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**Author:** [@AIO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AIO)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-repeater-performance-question/31378 "2020-01-17T18:33:58Z")
Hey folks, Ignition 8.0.7 I’m dealing with a flex repeater with 120 instances of a view. The view consists of 6 labels, 1 icon, and a button. It does not appear that I am having issues with icon loading as referenced h… --- ## [Differentiating between touch and click in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/differentiating-between-touch-and-click-in-perspective/31318)
**Author:** [@AIO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AIO)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/differentiating-between-touch-and-click-in-perspective/31318 "2020-01-17T18:39:19Z")
Hey folks, I’ve developed some embedded views I’d like to use for both mobile / touch devices and desktop clients. I’d like any command sent from a touch to trigger a confirmation popup (I already have this working as a… --- ## [Perspective: Time Series Chart Multiple Tag History](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-time-series-chart-multiple-tag-history/31312)
**Author:** [@Mason.Younger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mason.Younger)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-time-series-chart-multiple-tag-history/31312 "2020-01-17T17:43:31Z")
I’m trying to show a Time Series chart with Min Max, Average, Trend, and history values. I’m not sure how to bind the Tags to the chart, and the manual only shows simple information. If I had another series under props … --- ## [System.date.format Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-date-format-error/31371)
**Author:** [@kaushik.shah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kaushik.shah)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-date-format-error/31371 "2020-01-17T17:14:53Z")
I found something Strange, I have a date Mon Dec 30 00:00:00 CST 2019 when I tried converting this to system.date.format(date,"YYYY-MM-dd")' it gave me 2020-12-30 Here, The year is completely different ! --- ## [Twilio text messages](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/twilio-text-messages/31364)
**Author:** [@thomas.stevic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thomas.stevic)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/twilio-text-messages/31364 "2020-01-17T15:59:04Z")
I am in the learning stage with Ignition. We are considering making Ignition our default HMI/SCADA platform for our systems. Is there a sample project that uses Twilio to send a text message that I might get access to? I… --- ## [Status-only access to Gateway?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/status-only-access-to-gateway/31352)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Bridgeman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dan_Bridgeman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/status-only-access-to-gateway/31352 "2020-01-17T15:53:43Z")
The Gateway now breaks the pages up by categories: Home, Status, and Config. Status and Config are only accessible if you login as a user with the Administrator role. Is it possible to give a user a role which allows … --- ## [Ignition Edge: "Script manager is disabled in this platform edition."](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-script-manager-is-disabled-in-this-platform-edition/31367)
**Author:** [@md.szyman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/md.szyman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-script-manager-is-disabled-in-this-platform-edition/31367 "2020-01-17T15:15:32Z")
Ignition Edge Version: 8.0.7 (b2019122014) So I just moved a project over from being full-Ignition to running on Ignition Edge and I have a single script that is run on tag-change. I broke it out into the Script Library… --- ## [Is it possible to read an htm or html file as a string?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-read-an-htm-or-html-file-as-a-string/31355)
**Author:** [@wking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wking)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-read-an-htm-or-html-file-as-a-string/31355 "2020-01-17T01:01:51Z")
I need to figure out if this is possible before I commit time to it. I have htm files that are used in a .net application for CNC machines. Somehow they use them to render up things in their thing. When I open in a text … --- ## [How to String Format or append using range list? Edit: Read txt file on mapped drive and do something](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-string-format-or-append-using-range-list-edit-read-txt-file-on-mapped-drive-and-do-something/31345)
**Author:** [@wking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wking)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-string-format-or-append-using-range-list-edit-read-txt-file-on-mapped-drive-and-do-something/31345 "2020-01-16T23:59:24Z")
base = 'D' x = range(1,23) x.remove(20) print x for i in x: test = '%s%s' % (base,x) print test Returns: \[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22\] D\[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1… --- ## [Complete Newbie, how to add a BNI EIP-508-105-Z015](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/complete-newbie-how-to-add-a-bni-eip-508-105-z015/28360)
**Author:** [@mellerbeck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mellerbeck)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/complete-newbie-how-to-add-a-bni-eip-508-105-z015/28360 "2020-01-16T22:19:03Z")
The BNI EIP-508-105-Z015 is an IO-LINK master (If I use the terminology correct, remember newbie here) It is on the network and you can grab sensor data by going to address/ports.jsn IO-LINK seems to be a popular stand… --- ## [Convert Tag Type in Version 8.0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-tag-type-in-version-8-0/31324)
**Author:** [@richard.d.white](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richard.d.white)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-tag-type-in-version-8-0/31324 "2020-01-16T21:58:33Z")
Quick question - Is there a way in Version 8 to convert an existing tag type? I see a way to do this in version 7.9 documentation but the option is not visible in the version 8.0 designer we’re using. I’d like to chang… --- ## [Ignition - Prompt for password on action, but don't log in](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-prompt-for-password-on-action-but-dont-log-in/31319)
**Author:** [@sahil.jain](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sahil.jain)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-prompt-for-password-on-action-but-dont-log-in/31319 "2020-01-16T21:46:32Z")
Hello, I am trying to implement a system where certain actions require a password entry. The intent is to force the user to enter a password every time certain actions are requested, as a form of confirmation. Is it p… --- ## [Report execute and distribute parameters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-execute-and-distribute-parameters/17691)
**Author:** [@weertske](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/weertske)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-execute-and-distribute-parameters/17691 "2020-01-16T20:58:31Z")
I have a report with multiple parameters. Some of the parameters are dependent on previously defined parameters. For instance: Duration = minutesBetween({StartDate},{EndDate}) This works fine when running the report on a… --- ## [Strange Bug with Perspective Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-bug-with-perspective-table/31280)
**Author:** [@tmahaffey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tmahaffey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-bug-with-perspective-table/31280 "2020-01-16T20:21:51Z")
See the video here. I am not double clicking, just single clicking. I don’t have any scripting tied to the table selections. I do have some scripting that should append list items when someone doubleclicks on the table. … --- ## [\[Bug-15820\] Checkbox not stretching within several flex containers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-15820-checkbox-not-stretching-within-several-flex-containers/31347)
**Author:** [@kirsten.chambers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kirsten.chambers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-15820-checkbox-not-stretching-within-several-flex-containers/31347 "2020-01-16T19:16:13Z")
Hello, I’m on a nightly 8.0.8 build (b2020010702). It appears that checkboxes aren’t stretching correctly in a specific configuration I’m using (several layers of flex containers). Within the designer, the checkboxes a… --- ## [Severe Error on Startup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/severe-error-on-startup/31335)
**Author:** [@thomas.stevic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thomas.stevic)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/severe-error-on-startup/31335 "2020-01-16T17:51:05Z")
Does anyone know what this is and/or how it can be fixed? 09:02:38 SEVERE: \[0116/090238.009:ERROR:browser\_process\_stub.cpp(279)\] NOT IMPLEMENTED --- ## [isAlarmActive and runScript issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/isalarmactive-and-runscript-issues/31331)
**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/isalarmactive-and-runscript-issues/31331 "2020-01-16T17:40:51Z")
Hi all, I’m experiencing the following issue: I’m using isAlarmActive (tried with no polling time and with polling time set to 2000 msec) and runScript (polling time 1000 msec) to animate some properties. The pages wher… --- ## [Having trouble with system.tag.writeAsync](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/having-trouble-with-system-tag-writeasync/31316)
**Author:** [@Steve\_Laubach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_Laubach)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/having-trouble-with-system-tag-writeasync/31316 "2020-01-16T15:08:45Z")
I have a series of tags that store the last 10 days of totalized values (tag names Day0-Day9). At midnight I want to shift each of the totals down 1 tag to act as a rolling totalizer. My plan of attack was to use syste… --- ## [Factory Talk Graphics](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/factory-talk-graphics/31340)
**Author:** [@scott.woodward](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott.woodward)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/factory-talk-graphics/31340 "2020-01-16T14:57:05Z")
We currently have two HMI system’s Ignition and FactoryTalk SE. I’m working on ways to export/import my Factorytalk graphics into a new project in Ignition. Is there a migration? Has anyone done this and are there s… --- ## [Scripts not reloading when saved](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripts-not-reloading-when-saved/31305)
**Author:** [@md.szyman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/md.szyman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripts-not-reloading-when-saved/31305 "2020-01-16T14:51:15Z")
Using nightly version: 8.0.7 (b2019122014) I’m doing things that involve Scripts that are used in Perspective within bindings/transforms to generate things like trees and flex repeaters, and I’m noticing that when I mak… --- ## [Re-throwing a Java exception loses the cause stack](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/re-throwing-a-java-exception-loses-the-cause-stack/6146)
**Author:** [@systemparadox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/systemparadox)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/re-throwing-a-java-exception-loses-the-cause-stack/6146 "2020-01-16T13:51:56Z")
We're having trouble getting our global exception handler to re-throw exceptions cleanly. Add the following to any arbitrary event script (like a button click): system.db.runQuery("FAIL") Running this event causes … --- ## [Perspective Playback Control from ignition exchange behaving inconsistently](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-playback-control-from-ignition-exchange-behaving-inconsistently/31327)
**Author:** [@ashwin.m](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ashwin.m)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-playback-control-from-ignition-exchange-behaving-inconsistently/31327 "2020-01-16T08:48:07Z")
Playback Controls fails in following scenarios: -When i restore the Gateway backup in another machine -When i change the OPC server path of the Tags -When i change table name in the database. To fix it earlier i used… --- ## [Str.strip returns \ over tag.write instead of actual](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/str-strip-returns-built-in-method-strip-of-unicode-object-at-0xa-over-tag-write-instead-of-actual/31323)
**Author:** [@wking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wking)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/str-strip-returns-built-in-method-strip-of-unicode-object-at-0xa-over-tag-write-instead-of-actual/31323 "2020-01-16T02:58:49Z")
I got a script that reads a file from a mapped drive and returns the latest entry… import re def get\_file\_part(machine): path = ('Z:\\Qa\_Reports\\Daily Production Data\\%s\\%s\_PCM.txt' % (machine,machine)) x = system.file… --- ## [AB ENI Modules](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ab-eni-modules/1172)
**Author:** [@mryoung](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mryoung)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ab-eni-modules/1172 "2020-01-15T22:03:52Z")
I hope this is an appropriate place to post this. I would like to ask you guys of vast experience your take on Allen Bradley Ethernet ENI modules. You know those little high dollar devices they sell to convert DF-1 devic… --- ## [System.tag.configure UDT dataset parameter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-configure-udt-dataset-parameter/31259)
**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-configure-udt-dataset-parameter/31259 "2020-01-15T17:29:50Z")
How do I use system.tag.configure to send a dataset as a parameter to a dataset memory tag in a UDT? Right now when I send the dataset from my table I get the following error: 10:34:20.654 \[AWT-EventQueue-0\] ERROR Scr… --- ## [Perspective on open/close actions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-on-open-close-actions/31303)
**Author:** [@tyrel.parker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tyrel.parker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-on-open-close-actions/31303 "2020-01-15T20:09:30Z")
Is there a way to perform a specific action on open or close of a popup from within the popup? I have kind of tacked on the open part of the question out of curiosity, but I need to perform an action when someone clicks … --- ## [Power Table Mouse Click Events Not working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-mouse-click-events-not-working/9247)
**Author:** [@jimmylooo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jimmylooo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-mouse-click-events-not-working/9247 "2020-01-15T18:55:34Z")
On the Power Table, the base Mouse click events are not working. The new double click function works, but the base mouse events do not. Is this just a bug? I think I can work with the DoubleClick function in this cas… --- ## [\[BUG-14898\]Version 8.0.3 - EasyChart date range can't be manually entered](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14898-version-8-0-3-easychart-date-range-cant-be-manually-entered/27966)
**Author:** [@andy1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andy1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14898-version-8-0-3-easychart-date-range-cant-be-manually-entered/27966 "2020-01-15T17:48:26Z")
Previously, to change the selected date range on an easy charge we could type in new date. See screen capture. That doesn’t seem to be working in version 8.0.3. Is this a bug? Or do I need to change a setting? --- ## [Perspective popup view size](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-popup-view-size/31300)
**Author:** [@weertske](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/weertske)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-popup-view-size/31300 "2020-01-15T16:45:40Z")
Maybe I am missing it somewhere in the manual but I need to be able to set popup width in % rather than in pixels. Pixels do me little good when I don’t know the viewport width. --- ## [Ignition Perspective Mobile App not working on my HTC ONE M8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-mobile-app-not-working-on-my-htc-one-m8/31299)
**Author:** [@petar.zurzevic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/petar.zurzevic)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-mobile-app-not-working-on-my-htc-one-m8/31299 "2020-01-15T16:25:48Z")
Im trying to test my perspective project on my HTC ONE M8 and im trying to use the Perspective mobile app. I added the gateway and tried launching the project but it gets stuck while loading the project, i even tried wi… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1416) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1418)