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**Author:** [@jadachi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jadachi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/needing-some-objects-library/15846 "2017-11-01T17:45:43Z")
Hello, I'm developing a SCADA for a storm drain station, where there are 4 giant water pumps. My situation is that I can't find any template or object that can represent those water pumps and pipes. Is there any external… --- ## ['Cannot nest templates'](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-nest-templates/15813)
**Author:** [@cmisztur2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmisztur2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-nest-templates/15813 "2017-11-01T17:32:12Z")
Damn It! I templated a template repeater to display template items with a templated template repeater of template items. --- ## [Forward Slash in Alarm Name](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forward-slash-in-alarm-name/15831)
**Author:** [@sydneydean](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sydneydean)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forward-slash-in-alarm-name/15831 "2017-11-01T03:55:02Z")
I am trying to put a forward slash in the name of an alarm. For example… But on the alarm status table, the alarm name prints out “CONV100 Motor Overload Fault”. Essentially everything after the forward slash. Is t… --- ## [Scraping Web Data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scraping-web-data/15834)
**Author:** [@afarzin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/afarzin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scraping-web-data/15834 "2017-11-01T01:23:56Z")
What is the best/good way to scrape data from a web site and make it available as a tag in the system? My particular application is importing data from a weather station system that does not have any kind of OPC/Modbus f… --- ## [sendEmail attachments](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sendemail-attachments/7867)
**Author:** [@NorthPoint](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NorthPoint)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sendemail-attachments/7867 "2017-11-01T00:09:25Z")
Hello- I have successfully gotten sendEmail to send emails with attached files, very nice! I have a couple of questions though: 1) Everything works fine when I attach a known file type (PDF, CSV, XLS, etc). But if… --- ## [Direct connection to Allen Bradley 1734-AENTR](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/direct-connection-to-allen-bradley-1734-aentr/15793)
**Author:** [@DWeber](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DWeber)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/direct-connection-to-allen-bradley-1734-aentr/15793 "2017-10-31T21:09:29Z")
Has anyone directly connected to an Allen Bradley 1734-AENTR using the opc-ua browser? I made the connection using the TCP driver and 44818 as the port. It is connected but i am not sure how to pull the values of the I/O… --- ## [Mobile gestures on screens](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-gestures-on-screens/15832)
**Author:** [@rmonfront](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rmonfront)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mobile-gestures-on-screens/15832 "2017-10-31T19:51:16Z")
Is it possible to use mobile gesture (Zoom In/Out, Scroll up/down) on Template Repeater component over a mobile version ? --- ## [Check user access before opening a file](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/check-user-access-before-opening-a-file/15829)
**Author:** [@dan.kobus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dan.kobus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/check-user-access-before-opening-a-file/15829 "2017-10-31T19:42:58Z")
I am using system.net.openURL to open an excel document from the companies network drive, but for some users when i click the button that has been scripted to open the file, nothing happens. we determined that the reason… --- ## [RTSP connection in Ingnition problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rtsp-connection-in-ingnition-problem/15825)
**Author:** [@ahmed.elhagrasy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ahmed.elhagrasy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rtsp-connection-in-ingnition-problem/15825 "2017-10-31T18:12:29Z")
I am using Ignition 7.9 with DSE cameras which uses RTSP facing trouble finding its HTTP URL to connect to Ignition The source page doesn’t contain any working URL Kindly advise about this problem urgently, I… --- ## [File Write to a Network Location](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-write-to-a-network-location/7361)
**Author:** [@ceidson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ceidson)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-write-to-a-network-location/7361 "2017-10-31T15:32:05Z")
I am trying to write a file to a network location from a gateway script. I am sure it is a permissions issue, but I'm not exactly sure how the gateway scripts differ from any other command. I have a script in the Scri… --- ## [Web browser filter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-browser-filter/15824)
**Author:** [@lyhkch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lyhkch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-browser-filter/15824 "2017-10-31T13:33:10Z")
When I use web browser, browse a lot of PDF file, how can I filter these files by file name ? And display the filtered files in web browser --- ## [System.tag.write](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-write/15792)
**Author:** [@bprice](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bprice)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-write/15792 "2017-10-31T13:15:02Z")
Is there any way to take a tag value in a PLC and write that value to a new tag and a different value? For example, say the tag in the PLC = 0 and I want the new tag to = recipe1. Or the the in the PLC = 1 and I want the… --- ## [Has anyone played with JGraphx?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/has-anyone-played-with-jgraphx/15674)
**Author:** [@cmisztur2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmisztur2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/has-anyone-played-with-jgraphx/15674 "2017-10-31T13:07:09Z")
gLib = 'C:\\\\Program Files\\\\Inductive Automation\\\\Ignition\\\\lib\\\\core\\\\designer\\\\jgraphx.jar' import sys sys.path.append(gLib) from javax.swing import JFrame from com.mxgraph.swing import mxGraphComponent from com.mx… --- ## [Query data from different tables in the SQL database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-data-from-different-tables-in-the-sql-database/15789)
**Author:** [@lyhkch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lyhkch)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-data-from-different-tables-in-the-sql-database/15789 "2017-10-31T12:51:17Z")
Hi, I want to query data from different tables in the database, then display these data in the Table component by datetime , but ignition will Generate a table every month,like "sqlt\_data\_1\_2017\_10","sqlt\_data\_1\_2017\_09"… --- ## [HIstorical trending of discrete tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historical-trending-of-discrete-tags/15817)
**Author:** [@fledder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fledder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historical-trending-of-discrete-tags/15817 "2017-10-31T12:26:35Z")
Ignition 7.8.5 I'm trying to show a plot with an Easy Chart of some discrete tags that are stored only on change. Using the Raw resolution mode, I get short chunks of lines, as the line doesn't plot if the previous sto… --- ## [PageAccessSynchronizer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pageaccesssynchronizer/15822)
**Author:** [@HooK\_a](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/HooK_a)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pageaccesssynchronizer/15822 "2017-10-31T12:01:40Z")
Hi, all. We have redundant igniiton 7.8.4. System Properties Context State Running Redundancy Mode Master Redundancy State Active Version 7.8.4 (b2016082217) Java Version Oracle Corporation 1.8.0\_102 CPU % 18,3 Memory … --- ## [Template Canvas Dataset parameters not changing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-canvas-dataset-parameters-not-changing/14636)
**Author:** [@Yoan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Yoan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-canvas-dataset-parameters-not-changing/14636 "2017-10-31T10:26:30Z")
Hi, I recently starting to use the Template Canvas object because i want to move the item in the Template Canvas dynamically (you can't do that in Template Repeater). My template used in the Template Canvas have spe… --- ## [Accessing Ignition Data from a 3rd party web app](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-ignition-data-from-a-3rd-party-web-app/15745)
**Author:** [@snoopyflyingace](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/snoopyflyingace)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-ignition-data-from-a-3rd-party-web-app/15745 "2017-10-31T02:52:42Z")
Hi, I was wondering if I can access my ignition project from a web application. I think I will need to employ some kind of REST API to achieve this but I could not find any documentation on this. Thanks for your assist… --- ## [MSSQL to MySQL/PostgreSQL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mssql-to-mysql-postgresql/15816)
**Author:** [@oscar.salcedo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/oscar.salcedo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mssql-to-mysql-postgresql/15816 "2017-10-30T23:53:55Z")
Hi all, Has anyone moved a project from MSSQL to MySQL or PostgreSQL? What can I expect? Is it safe to assume that most queries would have to be rewritten to work with the new databases? We are scaling out our architec… --- ## [Bar chart ticks labels format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-ticks-labels-format/15809)
**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bar-chart-ticks-labels-format/15809 "2017-10-30T20:37:39Z")
I’m using a Bar Chart object to show some values, where the categories are DateTime values. I cannot find a way to format the Category Axis labels as yyyy-MM-dd instead of what you can see in the following screenshot: … --- ## [Named Query Editor Not Showing in Designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-editor-not-showing-in-designer/15814)
**Author:** [@ctonge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ctonge)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/named-query-editor-not-showing-in-designer/15814 "2017-10-30T17:57:50Z")
I’d like to edit my named queries, however when I click on them in the designer the editor doesn’t show up. Anyone else experience this? My other issue is with a named query not working, even though the original SQL qu… --- ## [Cannot get user name and role name in Global Script Library](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-get-user-name-and-role-name-in-global-script-library/15806)
**Author:** [@jason.ma](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jason.ma)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-get-user-name-and-role-name-in-global-script-library/15806 "2017-10-30T15:04:18Z")
Ignition version 7.9.4 I want to get client user , role ,IP address then insert these information to database when tag value change. So I write a script in Global Script Library and call it in tag value change event: u… --- ## [actionPerformed to created button from the scrip](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/actionperformed-to-created-button-from-the-scrip/15802)
**Author:** [@antoniosantos\_ccb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/antoniosantos_ccb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/actionperformed-to-created-button-from-the-scrip/15802 "2017-10-28T16:14:30Z")
I need to add an actionPerformed/event for my button created on script import com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.application.components as obj comp = obj.PMIButton() comp.setName(name) comp.visible = True root.addC… --- ## [SQL Insert error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-insert-error/15810)
**Author:** [@Mr.K001](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mr.K001)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-insert-error/15810 "2017-10-30T14:35:20Z")
Hi, I'm trying to run a system.db.runPrepUpdate("INSERT INTO table (col1,col2,col3) values (?,?,?)" \[x,y,z\]) col1 and col3 are strings and col2 is date I get the error "str indices must be integers" I've used this meth… --- ## [Create new instance of an object in runtime](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-new-instance-of-an-object-in-runtime/8026)
**Author:** [@iamthebull](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/iamthebull)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-new-instance-of-an-object-in-runtime/8026 "2017-10-29T23:35:10Z")
Is it possible to create and/or delete an instance of a component in the run time? Let me back up... I want the user to be able to customize the components that are populated on a particular window. Through the use of … --- ## [Change text color for disabled input](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-text-color-for-disabled-input/14030)
**Author:** [@abishur](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/abishur)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-text-color-for-disabled-input/14030 "2017-10-29T05:19:39Z")
I'm using Ignition 7.6 on Windows 7. On the numeric input (and text input) boxes when the "Enabled" property is set to false, it makes the background a light grey color and the foreground a slightly darker grey color. … --- ## [Numeric text Field with a Float](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/numeric-text-field-with-a-float/8904)
**Author:** [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/numeric-text-field-with-a-float/8904 "2017-10-28T23:28:27Z")
I have a recipe screen where the ingredients have to equal 100, my problem is that the values can have three decimal places so the tags have to be a Float. When I type in 13.675 into a text box the Float value is 13.67… --- ## [Trending Limits Without Historian?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trending-limits-without-historian/15803)
**Author:** [@afarzin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/afarzin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trending-limits-without-historian/15803 "2017-10-28T19:01:00Z")
In terms of trending, what level of capability is available in Ignition WITHOUT having the tag historian module? Can tags be trended indefinitely as long as the server/client is not shutdown? Is there a time/data limit? --- ## [Alarm message format?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-message-format/15744)
**Author:** [@ganainy.ahmed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ganainy.ahmed)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-message-format/15744 "2017-10-28T08:53:45Z")
How can format the value in alarm message Float value is shown very long.. "ORP is 719.8349609375 mV" --- ## [Why I can't write to a tag?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-i-cant-write-to-a-tag/15799)
**Author:** [@jadachi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jadachi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-i-cant-write-to-a-tag/15799 "2017-10-27T20:59:08Z")
Hello, I'm using a Tab Strip component to navigate between various windows, and I want to reflect the selected window in a label on other Window. I'm trying to pass this value (TabStrip.SelectedTab) to a memory tag, and … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1673) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1675)