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**Author:** [@joseph.burns](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joseph.burns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-client-opc-browser-module/40188 "2020-10-31T14:40:31Z")
Here’s a simple component to browse OPC tags in a Vision Client. I’m using it in a project that lets the user drag in PLC tags to create UDT instances on the fly. Posting it here in case others need something similar! It… --- ## [Ignition vision hide a colomn from script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-hide-a-colomn-from-script/40177)
**Author:** [@yzhang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yzhang)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-hide-a-colomn-from-script/40177 "2020-10-31T14:10:32Z")
Hi, I am using a power table in ignition, and I like the fact that I can let my user to choose to hide or show a colomn, my problem is when I want to: give my user the choice of showing or hiding a column named id\_list,… --- ## [Bosch XDK - could it work?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bosch-xdk-could-it-work/40153)
**Author:** [@fpsileno](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fpsileno)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bosch-xdk-could-it-work/40153 "2020-10-31T13:00:15Z")
Hi, has anyone ever tried to interface with a Bosch XDK sensor? Or, in other words, has anyone ever created a viable firmware to allow some kind of communication between Ignition and this sensor? It seems to be a littl… --- ## [Perspective - Popup - Reset values on close](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-popup-reset-values-on-close/40169)
**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-popup-reset-values-on-close/40169 "2020-10-31T12:36:08Z")
I’m on 8.0.16 I search a way to reset temp values iof a vuew thjat is used in a popup. The reset can be done on open or close of the popup. If possible I don’t want to pass throw parameters because I a have a lot of t… --- ## [Dataset in the report module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-in-the-report-module/40160)
**Author:** [@jmanuelpguerrero](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jmanuelpguerrero)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-in-the-report-module/40160 "2020-10-31T12:28:34Z")
Hi, I am new to ignition and i am experimenting with the report module. I want to print a PDF with a table containing information given by the user. So far I have been able to get the information on the table in Vision a… --- ## [Problem loading a library in pturmel's introspect script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-loading-a-library-in-pturmels-introspect-script/40151)
**Author:** [@rod.holland](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rod.holland)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problem-loading-a-library-in-pturmels-introspect-script/40151 "2020-10-31T12:23:48Z")
A few weeks ago I grabbed pturmel's introspect script from this link: I'd used it off and on for a time. Today I needed to look at something and fired it back up and got this: File "module:project.MyFuncs", line 306… --- ## [Maps marker icons not showing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maps-marker-icons-not-showing/37598)
**Author:** [@rodrigo.mocca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rodrigo.mocca)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maps-marker-icons-not-showing/37598 "2020-10-30T20:20:18Z")
Hi there, I’m playing with the Maps component in perspective. I was able to add markers with icons as expected. The problem is launching the session. The marker icons don’t show up. The markers are there because click… --- ## [WARN reporting.VisionComponents.PDFViewer - Unable to open URL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/warn-reporting-visioncomponents-pdfviewer-unable-to-open-url/40180)
**Author:** [@yzhang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yzhang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/warn-reporting-visioncomponents-pdfviewer-unable-to-open-url/40180 "2020-10-30T19:40:30Z")
15:36:03.538 \[AWT-EventQueue-0\] WARN reporting.VisionComponents.PDFViewer - Unable to open URL ‘\\APPS\\Automatisation\\Documentations\\Instructions maintenance\\VANNE (Schwerdtel).pdf’ java.net.MalformedURLException: no pro… --- ## [Transaction Group OPC Tag Stopped Updating](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-opc-tag-stopped-updating/40179)
**Author:** [@catherine.fowler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/catherine.fowler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-opc-tag-stopped-updating/40179 "2020-10-30T19:17:32Z")
I’m running Ignition 8.0.9 and have an application that’s basically just acting as a data logger. I have multiple transaction groups storing OPC tags to a database that worked as desired when I first configured it. Howev… --- ## [Formatting Label text in an expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatting-label-text-in-an-expression/40173)
**Author:** [@steven.cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/steven.cox)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/formatting-label-text-in-an-expression/40173 "2020-10-30T18:53:10Z")
Hi all, Once again I am trying something new and need some direction. I have a label that I setup this expression for… concat("The Selected Binder is ", {Root Container.Label 2.selectedBinderName}) It works fine, bu… --- ## [Deleted custom prop retains binding: Perspective 8.0.16](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deleted-custom-prop-retains-binding-perspective-8-0-16/40176)
**Author:** [@dkylep](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkylep)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/deleted-custom-prop-retains-binding-perspective-8-0-16/40176 "2020-10-30T18:24:42Z")
The view I have, had a custom prop (percentFill) that I wanted to change. I don’t recall the exact history of the property but it was bound to a tag. I tried to bind it to a different tag and I started receiving Error… --- ## [Change scrollbar appearance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-scrollbar-appearance/40050)
**Author:** [@ott.sellis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ott.sellis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-scrollbar-appearance/40050 "2020-10-30T15:06:42Z")
Hi, Does anybody have experience in changing the scrollbar appearance in Perspective. I would like to implement a more present day design and am guessing it goes through the accompanying css files, but just wondering if… --- ## [\[BUG\] 8.1.0rc3 Numeric expression on string returns 0 instead of failover](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-8-1-0rc3-numeric-expression-on-string-returns-0-instead-of-failover/40170)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-8-1-0rc3-numeric-expression-on-string-returns-0-instead-of-failover/40170 "2020-10-30T14:10:55Z")
I’m trying to use toInt({value}, -999999) to check if the value is a string or a number, however the expression returns “0” even if the value is a string like “off”. Is there any other way that I can check this? --- ## [Power table with email Link](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-with-email-link/40167)
**Author:** [@jgonya](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jgonya)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-with-email-link/40167 "2020-10-30T13:44:43Z")
Hello all, I have a question. Is there a way to click on an email on a power table in vision and the default action happens. Like if I’m on a website and click on a email, Outlook pop ups because that my default action … --- ## [\[BUG\] 8.1.0rc3 Pressing 'Esc' when deleting UDT definition with instance deletes definition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-8-1-0rc3-pressing-esc-when-deleting-udt-definition-with-instance-deletes-definition/40168)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-8-1-0rc3-pressing-esc-when-deleting-udt-definition-with-instance-deletes-definition/40168 "2020-10-30T13:06:27Z")
When a UDT definition has instances and you go to delete it, it brings up a prompt warning you that it has instances and if you want to continue. If you press Esc to cancel it, it deletes it :frowning: And tag deletions … --- ## [Closing a TCP Socket from Jython](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/closing-a-tcp-socket-from-jython/32829)
**Author:** [@PRAMANJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRAMANJ)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/closing-a-tcp-socket-from-jython/32829 "2020-10-30T12:26:58Z")
I am unable to shutdown (close) the socket after a communication abort on client side ! The socket remains open for 10 or 15 minutes and I am unable to restart the TCP communication on port 5000 of local machine with an … --- ## [\[BUG\] 8.1.0rc3 Nested UDTs not showing any tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-8-1-0rc3-nested-udts-not-showing-any-tags/40161)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-8-1-0rc3-nested-udts-not-showing-any-tags/40161 "2020-10-30T11:48:01Z")
@PGriffith Tank 1/2 UDT instances below contain nested UDT instances (drain valve, etc.) however when I try to look at the tags within these nested udts, it’s empty… I tried to expand all of the UDT instances in Tank 1 … --- ## [Scripts for adding translations](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripts-for-adding-translations/40147)
**Author:** [@schowdhu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/schowdhu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripts-for-adding-translations/40147 "2020-10-29T20:25:23Z")
I found the scrip for modifying translations. https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/system.util.modifyTranslation Is there any plans on adding a script to import/export/delete translations? My goal is to … --- ## [\[Bug - IGN-603\] Holiday not taking affect on schedule](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ign-603-holiday-not-taking-affect-on-schedule/39262)
**Author:** [@areid](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/areid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ign-603-holiday-not-taking-affect-on-schedule/39262 "2020-10-29T18:20:55Z")
Ignition version 8.0.16 In my Ignition instance, I have a holiday created to be on December 25th for Christmas, and is set to repeat annually. However, when I create a schedule, and choose for the schedule to Observe… --- ## [Works in Client but not in Vision Preview](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/works-in-client-but-not-in-vision-preview/40140)
**Author:** [@steven.cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/steven.cox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/works-in-client-but-not-in-vision-preview/40140 "2020-10-29T17:55:29Z")
Good morning all, Yesterday before the hurricane hit, I had a lot of help learning and setting up a script to update a database table. It worked great in preview more and in the client. Today, I startup and it does no… --- ## [Easy Chart Dynamic Groups](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-dynamic-groups/40139)
**Author:** [@eric.avila](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eric.avila)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-dynamic-groups/40139 "2020-10-29T17:51:15Z")
Hi, Quick question in the clause “Where” it’s possible make dynamic this value? It in an Easy chart → Database Pens --- ## [Number Format Pattern shows Negative Zero on Numeric Label Component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/number-format-pattern-shows-negative-zero-on-numeric-label-component/40137)
**Author:** [@mlindstrom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mlindstrom)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/number-format-pattern-shows-negative-zero-on-numeric-label-component/40137 "2020-10-29T17:29:32Z")
I have a floating-point value which I want to display as an integer. When the value is in the range \[-0,-0.5\] including both -0 and -0.5, it displays as “–0”, or a zero with a negative sign. It looks kinda funky. Any way… --- ## [Multiple rows on power table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-rows-on-power-table/40110)
**Author:** [@andrewcorks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrewcorks)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-rows-on-power-table/40110 "2020-10-29T16:33:37Z")
Disclaimer: New Ignition User I’ve created a historical transaction group for multiple values from my PLC and have a trigger. I am trying to create a power table that lists all the values when there is a trigger event, … --- ## [Query binding sending queries too often to server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-binding-sending-queries-too-often-to-server/40133)
**Author:** [@edward.rousseau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edward.rousseau)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-binding-sending-queries-too-often-to-server/40133 "2020-10-29T15:05:56Z")
I have this query binding, that I want to run every 10 minute. The query return an array, and the python script run on that to fill al lot of custom props on a page. The problem is that the query is sent to server a lo… --- ## [Perspective Table - Multiple rows for one dataset row](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-multiple-rows-for-one-dataset-row/40135)
**Author:** [@CJVR](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CJVR)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-multiple-rows-for-one-dataset-row/40135 "2020-10-29T14:46:22Z")
I am putting a perspective table into a rather narrow area of a screen. I would like to have once row of data occupy multiple rows of the table. For example: Order Start Date Item MO-12345 10/30/2020 Widget 1 M… --- ## [Foreground color of non-editable numeric text field is constant?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/foreground-color-of-non-editable-numeric-text-field-is-constant/40134)
**Author:** [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/foreground-color-of-non-editable-numeric-text-field-is-constant/40134 "2020-10-29T14:43:03Z")
I have a numeric text field that is just a calculation of two other text fields, so I don’t want it to be editable. It’s part of a window showing financial information, do want it to be red if it’s a number less than 0,… --- ## [Retrieve a view property's binding via an expression?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retrieve-a-view-propertys-binding-via-an-expression/40114)
**Author:** [@travis.broussard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/travis.broussard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/retrieve-a-view-propertys-binding-via-an-expression/40114 "2020-10-29T13:58:04Z")
Say I have a custom property on a Perspective view that has an indirect binding. I’d like to retrieve the “result” of this indirect binding in an expression. Is this possible? Here is a more concrete example, just in … --- ## [8.1.0-rc2 Dropdown box in Flex Container bug?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-1-0-rc2-dropdown-box-in-flex-container-bug/40115)
**Author:** [@rachel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rachel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-1-0-rc2-dropdown-box-in-flex-container-bug/40115 "2020-10-29T13:03:10Z")
Dropdown box is not stretching in flex container. --- ## [Where to buy MS-SQL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-to-buy-ms-sql/40103)
**Author:** [@jimjohnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jimjohnson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-to-buy-ms-sql/40103 "2020-10-29T12:23:34Z")
We usually buy regular PC’s or Servers for our Ignition installs and get them with MS-SQL. However, I have to buy an IPC / Din rail PC this time and most vendors don’t offer MS-SQL.I am scared of the Express version beca… --- ## [Ignition Perspective DB, TagProvider, etc naming access](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-db-tagprovider-etc-naming-access/40128)
**Author:** [@michael.walter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.walter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-db-tagprovider-etc-naming-access/40128 "2020-10-29T11:28:26Z")
Is there a way (or in the works) to be able to grab the Ignition project name, database name, and tag provider name in perspective. this appears to be the only way to make a tag source dynamic between projects if i pass … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1272) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1274)