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**Author:** [@jdturner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jdturner)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-component-script-actions-not-working-ignition-8-0-9/33396 "2020-03-25T16:50:52Z")
Forgive me if this is something obvious, pretty new to Ignition, and google searches have turned up nothing on this. For whatever reason on the production instance of Ignition, Event Script Actions don’t appear to ever c… --- ## [Convert tag int to string](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-tag-int-to-string/32476)
**Author:** [@NII](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NII)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-tag-int-to-string/32476 "2020-03-25T15:50:36Z")
I have a string and an integer memory tag, I’d like to perform translation like: int tag str tag 1 Hello 2 Hi 3 Bye etc. Is it possible to do the above without scripting? If yes, how… --- ## [Time Series Chart - Auto-Scaling when Selecting Specific Key](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-auto-scaling-when-selecting-specific-key/31959)
**Author:** [@jaspinall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jaspinall)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-series-chart-auto-scaling-when-selecting-specific-key/31959 "2020-03-25T15:18:48Z")
Hello There, I have three points being trended on my time-series chart (1. Thermocouple #1 2. Thermocouple #2 and 3. Thermocouple #3 and I am wondering if the following is possible: Currently when the user clicks on th… --- ## [UnSelecting a table row](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unselecting-a-table-row/33397)
**Author:** [@twstevic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/twstevic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unselecting-a-table-row/33397 "2020-03-25T14:56:12Z")
I am working on reproducing an existing custom HMI system with Ignition. In order to make both applications work somewhat the same, I have a Power Table that contains 9 columns from a database (MySQL), when a user select… --- ## [MQTT Engine Sparkplug B string reading](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-sparkplug-b-string-reading/33398)
**Author:** [@serz2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/serz2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-sparkplug-b-string-reading/33398 "2020-03-25T14:42:40Z")
Hello, I test MQTT Engine in Ignition 8 to read tags from PLC. PLC runs OPC UA server and is connected to MQTT bridge, which converts OPC UA to MQTT. Bridge is Weintek cMT-G04. I use RabbitMQ broker, so Ignition reads … --- ## [\[BUG\] system.tag.queryTagHistory error when startDate before first sample](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-system-tag-querytaghistory-error-when-startdate-before-first-sample/33385)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-system-tag-querytaghistory-error-when-startdate-before-first-sample/33385 "2020-03-25T14:28:36Z")
7.9.12 I’m trying to execute the system.tag.queryTagHistory for a tag over a general time period (2 years) as I don’t know exactly when it was first put into commission, however running it I get this error: com.inducti… --- ## [Archiving data on demand](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/archiving-data-on-demand/33394)
**Author:** [@patricia.mendez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/patricia.mendez)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/archiving-data-on-demand/33394 "2020-03-25T14:26:34Z")
Dear supporters, we’ve been asked to support a certain archiving scenario and I do not know if ignition does it on not. Let’s imagine we have tag whose value changes very often. Normally we do not want to archive all va… --- ## [The background color of the buttons disappears (updating from 7.9.9 to 8.0.0)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/the-background-color-of-the-buttons-disappears-updating-from-7-9-9-to-8-0-0/24586)
**Author:** [@informatica](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/informatica)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/the-background-color-of-the-buttons-disappears-updating-from-7-9-9-to-8-0-0/24586 "2019-05-16T19:57:02Z")
After updating from version 7.9.9 to 8.00, if you open a project and you save an existing window, the background color of the buttons disappears. In addition, the property “background 3d” no longer exists !!!. You can … --- ## [\[SOLVED\] runNamedQuery and Dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-runnamedquery-and-dataset/33389)
**Author:** [@philippe.ropars](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/philippe.ropars)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-runnamedquery-and-dataset/33389 "2020-03-25T12:54:21Z")
Hi, I tried to run runNamedQuery in a script with this parameters : namedQuery = “select\_\*\*\*” projectname = “project” parameters = {“reference”:currentValue} data = system.db.runNamedQuery(projectname, namedQuery, p… --- ## [Force perspective chart not to draw line when data has bad quality or server offline](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-perspective-chart-not-to-draw-line-when-data-has-bad-quality-or-server-offline/30512)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-perspective-chart-not-to-draw-line-when-data-has-bad-quality-or-server-offline/30512 "2019-12-07T12:33:02Z")
Hello, How can I force any chart in perspective to not show or draw line when there is no data or data has bad quality? I want similar easy chart behavior in vision, so when we have bad quality data it doesn’t draw any… --- ## [Easy Chart area fill between pens](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-area-fill-between-pens/6981)
**Author:** [@Pat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-area-fill-between-pens/6981 "2020-03-25T08:47:39Z")
Is there a way to fill an area between two pens? I'm looking to fill in the area between two pens in much the same way as the Sparkline Chart will fill in the area between the Desired High and Desired Low values. --- ## [mouseDragged event in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mousedragged-event-in-perspective/33353)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mousedragged-event-in-perspective/33353 "2020-03-25T05:38:48Z")
Hi I want to make circular slider in perspective and for that I need mouseDragged event like in vision. As I see the current event list in perspective there is no such a thing. Is there any workaround for that? or any… --- ## [Slider bar default value after device re-start](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slider-bar-default-value-after-device-re-start/33387)
**Author:** [@nicholas.robinson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicholas.robinson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slider-bar-default-value-after-device-re-start/33387 "2020-03-25T05:16:25Z")
I have a modbus device (VFD) and two of the parameters to control it are “Freq” and “Ramp” which I have bound to tags via slider input components. From the controller side, I only read from those modbus holding register… --- ## [\[FEATURE-14929\] Perspective Map: Method to get pixel size & SVG overlays](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-14929-perspective-map-method-to-get-pixel-size-svg-overlays/28005)
**Author:** [@Joshua.Dafforn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joshua.Dafforn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-14929-perspective-map-method-to-get-pixel-size-svg-overlays/28005 "2020-03-25T03:36:07Z")
Would it be possible to add the getSize() script callable method that is listed in the Leaflet documentation? Whenever the view resizes itself to fit the browser window, the map image layers I am pulling in from our ArcG… --- ## [Sparkline not showing gaps](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sparkline-not-showing-gaps/33382)
**Author:** [@oisin.gribben1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/oisin.gribben1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sparkline-not-showing-gaps/33382 "2020-03-24T23:35:05Z")
Hi, We have a project that has sparklines inside tiles on a display page. The existing system is on 7.9 so we set up a tag and history provider to read the same tags in 8.0 When the comms drops out from the site there… --- ## [Dataset Memory Tag loses data after gateway stop/start](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-memory-tag-loses-data-after-gateway-stop-start/12076)
**Author:** [@Esn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Esn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-memory-tag-loses-data-after-gateway-stop-start/12076 "2020-03-24T23:29:02Z")
Hi, I have a memory tag of 720 rows and 7 columns, \[720R x 7C\]. When we stop the gateway and start it back up again this memory tag is cut down to 535 rows and 7 columns, \[535R x 7C\]. This is a big issue and would … --- ## [Getting the value of the History Provider](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-the-value-of-the-history-provider/33380)
**Author:** [@fady.machaalani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fady.machaalani)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-the-value-of-the-history-provider/33380 "2020-03-24T23:18:15Z")
In Ignition 7 Java code I was able to do the following to get the name of the History Provider when it was enabled. String historyProviderName = tag.getAttribute(TagProp.PrimaryHistoryProvider).getValue().toString().toL… --- ## [JSON Tag Import: Error importing tags: null](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/json-tag-import-error-importing-tags-null/33344)
**Author:** [@AnthonyF](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AnthonyF)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/json-tag-import-error-importing-tags-null/33344 "2020-03-24T22:31:16Z")
I am trying to generate a tag file to import in JSON format but keep getting this error when importing: Error importing tags: null I’ve checked the tag file I’ve generated but it all appears to be identical other than t… --- ## [Use 7 zip from system.util.execute](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-7-zip-from-system-util-execute/33370)
**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-7-zip-from-system-util-execute/33370 "2020-03-24T21:21:58Z")
Is it possible to use 7 zip from the system.util.execute function? I have been trying, but cannot seem to figure out what parameters need to be sent in the list. I can do it from the windows command window just fine. s… --- ## [Upgraded from 8.0.8 to 8.0.10. Reference tag problems](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgraded-from-8-0-8-to-8-0-10-reference-tag-problems/33375)
**Author:** [@Steve\_Laubach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_Laubach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgraded-from-8-0-8-to-8-0-10-reference-tag-problems/33375 "2020-03-24T19:20:28Z")
We just upgraded from 8.0.8 to 8.0.10 on a system that has 2 edge machines and a primary gateway. For whatever reason; we’re still seeing live values on the edge boxes but the reference tags on the main gateway that are… --- ## [Native client launcher launch args causing client crash on start up](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/native-client-launcher-launch-args-causing-client-crash-on-start-up/33371)
**Author:** [@dybarker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dybarker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/native-client-launcher-launch-args-causing-client-crash-on-start-up/33371 "2020-03-24T17:52:31Z")
\*Problem: When using the native client launcher to launch projects they would crash on the “Downloading project” step \*Solution: Added Java launch arg of -XX:MaxPermSize=128m to the /.ignition/clientlauncher-data/launch… --- ## [Starting a scheduled workorder in Sepasoft with scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/starting-a-scheduled-workorder-in-sepasoft-with-scripting/33369)
**Author:** [@feierabendivan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/feierabendivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/starting-a-scheduled-workorder-in-sepasoft-with-scripting/33369 "2020-03-24T17:26:42Z")
Hello everyone, Does anyone have previous experience on how to use the Scheduling in Sepasoft? To be more specific, I want to start via scripting a workorder that is scheduled. Starting a scheduled workorder is possibl… --- ## [Any way to Group two or more components?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/any-way-to-group-two-or-more-components/33363)
**Author:** [@twstevic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/twstevic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/any-way-to-group-two-or-more-components/33363 "2020-03-24T16:19:45Z")
I have a small Power Table that, when visible, is displayed over top of another Power Table. I would like to ‘group’ the button and the table so as the table position changes, the button will follow. Is there any way th… --- ## [Dynamic Chart Dataset Driven by Tag List Dropdown](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-chart-dataset-driven-by-tag-list-dropdown/33365)
**Author:** [@josmu2525](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/josmu2525)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamic-chart-dataset-driven-by-tag-list-dropdown/33365 "2020-03-24T16:35:34Z")
I am new to Ignition development and need direction on how to dynamically change a data set based on selection from a dropdown list in Perspective. My dropdown contains a list of tags and I want to populate 1-n series on… --- ## [Quarantined items Count](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/quarantined-items-count/33361)
**Author:** [@Dannymichaud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dannymichaud)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/quarantined-items-count/33361 "2020-03-24T15:43:42Z")
Hi All, There’s a way to get the quarantined item count? There a legacy function call getQuarantinedRowCount. --- ## [\[Bug-12800\]Gateway Status Pages not loading](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12800-gateway-status-pages-not-loading/22938)
**Author:** [@cwaddoups](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cwaddoups)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12800-gateway-status-pages-not-loading/22938 "2020-03-24T15:16:48Z")
Multiple gateway status pages are loading as blank pages. Gateway Scripts and Devices seem to never load. Other pages load only sometimes for example, Execution seems to be loading only after I view the pages in the fo… --- ## [Custom Property In Property Change Event Not Firing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-property-in-property-change-event-not-firing/33358)
**Author:** [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-property-in-property-change-event-not-firing/33358 "2020-03-24T14:48:50Z")
I have a custom property named daywork that is a dataset. In the property change event I narrow down the event based on the property name, but it doesn’t fire. Any ideas? if event.propertyName == 'daywork': do somet… --- ## [Attach the designer to a remote gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/attach-the-designer-to-a-remote-gateway/33352)
**Author:** [@patricia.mendez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/patricia.mendez)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/attach-the-designer-to-a-remote-gateway/33352 "2020-03-24T10:57:36Z")
Dear Supporters, I would need to access from my home a remote gateway with the designer. Is this foreseen?. Even between different OS?. I would need to download the designer (only the designer) in a portable MAC and con… --- ## [SQL number format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-number-format/33350)
**Author:** [@tom.wouters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tom.wouters)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-number-format/33350 "2020-03-24T10:35:01Z")
Hello, At a client we have a small problem with parameters. Parameters are set into SQL but say for example we want 7000liters you can press enter and it will become “7.000” in SQL and parameter is saved. Now at a clie… --- ## [Please help with code read tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/please-help-with-code-read-tag/33302)
**Author:** [@etlikmilos](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/etlikmilos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/please-help-with-code-read-tag/33302 "2020-03-24T06:32:26Z")
Hi all Sorry for my stupid question but i am beginner. Please i have script code for read tag and query task. But when I want read tag for query task doesn’t work it :frowning: So this code id OK and functional : … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1383) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1385)