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**Author:** [@Rhys\_m](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rhys_m)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-rows-from-sql-query-to-create-variable-amount-of-text-boxes-in-report/15072 "2017-08-24T14:43:42Z")
Hi, I am doing a small project which is mainly handling forms. The forms are recording data from inspections and then inputting any actions required into a database. I want to then run a report which will list in text … --- ## [relY and relX position expression binding issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rely-and-relx-position-expression-binding-issues/15147)
**Author:** [@brian.mcenulty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brian.mcenulty)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rely-and-relx-position-expression-binding-issues/15147 "2017-08-24T14:40:14Z")
I have a few analog indicator templates that I'm working on for a project that are similar to the default Moving Analog Indicator object. These indicators are set up with a moving indicator, a desired operating range, an… --- ## [Status Chart Question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/status-chart-question/15150)
**Author:** [@jjt\_mo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jjt_mo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/status-chart-question/15150 "2017-08-24T00:31:03Z")
Is there a way to show a status code or a text definition of that code instead of the time span when passing the mouse over a range on the status chart? --- ## [Editing floating point numbers with fancy controls](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/editing-floating-point-numbers-with-fancy-controls/1426)
**Author:** [@neville](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/neville)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/editing-floating-point-numbers-with-fancy-controls/1426 "2017-08-23T21:56:57Z")
Hi, I need to edit some floating point numbers for a refridge system. I would have liked to use the spinner, with a click up or down equating to +/- 0.1 deg C. It does not appear to support negative numbers however.... … --- ## [Adding a Logo image to a report](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-a-logo-image-to-a-report/15142)
**Author:** [@Bob](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bob)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-a-logo-image-to-a-report/15142 "2017-08-23T16:29:21Z")
I added an image placeholder to a report so that I can add a simple logo (JPG or PNG) to my report headers. I figured at first that there would be a property to link an image in the Image Library, but it appears that isn… --- ## [Problems with Ajax timer behavior when switching off of config panel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-ajax-timer-behavior-when-switching-off-of-config-panel/15122)
**Author:** [@todd.johnston](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/todd.johnston)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-ajax-timer-behavior-when-switching-off-of-config-panel/15122 "2017-08-21T16:22:01Z")
I am implementing an application that resides in ConfigPanel of the Ignition Gateway and am experiencing problems with displaying the progress bar properly. The application kicks off a thread to what can be a lengthy … --- ## [Script for blinking slow](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-for-blinking-slow/15139)
**Author:** [@mnzaba](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mnzaba)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-for-blinking-slow/15139 "2017-08-23T14:04:52Z")
I’d like to blink slowly my letter “F” using a script…I don’t want to use blink box…I’m looking for a script to blink box --- ## [Unable to load hook class](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-load-hook-class/15120)
**Author:** [@mark.om](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mark.om)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-load-hook-class/15120 "2017-08-23T10:30:10Z")
Hello I have created a simple designer scoped module called 'HelloWorld'. It contains one method that returns 'hello world'. Simple as that, just for a first step in module development. It follows a very simple project … --- ## [Exception: Error Unpacking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exception-error-unpacking/15118)
**Author:** [@mark.om](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mark.om)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exception-error-unpacking/15118 "2017-08-23T11:07:06Z")
Hello I have downloaded the module examples from https://github.com/inductiveautomation/ignition-sdk-examples. I have selected the scripting-rpc-example as one to use as a base. The first step is to simply build and in… --- ## [OPC-UA server TCP timeout](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-tcp-timeout/15144)
**Author:** [@jfl](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jfl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-tcp-timeout/15144 "2017-08-23T11:02:27Z")
Hi there, I'm writing a module that hook to the OPC-UA server. Through the write of defined tags, the module is making request to our server, which take a certain amout of time to respond. The module is then waiting fo… --- ## [Abnormal RAM usage and gateway reboot](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/abnormal-ram-usage-and-gateway-reboot/15133)
**Author:** [@Mau89](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mau89)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/abnormal-ram-usage-and-gateway-reboot/15133 "2017-08-22T18:03:20Z")
Hi everybody, in my application I have the following problem: gateway normally uses about 200-300 MB of RAM, but sometimes, the ram usage grow up to 8GB(max ram setted in ignition.conf). After this the gateway restarts… --- ## [Easy Chart Startup Range](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-startup-range/15113)
**Author:** [@COVBob](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/COVBob)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-startup-range/15113 "2017-08-22T17:58:20Z")
The easy chart appears to default to a selected endDate of 23:59:59 for the current date. I'd like the end of the initial selected range to be now() and it seems that an on open script for a window will not change the ea… --- ## [Error key on the Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-key-on-the-tags/15134)
**Author:** [@mnzaba](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mnzaba)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-key-on-the-tags/15134 "2017-08-22T13:30:49Z")
I Good Morning, I have a key on the tags. I don’t understand this error Would you help me … --- ## [Get custom property from window template will be placed on](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-custom-property-from-window-template-will-be-placed-on/15126)
**Author:** [@dws2384](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dws2384)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-custom-property-from-window-template-will-be-placed-on/15126 "2017-08-21T23:16:45Z")
How can I get a property from a window that a template will be placed on into a custom property of the template itself. Example. I create a custom property on the template - cp1 I also have a custom property on the w… --- ## [Report Font Problem with PDF Viewer on Save As PDF (menu option)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-font-problem-with-pdf-viewer-on-save-as-pdf-menu-option/15128)
**Author:** [@caritoel27](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/caritoel27)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-font-problem-with-pdf-viewer-on-save-as-pdf-menu-option/15128 "2017-08-21T21:19:53Z")
Hi, I 've been having a problem when I want to Save As PDF the designed report on the Report Viewer (Ignition 7.9.3) , everytime I wanted to save the report it saves with 0 Bytes, so if I want to open it shows that the… --- ## [Append a Value to a Pen Name in Easy Chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/append-a-value-to-a-pen-name-in-easy-chart/15111)
**Author:** [@dave.schultz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dave.schultz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/append-a-value-to-a-pen-name-in-easy-chart/15111 "2017-08-21T19:35:15Z")
I’d like to append the tag value to the pen name in an easy chart. I’ve done this by cell binding and I’ve got it to work, but the number is too precise. I’d like to only show to one decimal place. As you can see from… --- ## [Assigning a random number to a tag on a button click](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/assigning-a-random-number-to-a-tag-on-a-button-click/15115)
**Author:** [@Pam3636](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pam3636)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2017, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/assigning-a-random-number-to-a-tag-on-a-button-click/15115 "2017-08-20T13:17:07Z")
As the topic suggests, on a button click I would like to assign a random number to a tag: value = random.randint(1, 52) system.tag.write('MyTag\[0\]', value) but I obviously need to change the syntax in line 1. Is the… --- ## [New Custom Module Faulted](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-custom-module-faulted/15119)
**Author:** [@mark.om](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mark.om)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-custom-module-faulted/15119 "2017-08-20T12:32:24Z")
Hello I have managed to create a module targeting the designer. It installs correctly however is in the 'faulted' state. Can someone please let me know where the diagnostic logs are to troubleshoot this? Thanks --- ## [Ignition versus Advantech WebAccess](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-versus-advantech-webaccess/15050)
**Author:** [@Moeller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Moeller)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2017, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-versus-advantech-webaccess/15050 "2017-08-19T08:10:52Z")
Ignition versus Advantech WebAccess? Both 100 percent wed-based. Ignition supports MQTT and WebAccess will do it in the future. Where do I find something? --- ## [Historical Data Consistency](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historical-data-consistency/14973)
**Author:** [@zacslade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacslade)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historical-data-consistency/14973 "2017-08-18T21:13:22Z")
Hi there, I have a client expecting automated csv data exports with 20 minute range and 5 minute interval, every 10 minutes. The CSVs include some repeat data from the previous export intentionally. The issue is that… --- ## [Why can't asynchronous threading be used with components?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-cant-asynchronous-threading-be-used-with-components/15103)
**Author:** [@d.koelzer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/d.koelzer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-cant-asynchronous-threading-be-used-with-components/15103 "2017-08-18T14:38:13Z")
I currently have a progress bar and table that is updated with an asynchronous thread. So far, the only way I've found to add PLC tags to a table is to manually loop through a data set in the script. Since this takes a… --- ## [Disabled tag breaking Expression tag expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disabled-tag-breaking-expression-tag-expression/15092)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disabled-tag-breaking-expression-tag-expression/15092 "2017-08-17T23:17:25Z")
I have an expression tag that ORs together the values of a bunch of alarm tags in a UDT so that I have a single tag to tell me if there is an active alarm within the folder. Firstly, can I do this a better way? Secon… --- ## [Supported devices for alarm notification](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/supported-devices-for-alarm-notification/10144)
**Author:** [@Eric\_G](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_G)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/supported-devices-for-alarm-notification/10144 "2017-08-17T22:35:23Z")
Hi, this is my first post here. We've got Ignition running but no alarm notifications yet. Email notification probably isn't going to be enough because of the inability to ack without exposing a listen port. That lea… --- ## [.jsonDecode Filter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jsondecode-filter/15061)
**Author:** [@rrodrigues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rrodrigues)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jsondecode-filter/15061 "2017-08-17T18:46:13Z")
Any idea how to filter dictionaries? I am using the function system.net.httpGet to get a JSON string then converting it into a dictionary using system.util.jsonDecode(). I get the following results: \[...\] \[{u'value': … --- ## [Map network share with user credentials](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/map-network-share-with-user-credentials/15014)
**Author:** [@jerry101](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jerry101)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/map-network-share-with-user-credentials/15014 "2017-08-17T18:28:10Z")
I am trying to figure out how to map a network share, pass the same credentials that the user used to login to the client, and set this share as the path for File Explorer component. I posted a similar question a while … --- ## [Connection State Diagnostic Tag True/False Evaluation for Alarm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connection-state-diagnostic-tag-true-false-evaluation-for-alarm/15094)
**Author:** [@ionuck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ionuck)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connection-state-diagnostic-tag-true-false-evaluation-for-alarm/15094 "2017-08-17T15:15:35Z")
Hello, I'm trying to evaluate whether a location in the field is connected or not with Connection Status diagnostic tag and then prompt an alarm if it's disconnected. The alarm is set to start for true. I tried the fol… --- ## [Gateway Control Utility Password Reset Question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-control-utility-password-reset-question/15064)
**Author:** [@marc.smith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marc.smith)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-control-utility-password-reset-question/15064 "2017-08-17T00:56:35Z")
Hi, I would like to just confirm that if I use the Gateway Control Utility Password Reset function, will it only reset the default admin account? We need to gain access back to an Ignition Server but we do not want t… --- ## [MySQL - data across multiple drives?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-data-across-multiple-drives/15075)
**Author:** [@vitor.dasilva](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vitor.dasilva)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-data-across-multiple-drives/15075 "2017-08-17T00:13:57Z")
Hi everyone, We're in preparation stages for our very first Ignition deployment - I'd like to ask for your advice in regards to setting up MySQL as the historian database. Our project will consist of several thousand t… --- ## [Suppression of Error Messsages?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/suppression-of-error-messsages/15084)
**Author:** [@john.furby](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.furby)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/suppression-of-error-messsages/15084 "2017-08-16T19:20:41Z")
Is there a way to set a project so it does not show any error message popups? We have a bunch of dashboards, so there's no mouse or keyboard readily available and when we have a momentary loss of connection or anything, … --- ## [Java 9 Advantages and Compatibility Timeline](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-9-advantages-and-compatibility-timeline/15081)
**Author:** [@cody.tamaki](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cody.tamaki)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-9-advantages-and-compatibility-timeline/15081 "2017-08-16T16:59:30Z")
I was wondering how long it will take Ignition to be compatible with Java 9, and if there will be any advantages that you guys see? [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1685) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1687)