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**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2018, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/control-scroll-bar-of-a-template-repeater/21040 "2018-11-24T10:43:23Z")
I'm looking a way to force the position of the scroll bar of a template repeater. I would like to have button to go to start, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, end position for example --- ## [Dataset tag with column type byte\[\] failing after UDT edit](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-tag-with-column-type-byte-failing-after-udt-edit/21037)
**Author:** [@pat.stave1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pat.stave1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-tag-with-column-type-byte-failing-after-udt-edit/21037 "2018-11-23T19:30:15Z")
Hi, I have defined a dataset tag with a single column of type byte. I use this to store image files. This works perfectly up until the point when i edit the UDT containing this dataset tag. When the UDT is edited (edi… --- ## [Change the ports of a modbus device by script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-the-ports-of-a-modbus-device-by-script/20969)
**Author:** [@florent.gelas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/florent.gelas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-the-ports-of-a-modbus-device-by-script/20969 "2018-11-23T13:10:38Z")
Hello, I would like to know if it's possible to change the ports of a mobus device. I have found a solution for the hostname but nothing for the ports myDevices = system.device.listDevices() system.device.setDeviceHo… --- ## [Jython/Java type declaration help](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jython-java-type-declaration-help/21030)
**Author:** [@raymond1982](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/raymond1982)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jython-java-type-declaration-help/21030 "2018-11-23T04:40:14Z")
How do i correctly declare Object\[\].class in jython ? Im stumped on this. ActivationDataFlavor(Object\[\].class, DataFlavor.javaJVMLocalObjectMimeType, "Array of items"); I have tried. from jarray import zeros, arr… --- ## [Strange scripting behaviour](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-scripting-behaviour/20791)
**Author:** [@ASF](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ASF)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-scripting-behaviour/20791 "2018-11-23T02:18:48Z")
Hi all, I've got a script which generates four .txt files, and logs data to each of them using a system.tag.queryTagHistory function (side note: I know there are much better ways to generate a report, but this customer… --- ## [Ignition Client Laucher 7.9.10-RC1 stale at Loading projects](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-client-laucher-7-9-10-rc1-stale-at-loading-projects/21016)
**Author:** [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-client-laucher-7-9-10-rc1-stale-at-loading-projects/21016 "2018-11-22T20:03:47Z")
When I run (after setup) the Ignition Client Launcher 7.9.10-rc1 this is what I get: and here is the log file: clientlauncher.log (22.2 KB) Anyone knows what that is? --- ## [Windows 10 HiDPI Scaling](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-10-hidpi-scaling/16823)
**Author:** [@Kyle\_Chase](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kyle_Chase)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-10-hidpi-scaling/16823 "2018-11-22T19:10:07Z")
Previously, to scale the Ignition designer, client and the native client launcher, you would have to edit the resource with ResTuner. However, in more recent versions of Windows 10, it is far simpler. All you have to d… --- ## [Return a Time column from SQL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/return-a-time-column-from-sql/20741)
**Author:** [@AGDC04](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AGDC04)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/return-a-time-column-from-sql/20741 "2018-11-22T16:49:14Z")
I'm trying to create a Schedule software to count parts produced at line. I have a table with name schedule, with the datetime column of startdatetime and enddatetime of shift.(DateTime) Also have a table break, with t… --- ## [Factory Talk Linx Gateway UA mode and Ignition Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/factory-talk-linx-gateway-ua-mode-and-ignition-designer/18284)
**Author:** [@iluntasun](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/iluntasun)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/factory-talk-linx-gateway-ua-mode-and-ignition-designer/18284 "2018-11-22T14:52:16Z")
Hello all, I just installed FactoryTalk Linx Gateway 6.0, and I set up a new UA server in Ignition. It shows connected. If I use the OPC Quick Client from the gateway, I can see the PLC tags, read and write to them. Th… --- ## [How to do indirect tag references in expression tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-do-indirect-tag-references-in-expression-tag/7257)
**Author:** [@witman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/witman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-do-indirect-tag-references-in-expression-tag/7257 "2018-11-22T13:00:51Z")
The screenshot below shows first code that works, and then commented out code for what I tried first to accomplish the same thing. The code that works is fine, except that it requires manual editing to scale (when more r… --- ## [Alarm notification - SMS message format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notification-sms-message-format/21018)
**Author:** [@john.eichler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.eichler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-notification-sms-message-format/21018 "2018-11-22T10:44:08Z")
Hi I use a Sierra Wireless raven RV50 to send SMS messages when alarms are raised in Ignition (v7.9). I currently use the following message format: {displayPathOrSource} ALARM! {notes}. {eventTime|hh:mm:ss} If the dis… --- ## [Ignition S7 Driver vs Kepware](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-s7-driver-vs-kepware/20964)
**Author:** [@valet81](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/valet81)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-s7-driver-vs-kepware/20964 "2018-11-22T08:40:04Z")
Hello, I've tried to search in the forum but I couldn't find a manual or an answer to this. For my main project I'm working on, I could reach 40-50 Siemens PLCs on my automation network in the future. At the moment I… --- ## [\[Question\]Using History from a remote gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-using-history-from-a-remote-gateway/20955)
**Author:** [@CJVR](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CJVR)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-using-history-from-a-remote-gateway/20955 "2018-11-22T01:05:59Z")
We are testing 8 by using the tags in our production gateway via a remote gateway. Values are coming over just fine. I would like to access history data as well. I am using a sparkline and it wants the path. I was assumi… --- ## [Converting Number to String and Assigning to Component in Script Console Bug](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-number-to-string-and-assigning-to-component-in-script-console-bug/21009)
**Author:** [@cmaynes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmaynes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-number-to-string-and-assigning-to-component-in-script-console-bug/21009 "2018-11-21T22:00:28Z")
I am doing something very simple. I am trying to assign a number to a text field component in the script console. When I try to convert to a string and then assign, the script console freezes along with the designer. Ass… --- ## [Reporting Module: Bar Chart - Pareto - Time in Y Axis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-bar-chart-pareto-time-in-y-axis/21005)
**Author:** [@rrowe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rrowe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-bar-chart-pareto-time-in-y-axis/21005 "2018-11-21T20:51:07Z")
Can I configure the Bar Chart to be in Pareto mode with the y axis data as time? I have this data that I would like to show : --- ## [Redundancy for Ignition Edge Nodes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundancy-for-ignition-edge-nodes/20824)
**Author:** [@rcrownover](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rcrownover)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundancy-for-ignition-edge-nodes/20824 "2018-11-21T20:23:19Z")
We're working on an architecture for a SCADA system that ends in the PLC being the only single point of failure. Naturally we will be using an Ignition Edge local client fallback setup with a central Ignition Gateway. … --- ## [SQL Query Withing runScript()](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-query-withing-runscript/18528)
**Author:** [@b\_zacht](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/b_zacht)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-query-withing-runscript/18528 "2018-11-21T16:01:35Z")
I have the following script in the global scripts library under the script name ‘zTest’. I am attempting to run this code in two different expressions using runScript('shared.zTest.myFunc',0) and runScript('shared.zTest.… --- ## [Touchscreen problems](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-problems/21000)
**Author:** [@winbetho](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/winbetho)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-problems/21000 "2018-11-21T16:00:59Z")
Hi! My app is running on a win 10 tablet. I have enabled the touch screen support in properties but it doesn’t work. No keyboard window appear when I touch a text field. What can be wrong? --- ## [Temp Files Created By Mobile Clients?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/temp-files-created-by-mobile-clients/20999)
**Author:** [@iabbott](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/iabbott)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/temp-files-created-by-mobile-clients/20999 "2018-11-21T15:53:23Z")
Hello all, I have recently started using several mobile clients that remain connected for extended periods of time (a couple days). We noticed that although the Client Memory setting was set to 256mb, we were seeing te… --- ## [Very high RAM usage](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/very-high-ram-usage/20995)
**Author:** [@gljuk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gljuk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/very-high-ram-usage/20995 "2018-11-21T14:48:34Z")
Hello, dear Community Have just updated 7.9 version to last night build of Ignition 8 beta. Our test server has 6gb on ram and was running 7.9 fine. Now it takes almost all of RAM memory just after being started. Current… --- ## [OPC server connection Keep-Alive Failures Allowed and Failover Threshold](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-server-connection-keep-alive-failures-allowed-and-failover-threshold/20990)
**Author:** [@mik977](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mik977)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-server-connection-keep-alive-failures-allowed-and-failover-threshold/20990 "2018-11-21T14:05:47Z")
How are the Keep-Alive Failures Allowed and Failover Threshold related with respect to disconnect event due to Keep-Alive Failures Allowed beeing 1,2,... or 0? --- ## [Dragging & moving object in window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dragging-moving-object-in-window/20927)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dragging-moving-object-in-window/20927 "2018-11-21T12:32:45Z")
Hi, I want to move a template object in run-time. I use mouseDragged event with following code on template: x = event.x y = event.y system.gui.transform(event.source,x,y) what happens is the template moves (even blinki… --- ## [\[Bug-11598\] Remote Tag Provider](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-11598-remote-tag-provider/20721)
**Author:** [@andrea.morando](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrea.morando)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-11598-remote-tag-provider/20721 "2018-11-21T11:32:32Z")
I established a connection between an Ignition8 gateway and an Ignition7.9.9 gateway, where some outgoing connections towards production gateways have been configured. I would like to use those connections in the Perspe… --- ## [Power table column width auto ajust?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-column-width-auto-ajust/20944)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-column-width-auto-ajust/20944 "2018-11-21T10:47:08Z")
I'm looking for a way to auto adjust power table's columns width according column text contents --- ## [See prepared SQL statement and/or database tracing?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/see-prepared-sql-statement-and-or-database-tracing/20943)
**Author:** [@chasondeshotel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chasondeshotel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/see-prepared-sql-statement-and-or-database-tracing/20943 "2018-11-21T10:37:04Z")
In the project I'm working on, database queries that were run are saved to a different database. Presently, the statements are prepared manually, but that allows for the exact query to get stored as a log of sorts Is t… --- ## [Update template repeater property from template script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-template-repeater-property-from-template-script/20984)
**Author:** [@awaege](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/awaege)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-template-repeater-property-from-template-script/20984 "2018-11-21T08:54:11Z")
So I have a template that contains a button as well as a number of other components. I have a template repeater on a window that then repeats anywhere from 2 - 12 of these templates. Is it possible to set a custom proper… --- ## [\[Question\] Webdev Scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-webdev-scripting/20986)
**Author:** [@GreggCavazos](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/GreggCavazos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-webdev-scripting/20986 "2018-11-21T02:09:29Z")
I am getting an error when trying to run a script using the webdev module. IGN Version: 8.0.0-beta0 (b2018112002) OS: Windows 7 (VMWare) java -version java version "1.8.0\_152" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8… --- ## [Get SQL error from stored-procedure transaction group](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-sql-error-from-stored-procedure-transaction-group/20985)
**Author:** [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-sql-error-from-stored-procedure-transaction-group/20985 "2018-11-20T21:59:46Z")
I'm inserting data into a 3rd party MySQL database using a stored procedure they created and maintain. I'd like to get the error that is generated by their stored procedure if I have an error logging data so I can flag t… --- ## [Nightly Changelog: 8.0.0-beta.20181120-0221](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nightly-changelog-8-0-0-beta-20181120-0221/20906)
**Author:** [@PerryAJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PerryAJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nightly-changelog-8-0-0-beta-20181120-0221/20906 "2018-11-20T21:04:02Z")
Only a couple notable items merged in yesterday, most significant being an update to the Look and Feel (visual styling). Lots more in the pipeline, thanks for your continued participation! Platform - Designer/ Vision … --- ## [Mobile Clients Start up Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-clients-start-up-error/20983)
**Author:** [@paulm1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paulm1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-clients-start-up-error/20983 "2018-11-20T20:33:10Z")
Some of our mobile clients get the following error message when attempting to open their Mobile Client. java.net.SocketException: Software caused connection abort: socket write error Anyone have any ideas? [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1586) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1588)