Subtitle: Following Alice Down the RabbitHole A couple weeks ago, fellow forum member @Sanderd17 asked some questions about the EasyChart component's X-Trace mode that prompted a modest change to my NoteChart Module to…
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## [Editing Dynamic Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/editing-dynamic-table/16969)
Hi! I want to set up a table with columns and rows that change dynamically with user input, and I want the table to always be editable. Since columns are being added and removed dynamically, I can't easily go in and …
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## [BigInt causes UNKNOWN to UNKNOWN error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bigint-causes-unknown-to-unknown-error/5262)
this line of code causes the following error. seems to be because the column ID\_OUTLET in the database is a BigInt result = system.db.runPrepQuery("SELECT ID\_OUTLET FROM tblMPT\_ChainOutlets WHERE ID\_CHAIN=?",\[chainID\]…
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## [OCR for vision systems](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ocr-for-vision-systems/16965)
Are there any serious implementations of vision systems (i.e. OCR) in Ignition?
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## [system.security.validateUser vs switchUser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-security-validateuser-vs-switchuser/16973)
In validateUser I got the authprofile as option, system.security.validateUser(username, password, authProfile, timeout) but not in switchUser. How I tell my login script to use a specific Authentication profile?
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## [Microsoft SQL Server 2017](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/microsoft-sql-server-2017/16956)
Greetings, I am thinking about using Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Standard Edition as the database server for our Ignition system. Does anyone use it? What is your experience with it? Any feedback is much appreciated. T…
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## [Read Serial Port Continuous, Timer Script and Instrument Interface](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-serial-port-continuous-timer-script-and-instrument-interface/16945)
This Project file is far from complete. It can be used as a starting point for others. I have some questions below. My goal is to write a Ignition Client so a User can plug their laptop into a Mettler Toledo XS lab scale…
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## [Table customizer - number format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-customizer-number-format/16963)
Hi, I am trying to calculate some values in python script using Dataset and dumping that data to table. In this case table data is not shown formatted as per table customizer number format. I am not able to understand…
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## [Triggering pipelines](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/triggering-pipelines/16910)
I need to trigger pipelines from the outside of ignition. I found this function: system.alarm.listPipelines but, nothing else. Is there a way to do this?
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## [Get all tag attributes at once](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-all-tag-attributes-at-once/16958)
I know you can get tag attributes individually but I was wondering if there was a way to just grab them all and not make many calls to system.tag.read or .readAll?
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## [Gateway Errors - Sfc Flight Recorder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-errors-sfc-flight-recorder/16955)
I have a gateway that’s acting up and throwing continuous Sfc Flight Recorder errors related to data pruning. Has anyone experienced this before, or know what the issue might be? I’ve also seen routine clock drift wa…
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## [Simple java OPC UA Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/simple-java-opc-ua-client/8161)
Hello, I would like to create a really simple java application to get some opc variables ... Is anybody can provide me some sample code ? (connections to opc server, get tag values, etc.) Many Thanks, Laurent
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## [Sql tag expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-tag-expression/16876)
Would I be able to do this within a sql expression for example: select \* from(select top 1 pname FROM sqlth\_partitions order by end\_time desc) in order to make searching through a history tag dynamic
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## [setCaretColor usage?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setcaretcolor-usage/16941)
I have a vision screen with black background that has multiple Text Fields and Numeric Text Fields for user input. Against the black background the text cursor is impossible to see. Can i change the color of the text c…
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## [Communicating with DLL s](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/communicating-with-dll-s/16929)
First off please forgive my naivety on this subject. We are working on a project where we have to talk to an API that is a DLL. Talking to one of our partners(that is not familiar with Ignition) they think that it will …
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## [Index Out Of Range due to Datatype mismatch?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/index-out-of-range-due-to-datatype-mismatch/16926)
Ignition version: 7.9.4 DB: Sql Server I have a simple custom method in a root container script window. Changing the date on a calendar component calls this custom method, which in turn queries a db. The db column …
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## [Instrument Interface, readUntil() only single Char delimiters?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/instrument-interface-readuntil-only-single-char-delimiters/16936)
Hello, So I have installed the Instrument Interface and the Serial Modules. I watched all the SepaSoft videos and browsed through a good number of posts. What I am looking for is a confirmation that the readUntil() of …
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## [Issue with Dropdown menu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-dropdown-menu/16885)
Am new to Ignition Just trying out a data table and a drop down Data table has 4 columns and 12 rows of values. only column one is set as Integer(id), the other columns are set as Float(dr, v\_max, v\_allow) In the drop…
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## [Getting list of windows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-list-of-windows/6137)
Hi, is there any way to get in a dataset (o similar) all the windows designed in a project? thanks!
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## [Resizing text field width in the template repeater](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/resizing-text-field-width-in-the-template-repeater/16928)
Hi, Is there a way we can resize the width of the text field according to the tags? The tags differ by numbers like 1,2,3....100 The goal is to display the text fields in the template repeater with similar values but dif…
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## [Expression binding temporarily failing at window open](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-binding-temporarily-failing-at-window-open/16931)
Hi all, I have an expression binding on the enabled property of a button, which uses lookup on a dataset client tag. For a moment right after I open the window, I get an error saying that the tag has value -1, and coul…
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## [Modems](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modems/9240)
Morning all Is there a published list of compatible modems that function with the SMS module? Thanks
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## [Barcode formatting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-formatting/16921)
I have a bunch of labels with code 128 barcodes throughout a project that scan just fine but the barcode text recently changed and now none of them will scan. If I generate a code 128 barcode on any website barcode gener…
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## [Recover current language in client via script?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/recover-current-language-in-client-via-script/16923)
Is there a way to recover the current language the ignition client is running?
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## [queryTagHistory for a Boolean Tag CountOn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/querytaghistory-for-a-boolean-tag-counton/16919)
I have a Boolean OPC Tag that's tracked by the Historian. I'd like to get the number of times the tag turned on during a time period. Seems like it should be a relatively simple operation with: result = system.tag.q…
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## [Alternative to urllib2 or system.net.httpPost?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alternative-to-urllib2-or-system-net-httppost/16878)
Are there any alternatives to urllib2 or system.net.httpPost available in Ignition? I am working with an API that has a handful of post functions that return a 403 forbidden error using either of these methods but execut…
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## [Tag Tree font size limits?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-tree-font-size-limits/16915)
So I have a tag browse tree component that I’m using to drag tags onto an Easy Chart and I was asked to make it more ‘fat finger’ friendly for touchscreen use so I tried increasing the font size but it started cutting of…
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## [Component Inspector on KeyPressed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-inspector-on-keypressed/16692)
Hi, I'm trying to implement a Component inspector that displays all references tagPaths on the component beneath the current mouseposition. It seems to work for simple bindings. But when I test this on Templates, it …
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## [Getting Stylesheets To Work/Load In Web Dev Module (Trial)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-stylesheets-to-work-load-in-web-dev-module-trial/16911)
I've been unsuccessfully trying to get an external stylesheet to load in an html page in the Web Dev module trial. I've tried the standard direct link tag: \…
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## [Multi client on the same monitor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multi-client-on-the-same-monitor/16909)
Hi everybody, Basing on what I read in the forum and also in the manual, in Ignition I can sure launch multi client on multi monitor, because there is the function "system.gui.getScreens()" that allow me to index each …
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