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## [Touchscreen emulation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-emulation/17384)

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**Author:** [@DuctSoup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DuctSoup)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-emulation/17384 "2018-03-15T22:58:58Z")

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Is it just the designer that can do that? I'm not getting how to get that going in the client. What we're doing is developing a touchscreen application for the shop floor that we'd like to test and debug using Windows …

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## [Transaction Group - Output to a Queue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-output-to-a-queue/17383)

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**Author:** [@mark.om](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mark.om)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-output-to-a-queue/17383 "2018-03-15T22:50:02Z")

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Hello Is it possible to configure a transaction group to save data to a queue such as RabbitMQ or other? Thanks Mark

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## [MAI Binding trouble](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mai-binding-trouble/17382)

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**Author:** [@mrogers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mrogers)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mai-binding-trouble/17382 "2018-03-15T22:26:37Z")

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I'm trying to create a sort of automatic Moving Analog Indicator and if you've worked with them, then you know that pretty much for all non-range high, range low and process values you can just delete the number in there…

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## [Unable to Launch Application On Startup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-launch-application-on-startup/16720)

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**Author:** [@brandon1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brandon1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-launch-application-on-startup/16720 "2018-03-15T21:17:28Z")

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Hello, I have enabled my application to startup automatically when the computer does a reboot. The problem is, the Ignition service has not had enough time to start and the client causes a popup to appear that says th…

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## [Need help either scaling an OPC write or invokingAsyc a system.tag.writeSync](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-help-either-scaling-an-opc-write-or-invokingasyc-a-system-tag-writesync/17369)

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**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-help-either-scaling-an-opc-write-or-invokingasyc-a-system-tag-writesync/17369 "2018-03-15T20:13:06Z")

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I have a bit of code that I was using to ensure one OPC parameter in a PLC was set properly before another was set. I had had (extremely rare) problems in the past with the network write failing on the first system.tag.…

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## [Select Cells in JTable](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/select-cells-in-jtable/17376)

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**Author:** [@cmaynes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmaynes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/select-cells-in-jtable/17376 "2018-03-15T15:50:24Z")

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Select cells in a JTable using Robot, taking into account that we may need to scroll to make some cells visible. I have already seen the following solution, but this does not solve the scrolling problem.

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## [Text Size in Designer: java with high DPI](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-size-in-designer-java-with-high-dpi/17375)

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**Author:** [@Scott.Hann](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Scott.Hann)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-size-in-designer-java-with-high-dpi/17375 "2018-03-15T15:31:58Z")

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– edit Problem has to do running java on a monitor with high DPI. I found my solution here: windows 10 - How do I run Java apps upscaled on a high-DPI display? - Super User Windows 10 Solution: find your installation…

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## [Bandwidth benchmarking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bandwidth-benchmarking/587)

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**Author:** [@bds](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bds)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bandwidth-benchmarking/587 "2018-03-15T14:44:48Z")

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A few weeks ago, one of y'all told ne that there were some test in progress to determine bandwidth usage for your products. Any results yet?

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## [TCP device driver connection issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tcp-device-driver-connection-issues/17373)

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**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tcp-device-driver-connection-issues/17373 "2018-03-15T10:10:15Z")

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I have configured the TCP driver to monitor a checkweigher which spits out a data string at 3 s intervals when running. The connection status keeps changing from Good to Not Connected. In an attempt to debug the comms I…

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## [Copy Gateway Performance tags to PLC every second](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-gateway-performance-tags-to-plc-every-second/17367)

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**Author:** [@brian.kehn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brian.kehn)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copy-gateway-performance-tags-to-plc-every-second/17367 "2018-03-15T09:56:42Z")

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Hi IA. What is the best way to copy "disk utilization" or other Gateway Performance tags to OPC tags? The only way I know of is with global \[shared\] script and "system.tag.write()", somehow calling the script every secon…

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## [Label Datasets Exported to Excel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/label-datasets-exported-to-excel/17351)

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**Author:** [@cmaynes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmaynes)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/label-datasets-exported-to-excel/17351 "2018-03-14T22:50:03Z")

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How can I label the datasets I export to excel?

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## [Unable to open a transaction group in Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-open-a-transaction-group-in-designer/17319)

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**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-open-a-transaction-group-in-designer/17319 "2018-03-14T20:42:25Z")

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I was able to do this earlier today but double-clicking my group does not open the transaction group editor. I have restarted the designer. No joy. Any ideas? Update: I shut Designer down again and closed the stage…

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## [Vision Clients web page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-clients-web-page/12570)

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**Author:** [@CJVR](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CJVR)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-clients-web-page/12570 "2018-03-14T20:33:58Z")

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Has anyone had a problem with the Vision Clients page on the gateway web server? Mine just sits there "Loading..." but nothing ever shows up.

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## [runPrepUpdate problems](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/runprepupdate-problems/17353)

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**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/runprepupdate-problems/17353 "2018-03-14T15:52:59Z")

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I'm getting an error that I don't understand when I'm running a PrepUpdate query. Here's my code: #sql to update bottle log #load a few variables equip\_tagPath = "VacuumFurnace/EquipmentName" tank\_name = "Liq…

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## [Bidirectional Binding of EasyChart Axes to a client Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bidirectional-binding-of-easychart-axes-to-a-client-tag/17362)

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**Author:** [@thijs1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thijs1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bidirectional-binding-of-easychart-axes-to-a-client-tag/17362 "2018-03-14T15:29:05Z")

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Hi, When I try to do bidirectional Binding of the EasyChart Axes to a client dataset , I can see that the bidirection checkbox is greyed out. It is possible to bidirectional bind to a property. When I bind to a inte…

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## [Component Object Model (COM) and Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-object-model-com-and-ignition/17361)

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**Author:** [@Norman.Davie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Norman.Davie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-object-model-com-and-ignition/17361 "2018-03-14T14:32:31Z")

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We have a simulator written in C#; does Ignition's version of jython support COM objects? Does anyone have an example of how to implement this?

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## [Popup calendar default value](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popup-calendar-default-value/17359)

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**Author:** [@Mel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popup-calendar-default-value/17359 "2018-03-14T12:26:45Z")

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Is there any function on pop up calendar that will set current date time value on this component. Like for example I have button that will trigger to the component on popup calendar and display the current date and time.…

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## [Ignition 7.9.6 and ctypes -- missing windll](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-6-and-ctypes-missing-windll/17356)

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**Author:** [@Norman.Davie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Norman.Davie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-6-and-ctypes-missing-windll/17356 "2018-03-14T02:39:16Z")

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I'm trying to load a dynamic linked library that has a few standard c (cdecl) library calls -- a few calls but LOTS of code behind them. Jython v2.5.2 apparently supports this, but I cannot get ignition to load a dynam…

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## [When does the valueChanged event happen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-does-the-valuechanged-event-happen/17332)

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**Author:** [@codersmurf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/codersmurf)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-does-the-valuechanged-event-happen/17332 "2018-03-14T01:15:56Z")

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It doesn't seem to happen when the value is changed through the opc server updating the value from a device. During testing I had to constantly disable the tag and reenable it to get it to fire, but now it's time to loo…

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## [Template events](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-events/16329)

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**Author:** [@Claus\_Nielsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Claus_Nielsen)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-events/16329 "2018-03-13T22:56:15Z")

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Hello, I've been working on my first project using Ignition. Ignition is my introduction to Python, however I do see that the scripting environment is a very powerfull tool over other Scada softwares (after all the str…

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## [Gateway won’t auto start on a Mac Pro?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-won-t-auto-start-on-a-mac-pro/17325)

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**Author:** [@dstauft](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dstauft)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-won-t-auto-start-on-a-mac-pro/17325 "2018-03-13T22:40:51Z")

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So... I am building an Ignition server for a local non-profit to track donations, inventory, POS and such. It is fully licensed. It is running on a Mac Pro, and I am a PC guy. The issue is that the gateway will not st…

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## [Type Assertion and built in Ignition Types](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/type-assertion-and-built-in-ignition-types/17330)

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**Author:** [@SeraSera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SeraSera)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/type-assertion-and-built-in-ignition-types/17330 "2018-03-13T20:52:45Z")

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Hello All! I'm looking at checking for a specific type of class within a Scripting package in Python and would like some error checking and type checking built-in (at least during development) So in the past I would…

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## [How to use aggregate functions on Arrays](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-aggregate-functions-on-arrays/17347)

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**Author:** [@byrnep](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/byrnep)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-aggregate-functions-on-arrays/17347 "2018-03-13T19:36:48Z")

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Basic question, just getting started. So I have a tag that represents an array of INT's. I'd like to display the value of the average of that array. When I generate a custom property for the linear scale object that …

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## [Mouseover text on button in template](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouseover-text-on-button-in-template/17343)

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**Author:** [@dberry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dberry)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouseover-text-on-button-in-template/17343 "2018-03-13T17:15:57Z")

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I have a template that consists of a button and a label. The label is on top of the button and is also the same size as the button. The label is in lieu of using the button's text property because I want a button templ…

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## [Windows SO and MSSQL Compatibility](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-so-and-mssql-compatibility/12830)

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**Author:** [@ArielP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ArielP)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-so-and-mssql-compatibility/12830 "2018-03-13T16:28:08Z")

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Hello Are ignition platform compatible with Windows Server 2016 and MS SQL 2016? Thanks Best things for every one

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## [TCP driver, missing messages and loss of connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tcp-driver-missing-messages-and-loss-of-connection/17333)

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**Author:** [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tcp-driver-missing-messages-and-loss-of-connection/17333 "2018-03-13T16:10:16Z")

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Update: I seem to be mistaken about the UDP connection. It's TCP. Post edited. My Ignition reading of a checkweigher is missing transmissions. Skip to the end for the actual questions. Come back to here for the detail…

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## [Project version tracking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-version-tracking/17342)

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**Author:** [@Vince](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vince)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-version-tracking/17342 "2018-03-13T14:58:36Z")

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I'm looking for a good way to track the versions and modification in our project. We have 2 Ignition gateways and some projects live on both gateways. It is hard to track who did what and what modification have been inst…

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## [OPC UA server Client with raspberry pi (4DIAC IDE)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-client-with-raspberry-pi-4diac-ide/17339)

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**Author:** [@anugerahnurisatria](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anugerahnurisatria)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-client-with-raspberry-pi-4diac-ide/17339 "2018-03-13T14:18:58Z")

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I have problems, when i try running this programs, at QX output “merah\_0” has “TRUE” value in client, and i try to connect with raspi, but at gpio raspi can’t switch on the lamp. I use opc ua client and server to commun…

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## [All valueChanged events suddenly stopped working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/all-valuechanged-events-suddenly-stopped-working/16934)

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**Author:** [@guanghui](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/guanghui)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/all-valuechanged-events-suddenly-stopped-working/16934 "2018-03-13T01:14:49Z")

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I have a project which used many valueChanged events and worked well ,but today all valuechanged events suddenly stopped working due to some unknown reasons.I am using Ignition 7.7.5 , and I use valueChanged events like …

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## [When does the valueChanged script run](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-does-the-valuechanged-script-run/17301)

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**Author:** [@codersmurf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/codersmurf)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-does-the-valuechanged-script-run/17301 "2018-03-13T01:11:43Z")

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I have a bunch of coils, each coil calls a shared script that turns the coil bools into strings and converts them to a number to bitwise compare with a magic number to see if a fault has happened. When testing the machi…

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