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## [Error toggling a bit](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-toggling-a-bit/37735)

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**Author:** [@dfillion](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dfillion)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-toggling-a-bit/37735 "2020-08-14T16:14:27Z")

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I am working with a benshaw mxde3 module, and having some issues. I can read all values just fine, but having issues writing. The control values are all bits, and from the research I have do, this device does not suppo…

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## [Transpose dataset for Barchart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transpose-dataset-for-barchart/37623)

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**Author:** [@michael.ruel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.ruel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transpose-dataset-for-barchart/37623 "2020-08-14T15:57:25Z")

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I realize there are already some posts regarding Transposing of data, however a straight Transpose won’t work for what I need. I’m looking at getting a dataset that the first two columns dictate the labels and colums fo…

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## [Create WebDev Mounted folder through Scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-webdev-mounted-folder-through-scripting/37732)

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**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-webdev-mounted-folder-through-scripting/37732 "2020-08-14T15:37:52Z")

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I need my user to be able to add mounted drives ad-hoc in a perspective application. Is it possible to create the mounted drives through scripting?

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## [8.0.15 Brief Red Fx Overlays when window opened with custom property bindings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-0-15-brief-red-fx-overlays-when-window-opened-with-custom-property-bindings/37731)

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**Author:** [@franklepkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/franklepkowski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-0-15-brief-red-fx-overlays-when-window-opened-with-custom-property-bindings/37731 "2020-08-14T15:13:19Z")

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Is there any way to keep ignition from showing the red Fx overlays before bindings update on the screen? It makes it seem to operators like something is wrong then this happens and it just does not look good at all. Any …

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## [\[BUG\] Ignition 8.0.16-RC1 - Scripting.ScriptManager.global - Warning: collision at system.util.\*](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-8-0-16-rc1-scripting-scriptmanager-global-warning-collision-at-system-util/37718)

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**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-8-0-16-rc1-scripting-scriptmanager-global-warning-collision-at-system-util/37718 "2020-08-14T15:10:46Z")

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In the designer, at startup, there are some error ? 10:52:49.362 \[Designer-Startup\] ERROR Scripting.ScriptManager.global - Warning: collision at system.util.modifyTranslation 10:52:49.362 \[Designer-Startup\] ERROR Script…

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## [\[BUG\] Error executing Analysis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-error-executing-analysis/37712)

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**Author:** [@cedric.banchet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cedric.banchet)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-error-executing-analysis/37712 "2020-08-14T14:19:15Z")

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Hello, For the display of the graph we have a script to query the values from the MES Analysis (Vision) module. As soon as we open the script edition window or the RunTime view (see below), we get the same error messag…

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## [Tanks in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tanks-in-perspective/37669)

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**Author:** [@rodrigo.mocca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rodrigo.mocca)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tanks-in-perspective/37669 "2020-08-14T13:42:39Z")

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Hi, Is there any way to do something like this in Perspective? I can do this in Vision, but I can’t in Perspective. Any ideas?

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## [Ignition EDGE Panel Installation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-panel-installation/37684)

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**Author:** [@jorge.galvez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jorge.galvez)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-panel-installation/37684 "2020-08-14T12:59:21Z")

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Hello! Hope some of you can give me a piece of advise with this. I want to use EDGE Panel to connect to an AB Clx 5000 processor and I would like to know how can I make EDGE Panel to start really fast. Which OS should I…

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## [Easy chart displaying data two hours in the past (Vision)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-displaying-data-two-hours-in-the-past-vision/37713)

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**Author:** [@jarno.vandenberg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jarno.vandenberg)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-displaying-data-two-hours-in-the-past-vision/37713 "2020-08-14T12:53:35Z")

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Hello All, I have an issue with the data displayed in my easy charts. The historical tags that I select to be displayed show data that lie two hours in the past. In other words, my data is not realtime even though it is…

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## [Protocol IEC 60870-5-104](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/protocol-iec-60870-5-104/37715)

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**Author:** [@Oleh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oleh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/protocol-iec-60870-5-104/37715 "2020-08-14T12:44:35Z")

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Hello! Can Ignition transmit previously recorded values ​​to a database to another server via protocol IEC 60870-5-104. Is it possible to do this using some other software. I am collecting data from the PLC using igniti…

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## [Mass creation of Tags and Alarms in xml](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mass-creation-of-tags-and-alarms-in-xml/17310)

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**Author:** [@R.Alamsha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/R.Alamsha)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mass-creation-of-tags-and-alarms-in-xml/17310 "2020-08-14T11:23:12Z")

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Is there any easy way to create and import a large number of tags and alarms, say 100.000, into Ignition?.

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## [isAlarmActiveFiltered quick question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/isalarmactivefiltered-quick-question/37717)

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**Author:** [@Esn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Esn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/isalarmactivefiltered-quick-question/37717 "2020-08-14T11:05:54Z")

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Hi, When using wildcard /\* in the ‘tagPath’ parameter of isAlarmActiveFiltered does the expression then also look into subfolders of the path? If yes (which it seems so to me) ; is there then a way to opt out of this s…

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## [Open popup with delay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-popup-with-delay/37714)

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**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-popup-with-delay/37714 "2020-08-14T07:26:29Z")

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Hi I want to create tooltip in perspective with using mouse hovering event to open popup. The problem is I want to add some delay so when user mouse over object it open popup after some predefine delay and not immediate…

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## [Project script not running in Client Startup Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-script-not-running-in-client-startup-script/37584)

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**Author:** [@yin.cheng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yin.cheng)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-script-not-running-in-client-startup-script/37584 "2020-08-14T06:56:34Z")

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Hi, I have created a project script in the following path: Under Scripting-\>Project Library-\>project-\>customStartUp Under project.customStartUp i have defined as follow: def tagChecks(): if system.tag.read(“tag”).val…

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## [Sign in screen moves out of the box](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sign-in-screen-moves-out-of-the-box/37711)

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**Author:** [@kristo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kristo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sign-in-screen-moves-out-of-the-box/37711 "2020-08-14T06:50:18Z")

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Hi, I have an issue with the sign in box while logging in to perspective. After typing in username and pressing continue, the box content moves slightly out of the box. Happens almost every time, with different variat…

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## [Perspective Context Menu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-context-menu/37702)

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**Author:** [@kgamble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kgamble)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-context-menu/37702 "2020-08-14T05:50:04Z")

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Currently the context menu on the table component just allows for “Copy” (Which doesnt seem to work either whenever I try it?) but I was curious if its possible to customize that context menu at all. I know there is the …

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## [Best HMI graphical design practices - opinions?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-hmi-graphical-design-practices-opinions/37683)

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**Author:** [@rpavlicek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rpavlicek)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-hmi-graphical-design-practices-opinions/37683 "2020-08-13T17:03:10Z")

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I would like to hear other’s opinions on what would be considered best or most efficient graphical design practices for HMI screens? Basically, what does one think of the HMI Optimatization method (my preference - clean…

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## [\[BUG-16074\]Stuck initializing perspective client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-16074-stuck-initializing-perspective-client/32599)

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**Author:** [@swox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/swox)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-16074-stuck-initializing-perspective-client/32599 "2020-08-14T01:09:21Z")

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I get stuck when trying to launch a perspective client on my server. The logs on the gateway gives me the following message:

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## [Barcode download option?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-download-option/37704)

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**Author:** [@jross2020](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jross2020)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-download-option/37704 "2020-08-13T21:42:17Z")

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What about adding a method to the vision and perspective barcode components to download the barcode as image (or to get the image as raw bytes, or whatever)? Users of my app would like to download the barcode for printin…

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## [How to populate Component Input Fields From a Tables Row Selection Based on ID](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-populate-component-input-fields-from-a-tables-row-selection-based-on-id/37531)

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**Author:** [@jshaffer09](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jshaffer09)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-populate-component-input-fields-from-a-tables-row-selection-based-on-id/37531 "2020-08-13T20:12:47Z")

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How to populate Component Input Fields From a Tables Row Selection Based on ID?

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## [Upgrade from 8.0.15 to 8.0.16RC1 - Missing tags for some providers, cant restore](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrade-from-8-0-15-to-8-0-16rc1-missing-tags-for-some-providers-cant-restore/37649)

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**Author:** [@lasse](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lasse)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrade-from-8-0-15-to-8-0-16rc1-missing-tags-for-some-providers-cant-restore/37649 "2020-08-13T19:33:54Z")

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Hi, recently upgraded from 8.0.15nightly to 8.0.16RC on my gateway. Did the usual backup thing before upgrading. Now I miss all the tags on 2 providers, and I restored my gateway back to 8.0.15 but the backup doesnt in…

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## [Updating a table based off a data selection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-a-table-based-off-a-data-selection/37672)

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**Author:** [@toddayers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/toddayers)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-a-table-based-off-a-data-selection/37672 "2020-08-13T18:44:28Z")

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I am trying to update a table I have based off the date selected in a popup calendar component. The table is supposed to be displaying a t\_stamp and coordinators name when it is compared to the date property of the pop …

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## [Ignition 8 - Save without publishing?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-save-without-publishing/29271)

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**Author:** [@adam.hellyer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adam.hellyer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-save-without-publishing/29271 "2020-08-13T18:33:36Z")

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I’ve noticed that every time I save my changes in the designer the client gets a notification saying there is an update available. This seems like it could cause problems if I’m debugging a new script and an operator upd…

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## [PDF Viewer: Cannot access custom property](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer-cannot-access-custom-property/37671)

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**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer-cannot-access-custom-property/37671 "2020-08-13T14:53:38Z")

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I have a pdf viewer that I created a custom property on called isZoomed. I’m changing the pdf view based on this custom property. For testing, i’m using a button to toggle the custom property. It works perfect in desi…

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## [Project Library Script - Stopped working after changing name](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-library-script-stopped-working-after-changing-name/37654)

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**Author:** [@rodrigo.mocca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rodrigo.mocca)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-library-script-stopped-working-after-changing-name/37654 "2020-08-13T18:28:02Z")

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Hi, I’m dealing with some really strange thing. I have a script in Project Library called Recipe, it works as expected. I’ve changed the name from Recipe to Recipes, and after that, the script stopped working. I’m tes…

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## [Vision Text Area usage issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-text-area-usage-issue/37688)

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**Author:** [@Rusty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rusty)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-text-area-usage-issue/37688 "2020-08-13T18:02:50Z")

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Hello, I am experiencing an issue which likely has a simple solution. I am trying to implement a text area box from the input category on the component palette. I have an OPC string tag linked to the Text property of th…

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## [\[BUG-16924\] Ignition 8.0.16-RC1 - Warning while deserializing resource](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-16924-ignition-8-0-16-rc1-warning-while-deserializing-resource/37540)

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**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-16924-ignition-8-0-16-rc1-warning-while-deserializing-resource/37540 "2020-08-13T16:37:11Z")

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I’ve upgraded from Ignition 8.0.14 to Ignition 8.0.16-RC1 (As a side note : I’ve delete client cache directory and I used the 8.0.16-RC1 client launcher.p) When the vision client start, I have multiple of these new err…

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## [Modbus TCP Device Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tcp-device-issue/37667)

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**Author:** [@dion.botha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dion.botha)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tcp-device-issue/37667 "2020-08-13T16:31:38Z")

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Hi Guys, I connected a Comet P8641 (Modbus TCP 4 channel temperature monitoring unit) to my desktop PC on a local network and was able to add the device to a trial version of Ignition I have running on my desktop. I th…

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## [Binding to a named query column](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-to-a-named-query-column/37679)

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**Author:** [@brad.barbin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brad.barbin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-to-a-named-query-column/37679 "2020-08-13T16:20:42Z")

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I’m sorry if this is a repeat question. I have a named query that returns one row with a bunch of columns. For each column, I’d like to bind it to a memory tag, whenever the query refreshes. Is this possible? Or do I n…

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## [Show/Hide components based on screen size](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-hide-components-based-on-screen-size/37682)

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**Author:** [@rodrigo.mocca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rodrigo.mocca)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-hide-components-based-on-screen-size/37682 "2020-08-13T16:20:41Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to make a view responsive but with no success. I have a Column based view, and I need to add a Flex container. I need this flex container to Show only on small size screen and hide it on medium and large…

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