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## [Not able to Receive Messages on Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-receive-messages-on-client/10496)

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**Author:** [@alewayhar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alewayhar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-receive-messages-on-client/10496 "2015-09-23T12:25:28Z")

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I'm troubleshooting a program that is able to send messages, but not able to receive it on other clients. I've checked that the handlers are set up correctly, and to the best of my knowledge, they are. The only thing I…

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## [java.lang.ClassCastException: Cannot coerce value '-1' into](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-lang-classcastexception-cannot-coerce-value-1-into/10499)

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**Author:** [@steven.elam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/steven.elam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-lang-classcastexception-cannot-coerce-value-1-into/10499 "2015-09-23T00:06:35Z")

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I see this error usually once when I open the first window in my project. I have searched my project and cannot find any occurrence where I might have a color value of '-1'. Any ideas as to why this error occurs would …

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## [Save Button not working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-button-not-working/10501)

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**Author:** [@alewayhar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alewayhar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-button-not-working/10501 "2015-09-22T20:19:58Z")

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I have the following code for a button that allows the user to save the report in the report viewer as a pdf from java.util import Date table = event.source.parent.getComponent('Report Viewer') now = Date() fileDate …

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## [Data too long for a column?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-too-long-for-a-column/10500)

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**Author:** [@alewayhar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alewayhar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-too-long-for-a-column/10500 "2015-09-22T19:02:11Z")

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I was testing out my program and my button works fine, so I know my script, and SQL code is ok, but I noticed that I kept getting an error if the note I was adding was too long. It looked like this. VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?…

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## [System Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-properties/10493)

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**Author:** [@nifemi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nifemi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-properties/10493 "2015-09-22T15:17:50Z")

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Hello all, I just tried to temporarily set a system property within my module code, with unfavorable results: System.setProperty("sun.net.spi.nameservice.nameservers", "8.8.4.4,8.8.8.8"); This is necessary because …

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## [Change color row if checkbox ticked](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-color-row-if-checkbox-ticked/10492)

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**Author:** [@trishhiyah](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/trishhiyah)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-color-row-if-checkbox-ticked/10492 "2015-09-22T11:29:00Z")

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Hi. I need to do this so the selected rows within a table are clearly highlighted. The checkboxes are in column 7. Is there a way to change the color of all cells in that row? I have tested the background color mapping …

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## [Internal Error when launching application as an applet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internal-error-when-launching-application-as-an-applet/10203)

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**Author:** [@dlaki](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dlaki)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/internal-error-when-launching-application-as-an-applet/10203 "2015-09-21T23:19:12Z")

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Hi Guys! Anyone can help me on this problem? I got ‘Internal Error’ message whenever I tried to run our application as an applet from our Ignition Gateway Home page. We have Ignition 7.7.4 version, java 1.8 version ru…

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## [Ack Notes Required & Remote Acknowledgement](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ack-notes-required-remote-acknowledgement/10170)

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**Author:** [@Pat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ack-notes-required-remote-acknowledgement/10170 "2015-09-21T23:10:21Z")

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Using 7.7.0 - If a tag's alarm is set to require acknowledgement notes, it is possible to acknowledge the alarm from one of the notification profiles without an acknowledgement note. That in itself is understandable sin…

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## [Make Date Range's Magnifying-Glass Icon Bigger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-date-ranges-magnifying-glass-icon-bigger/10173)

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**Author:** [@rayjones9210](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rayjones9210)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-date-ranges-magnifying-glass-icon-bigger/10173 "2015-09-21T18:19:12Z")

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How do I make the Date Range component's magnifying glass icons bigger/larger/easier-to-see?

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## [Easy Chart DB Query gives errors](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-db-query-gives-errors/10486)

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**Author:** [@Maithen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Maithen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-db-query-gives-errors/10486 "2015-09-21T17:33:20Z")

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I am using Ignition 7.7.5 I have an Easy Chart that uses DB Pens. I am using a script to load the pens dataset with all the necessary information, here are the values of some of the columns for a single row. COL\_NAME…

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## [I'd like to send an SMS when an alarm is acknowledged](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/id-like-to-send-an-sms-when-an-alarm-is-acknowledged/10451)

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**Author:** [@Pam3636](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pam3636)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/id-like-to-send-an-sms-when-an-alarm-is-acknowledged/10451 "2015-09-21T15:38:14Z")

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Hello I have the alarm SMS module set up with text acknowledgements working successfully. My question, is there a way to configure the module to send a text out to notify a group when an alarm is acknowledged? i.e. "…

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## [System.util.execute with redirected output](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-execute-with-redirected-output/10455)

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**Author:** [@McAlisterD](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/McAlisterD)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-util-execute-with-redirected-output/10455 "2015-09-18T19:23:08Z")

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I am trying to program a button to back up a database. I need to send the following command to the OS (Win 7). "C:\\Program Files\\MySQL\\MySQL Server 5.7\\bin\\MySQLDump.exe" MySQL \> "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Database B…

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## [Email Fails to Send on Button Scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-fails-to-send-on-button-scripting/10430)

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**Author:** [@jreynolds](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jreynolds)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-fails-to-send-on-button-scripting/10430 "2015-09-17T21:04:03Z")

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Error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "\<event:actionPerformed\>", line 27, in \<module\> at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.gateway\_interface.GatewayInterface.newGatewayException(GatewayInterface.jav…

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## [Binding Selected tab property to Opened window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-selected-tab-property-to-opened-window/10478)

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**Author:** [@bellm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bellm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-selected-tab-property-to-opened-window/10478 "2015-09-17T16:46:20Z")

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How would I go about binding the selected tab property of the Tab Strip to the actual window that is open? When I deploy an update to the program the selected tab property will default back to the first tab even if the t…

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## [Query tag database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-tag-database/10134)

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**Author:** [@CJVR](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CJVR)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-tag-database/10134 "2015-09-16T23:43:27Z")

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Is it possible to query the tag database directly using either MSSQL or MySQL? If not, has anyone taken the XML export of the tag database and imported them into MSSQL? Thanks,

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## [On the fly chage database connection for a client session](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/on-the-fly-chage-database-connection-for-a-client-session/10470)

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**Author:** [@boandersen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/boandersen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/on-the-fly-chage-database-connection-for-a-client-session/10470 "2015-09-16T23:25:16Z")

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My question is basically the same as this one inductiveautomation.com/forum/v ... ion#p34863 , just 2.5 years later. Would like a client to switch to a different data connection while other clients on the same gatewa…

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## [Can someone explain why this trans.trigger does not work?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-someone-explain-why-this-trans-trigger-does-not-work/10439)

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**Author:** [@TimOSullivan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TimOSullivan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-someone-explain-why-this-trans-trigger-does-not-work/10439 "2015-09-16T20:01:04Z")

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Ignition V7.7.5 (({\[~\]Nordon/NLSTP02\_CastNumber} != {\[~\]pNLSTP02\_CastNumber}) && ({\[~\]Nordon/NLSTP02\_L\_Phase}={txD/LOAD\_START})) || ((({\[~\]Nordon/NLSTP02\_L\_Phase}={txD/LOAD\_END}) || ({\[~\]Nordon/NLSTP02\_L\_Phase}={txD/T…

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## [Get Tags based on tag attribute](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-tags-based-on-tag-attribute/10476)

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**Author:** [@son122](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/son122)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-tags-based-on-tag-attribute/10476 "2015-09-16T19:09:21Z")

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I'm aware of using a Tag Driven Provider to query tags from an external database; however, due to scale, this isn't a good option for us. Other option I tried is system.tag.browseTags and using the result set to continu…

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## [Python Libraries pymodbus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-libraries-pymodbus/10473)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_Taylor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris_Taylor)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-libraries-pymodbus/10473 "2015-09-16T16:38:59Z")

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Morning all I sometimes struggle with importing Python Libraries, right now I need to do some weird ModbusTCP stuff, retrieving stored data tables, I know what to do but I can't do it with the Modbus driver or Kepware …

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## [Script Creation of windows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-creation-of-windows/10477)

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**Author:** [@Amarth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Amarth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-creation-of-windows/10477 "2015-09-16T15:48:04Z")

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Hello all, I have a project to migrate an old scada system to Ignition. The idea is to export the old scada views and variables in a database then create the new project in Ignition. Let us assume that the database i…

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## [Best way to have diferent languages](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-to-have-diferent-languages/10475)

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**Author:** [@Ignaciof](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ignaciof)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-to-have-diferent-languages/10475 "2015-09-16T15:39:28Z")

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Hi, I was thinking about the most efficient way for having one Ignition project in two or more languages. I have all my project in spanish and the first idea was copy and paste all folders and then translate everythin…

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## [Find Data in PyDataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/find-data-in-pydataset/10472)

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**Author:** [@jreynolds](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jreynolds)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/find-data-in-pydataset/10472 "2015-09-16T07:38:58Z")

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I'm trying to access a PyDataset and I can return the records in the first row but can't seem to find the records in the second row. Currently the dataset has only 2 rows but will get to about 40. \[code\]data = event.so…

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## [Jython script + Java script. Explanation request](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jython-script-java-script-explanation-request/10466)

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**Author:** [@ian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ian)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jython-script-java-script-explanation-request/10466 "2015-09-16T02:14:39Z")

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Hi all, I have seen how how a java class can be imported and used to create an instance in Ignition script such as this from java.util import Date now = Date() I wonder if this can be implemented to all java class …

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## [Program control of Transaction Group delete of old data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/program-control-of-transaction-group-delete-of-old-data/10083)

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**Author:** [@McAlisterD](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/McAlisterD)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/program-control-of-transaction-group-delete-of-old-data/10083 "2015-09-16T00:33:07Z")

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Can a script change the delete older than time of a transaction group?

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## [UPDATE Query Syntax issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-query-syntax-issue/10467)

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**Author:** [@alewayhar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alewayhar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-query-syntax-issue/10467 "2015-09-15T20:19:39Z")

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So I started with my SQL Code within the Database Query Browser and I was able to do an update query with no issue :slight\_smile: This is just a basic edit row SQL script so I could make sure I got the syntax correct: U…

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## [7.7.5 project on a 7.7.4 Gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-7-5-project-on-a-7-7-4-gateway/10468)

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**Author:** [@bellm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bellm)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-7-5-project-on-a-7-7-4-gateway/10468 "2015-09-15T18:06:39Z")

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So we are new to Ignition and I have an issue that has come up. We shipped a system to our customer that was running the 7.7.4 version of the Gateway. Well after the project shipped we did a computer upgrade here at t…

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## [List of usernames in a dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/list-of-usernames-in-a-dataset/10471)

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**Author:** [@Matthew\_Temple](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matthew_Temple)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/list-of-usernames-in-a-dataset/10471 "2015-09-15T17:03:29Z")

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I'm trying to list all of the usernames in the internal profile into a table and / or drop down list. When I run the following code, I'm getting an error of "Row 0 doesn't have the same number of columns as header list"…

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## [Problems with the SDK](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-the-sdk/10462)

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**Author:** [@joaopmrod2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joaopmrod2)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-with-the-sdk/10462 "2015-09-15T13:45:32Z")

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I’m getting some errors with the SDK. I’ve followed the Getting Started guide in the documentation but I see those errors: After importing all the projects: When I try to run the Ant Build in the Modbus Example: H…

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## [Text-field text to date-time tag property binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-text-to-date-time-tag-property-binding/10465)

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**Author:** [@ian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-text-to-date-time-tag-property-binding/10465 "2015-09-15T10:11:37Z")

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Hi all, Is there a way to specify the date-time string format of the text-field text when it is property bound to a date-time (memory) tag? I have a memory tag whose data type is datetime. In the memory tag itself, I s…

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## [Sorting on column added to dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sorting-on-column-added-to-dataset/10364)

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**Author:** [@jerry101](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jerry101)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sorting-on-column-added-to-dataset/10364 "2015-09-15T09:52:46Z")

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I have added a column in the Dataset Viewer for mapped images. I have my images mapped but sorting does not seem to be working on this column. I have the "image Path Column" set to another column in my dataset and that…

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