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/replay-option-on-timeseries-data/49016 "2021-07-22T12:43:36Z")
Hi All Is there a way to build a replay option for a timeseries chart (or an XY chart)? I’m trying to add one on my dashboard but I don’t have a clue on how to proceed. Any help is appreciated. TIA Cheers Sam --- ## [Message Handler Alternatives & Performance Advice](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/message-handler-alternatives-performance-advice/48954)
**Author:** [@Bronzebeard62](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bronzebeard62)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/message-handler-alternatives-performance-advice/48954 "2021-07-22T11:44:25Z")
Hello, In order to understand my issue, I need to first explain to you my project. The goal of the project is to collect and display production metrics over time. This needed to be standard for all equipment across the… --- ## [UDT Property Binding to Tag or Expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-property-binding-to-tag-or-expression/30692)
**Author:** [@deon.korb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/deon.korb)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-property-binding-to-tag-or-expression/30692 "2021-07-22T03:07:05Z")
Hi, I’d like to know if it is possible to bind a UDT tag property, such as Engineering Units or Format String, to another tag or expressions. The yellow help text states parameter binding and the drop downs only shows … --- ## [Gateway Service Won't Start, "Failed to connect to the Wrapper at port 32,000"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-service-wont-start-failed-to-connect-to-the-wrapper-at-port-32-000/49057)
**Author:** [@desaip](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/desaip)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-service-wont-start-failed-to-connect-to-the-wrapper-at-port-32-000/49057 "2021-07-21T21:59:53Z")
Hello, I’m trying to access Ignition v8.0.2 downloaded on a Windows7 laptop machine. When I go to start the Ignition Gateway Service I get an error. See text in wrapper.log below. Please advise. STATUS | wrapper | 2021… --- ## [Passing File URL to browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/passing-file-url-to-browser/49037)
**Author:** [@jmoniz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jmoniz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/passing-file-url-to-browser/49037 "2021-07-21T20:56:54Z")
Silly question. Why cant perspective pass a file URL to a browser. Or can it and I’m just missing something? I have URL Links for PDF file. My browser can support viewing PDF’s. If I type the link in myself it works f… --- ## [Buttons dont show in designer but show when I deploy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/buttons-dont-show-in-designer-but-show-when-i-deploy/49055)
**Author:** [@jakes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jakes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/buttons-dont-show-in-designer-but-show-when-i-deploy/49055 "2021-07-21T20:54:52Z")
I am at a loss, this was all working fine. I have restored from an earlier backup and its got the same issue. any ideas would be appreciated --- ## [Perspective Flex Repeater with Check Boxes, Not loading initial state](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-flex-repeater-with-check-boxes-not-loading-initial-state/41440)
**Author:** [@andytimc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andytimc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-flex-repeater-with-check-boxes-not-loading-initial-state/41440 "2021-07-21T19:54:37Z")
I have a flex repeater that loads setpoints and an enable/disable checkbox for each alarm. When the page loads some of the checkboxes can’t determine their state. They show up as an empty checkbox highlighted blue. If I … --- ## [Setting boolean properties to True or False via scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setting-boolean-properties-to-true-or-false-via-scripting/48957)
**Author:** [@AliE](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AliE)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setting-boolean-properties-to-true-or-false-via-scripting/48957 "2021-07-21T18:59:29Z")
Hi, I’m trying to set the visibility of a component to either True or False via a Script Action. This should be very straightforward, but for some reason I cannot get it to work properly. The META visible flag uses lo… --- ## [\[bug-2420\]Flash of unstyled or out of date content](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2420-flash-of-unstyled-or-out-of-date-content/48994)
**Author:** [@ordosays](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ordosays)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2420-flash-of-unstyled-or-out-of-date-content/48994 "2021-07-21T18:07:44Z")
I’ve encountered a systemic issue where switching between views or even tabbed containers (which I guess are actually views) creates a flash of un-styled content. I have a few views with rows and rows of buttons and the … --- ## [Script console much slower when not running directly on server hosting ignition?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-console-much-slower-when-not-running-directly-on-server-hosting-ignition/49045)
**Author:** [@tmahaffey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tmahaffey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-console-much-slower-when-not-running-directly-on-server-hosting-ignition/49045 "2021-07-21T17:00:18Z")
Has anyone else here noticed how there is a significant performance dropoff when you are running a script from the designer script console on a machine that isn’t hosting ignition? I have noticed that scripts are like 20… --- ## [Chart Range Selector with multiple tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-range-selector-with-multiple-tags/31423)
**Author:** [@emery.merkley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/emery.merkley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chart-range-selector-with-multiple-tags/31423 "2021-07-21T16:08:14Z")
Hey guys, I’m using a time series chart i downloaded from ignition exchange, it is the “Click to Graph” chart. I have paired this with a Chart Range Selector component so i can choose a range of times to see my trend. … --- ## [XY chart legend scaling in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-legend-scaling-in-perspective/49034)
**Author:** [@r.p](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r.p)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-legend-scaling-in-perspective/49034 "2021-07-21T10:57:00Z")
Hello, is there some way to scale correctly the legend of an XY Chart in Perspective? at present when scaling the page in the browser only the chart scales while the elegend remains unchanged and with a lot of unused pad… --- ## [historicalDeadbandStyle vs historicalDeadBandStyle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historicaldeadbandstyle-vs-historicaldeadbandstyle/49004)
**Author:** [@justin.brzozoski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.brzozoski)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historicaldeadbandstyle-vs-historicaldeadbandstyle/49004 "2021-07-21T14:18:19Z")
Somewhere between 8.1.3 and 8.1.7 the exact case of the name that the tag editor uses for the historicalDeadbandStyle property changed. Some of our scripts that ensure specific tag configurations dynamically are now fre… --- ## [Z-Order onClick Button Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/z-order-onclick-button-script/49014)
**Author:** [@jwilliams](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jwilliams)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/z-order-onclick-button-script/49014 "2021-07-21T14:15:45Z")
I have a system of conveyors but portions of them overlap one another directly (like a stack of cards). Is it possible to create a onClick event on a button to change the Z-order of the embedded conveyor views? I would n… --- ## [Perspective - Diagnosing an issue with CSS themes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-diagnosing-an-issue-with-css-themes/48934)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-diagnosing-an-issue-with-css-themes/48934 "2021-07-21T14:09:58Z")
I did was just renaming my CSS themes and now it looks like all themes can’t be found… Even if I change the theme back to light in the Designer, it’s still showing as if it can’t find the theme (font is back to times new… --- ## [In Alarm Status shelving does not register user correctly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/in-alarm-status-shelving-does-not-register-user-correctly/48908)
**Author:** [@Yatika.Goel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Yatika.Goel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/in-alarm-status-shelving-does-not-register-user-correctly/48908 "2021-07-21T12:57:23Z")
How to show username who shelved by?Default it shows Unknown --- ## [Uncaught throwable invoking class issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/uncaught-throwable-invoking-class-issue/49028)
**Author:** [@hristo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hristo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/uncaught-throwable-invoking-class-issue/49028 "2021-07-21T12:51:38Z")
Good day all I randomly get the following messages in my status on my gateway As i seen it seems though i am unable to read certain items from my PLC (siemens S71200). I have made no changes and this keeps popping u… --- ## [Column Container and Flex Embedded Views](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/column-container-and-flex-embedded-views/49035)
**Author:** [@Gaurav.Shitole](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gaurav.Shitole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/column-container-and-flex-embedded-views/49035 "2021-07-21T11:49:16Z")
Hello there, I have a template view I created under Flex Container (window size: 110) having wrap enabled. I have a main view with Column Container root on which I have placed the template I created before. Now the he… --- ## [Cannot Create PoolableConnectionFactory error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-create-poolableconnectionfactory-error/49033)
**Author:** [@oisin.gribben](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/oisin.gribben)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-create-poolableconnectionfactory-error/49033 "2021-07-21T10:53:07Z")
Hi, I am trying to connect to a mySQL database called ‘test’. When I enter all the details and try connect i keep getting a “Cannot create PoolableConnectionFactory (Unknown database ‘test’)” error. --- ## [\[BUG\] Ignition Tags Failed to read causing “Bad Quality” and “Not Certain” for all OPC Values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-tags-failed-to-read-causing-bad-quality-and-not-certain-for-all-opc-values/49031)
**Author:** [@conan.a](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/conan.a)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-tags-failed-to-read-causing-bad-quality-and-not-certain-for-all-opc-values/49031 "2021-07-21T10:45:19Z")
The behaviour you unexpectedly encountered Received a call from Site Operators at 17.26 stating, all Tags had gone red and reading Bad Values. The behaviour you were expecting to see The screen should have loaded I no… --- ## [Checking if variable is a DataSet in a script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/checking-if-variable-is-a-dataset-in-a-script/27077)
**Author:** [@md.szyman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/md.szyman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/checking-if-variable-is-a-dataset-in-a-script/27077 "2021-07-21T09:23:47Z")
So I’m not very familiar with Jython and how I can do certain things, hence the probably basic question. I want to ensure that the parameter being passed to a function is either a Dataset or a PyDataSet, but checking th… --- ## [Unable to launch Mobile application](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-launch-mobile-application/49027)
**Author:** [@lrrhando](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrrhando)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-launch-mobile-application/49027 "2021-07-21T07:02:00Z")
Hi all, I have been trying to launch the mobile application on a tablet without success. I keep getting the following error: com.inductiveautomation.mobile.gateway.InvalidSetupException: Setup is not valid for launchin… --- ## [How to pop up a confirmation dialog box when the user close the vision client?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pop-up-a-confirmation-dialog-box-when-the-user-close-the-vision-client/49021)
**Author:** [@Jay\_L](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jay_L)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pop-up-a-confirmation-dialog-box-when-the-user-close-the-vision-client/49021 "2021-07-21T04:39:31Z")
The user asked for such a thing and I dont know how the configure a event to listen to the close window event. Anybody have done such a fucntion in Vision before? Please help me out, thank you so much! --- ## [Connect Dataman Cognex get value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-dataman-cognex-get-value/48898)
**Author:** [@eric.avila](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eric.avila)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-dataman-cognex-get-value/48898 "2021-07-20T20:49:46Z")
Hi, I want to start a project using a Dataman Cognex camera DM2660, this camera read a datamatrix code and send to an IP and port. Can i get this information in a program in Ignition? i search by information in the for… --- ## ['Tag Not Found' showing when clicking on tags in tag browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-not-found-showing-when-clicking-on-tags-in-tag-browser/36561)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-not-found-showing-when-clicking-on-tags-in-tag-browser/36561 "2021-07-20T19:52:49Z")
Since upgrading from v7.9.5 to v7.9.14, I keep seeing ‘Tag Not Found’ when clicking on tags in the tag browser. Not every time, but periodically. The only way to fix it (within the Designer, I didn’t try restarting the t… --- ## [Data Integrity Intermittently Going to 0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-integrity-intermittently-going-to-0/48923)
**Author:** [@john.keshecki](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.keshecki)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-integrity-intermittently-going-to-0/48923 "2021-07-20T19:46:32Z")
Hi, I have an integer OPC tag that is intermittently going to 0 for less than a second, then coming back to 192. Is there a good first place to start to try to find out why this is happening? Thanks! --- ## [httpGet timeout in tag event script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/httpget-timeout-in-tag-event-script/49006)
**Author:** [@mleefers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mleefers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/httpget-timeout-in-tag-event-script/49006 "2021-07-20T18:56:32Z")
Hello All, I have a simple boolean tag with a tag event script set to fire when the tag goes true. In the event script, I am making an api call using the httpGet function. When I run the script in the script console, ev… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=986) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=988)