# Latest **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1922 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1923 --- ## [Tab strip navigation component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-navigation-component/5604)
**Author:** [@scott\_rister](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_rister)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-navigation-component/5604 "2012-12-20T19:28:23Z")
Is it possible to pass parameters for use in indirect tag links when using the Tab Strib component? Thanks, Scott --- ## [SQL Queries in templates that use Template Parameters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-queries-in-templates-that-use-template-parameters/5560)
**Author:** [@scicco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scicco)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-queries-in-templates-that-use-template-parameters/5560 "2012-12-20T17:21:30Z")
Hello, I have several charts inside a template. The properties of those charts’ data sources are SQL queries that use a Template parameter as part of the query. When I add an instance of the template to a window, it w… --- ## [Video Tour](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/video-tour/5588)
**Author:** [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/video-tour/5588 "2012-12-20T16:46:43Z")
Hey all, I would like to preface this by saying it has nothing to do with Ignition.... Our company has build a fancy Customer Experience Center that they can bring customers and such in for visits. In this building t… --- ## [Populate DropDown from dataset column](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/populate-dropdown-from-dataset-column/1211)
**Author:** [@david\_mccutchen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/david_mccutchen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/populate-dropdown-from-dataset-column/1211 "2012-12-20T16:37:59Z")
Is there a way to populate a dropdown from a dataset column? --- ## [Write Values From Tags To Other Tags Using Script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-values-from-tags-to-other-tags-using-script/5601)
**Author:** [@aidamcg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aidamcg)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-values-from-tags-to-other-tags-using-script/5601 "2012-12-20T08:26:55Z")
Hi I am trying to set the time in some of my PLC's by using ignition. I am currently using the AB Logix clock update tool but it is not very reliable. I have setup a UDT that holds the master time values Year, Month et… --- ## [Vision component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-component/5243)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-component/5243 "2012-12-19T19:48:44Z")
I'm a newbies in java UI. what king of UI API is used for ignition component ? Awt, Swing, Swt ? I try to use the abstract component to create a custom one. Is there a way to include swt component ? the following lin… --- ## [Cannot launch project or designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-launch-project-or-designer/5586)
**Author:** [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-launch-project-or-designer/5586 "2012-12-18T20:47:35Z")
I just setup a new system, it is on a dedicated automation LAN, Win7. I can launch the designer remotely fine, but cannot on the local system. I get a java popup saying "FATAL - no home directory", then nothing, desig… --- ## [Revolving DB table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/revolving-db-table/3089)
**Author:** [@scott\_stc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_stc)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/revolving-db-table/3089 "2012-12-18T19:51:54Z")
Design question - We would like to track parts through a particular portion of a process. All we want is to graphically illustrate (like on a chart) where the parts are in this one portion of the process (since the part… --- ## [String formatting custom properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-formatting-custom-properties/5600)
**Author:** [@TCK](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TCK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-formatting-custom-properties/5600 "2012-12-18T16:48:08Z")
I am using a popup to write values to custom properties on the root container of a window. I then use the internal frame activated event in the window to copy the root container values to the window template custom prope… --- ## [Xml da](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xml-da/5597)
**Author:** [@SamJaimes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SamJaimes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xml-da/5597 "2012-12-18T16:32:02Z")
hello all! It is possible to connect Ignition to a XML DA server? Thanks! --- ## [Dataset string to float](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-string-to-float/5519)
**Author:** [@scott\_stc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_stc)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-string-to-float/5519 "2012-12-18T15:36:12Z")
We are collecting data from a scale using the TCP driver, which gives us data back in the Message tag, and it comes back as a string that we have to parse. Once it's parsed we end up with a few columns, and one of them … --- ## [SQL subtraction?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-subtraction/5576)
**Author:** [@Powerplan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Powerplan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-subtraction/5576 "2012-12-18T08:37:39Z")
Morning all. I'm still new to Ignition and very new to SQL, I've hit a bit of a wall with an SQL command. I have a 15 minute transaction group running, in this group I store various OPC values including a accumulated… --- ## [Ghost Transaction Groups](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ghost-transaction-groups/5591)
**Author:** [@0sm0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/0sm0)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ghost-transaction-groups/5591 "2012-12-18T06:28:07Z")
Hi, Awhile ago I moved some transaction groups that I had in some projects over to a blank project for just transaction groups. The Groups are working fine, doing what they should. The issue is that the Gateway sta… --- ## [Transaction Group Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-error/5527)
**Author:** [@citco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/citco)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-error/5527 "2012-12-17T21:38:37Z")
Both of my tables in the transaction groups are erroring out. The first one says "Error forwarding data: Failed to read auto-increment value from storage engine." The second table says "Unable to store data to quarantine… --- ## [Is SRConnection Thread Safe?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-srconnection-thread-safe/5580)
**Author:** [@nmudge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nmudge)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-srconnection-thread-safe/5580 "2012-12-17T18:13:42Z")
Can I use a single database connection among multiple threads without any problem? In other words is SRConnection thread safe? Another question: I have this database query: Integer systemBytes = (Integer)con.runScalarQ… --- ## [Getting the template name](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-the-template-name/5476)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-the-template-name/5476 "2012-12-17T17:53:48Z")
In a template, I can bind the name of the template to a property (eg: a textbox in the template can display the template name) If I then create an instance of that template and give in a different (meaningful) name, th… --- ## [New user account won't launch project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-user-account-wont-launch-project/5593)
**Author:** [@pbrandt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pbrandt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-user-account-wont-launch-project/5593 "2012-12-17T17:39:45Z")
I just set up a new user with name and password and when he tries to launch the project he said something flashes in the bottom of the browser, but nothing happens. I am not close to where he is at so I have to go off w… --- ## [Designer launching weirdness](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launching-weirdness/5589)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launching-weirdness/5589 "2012-12-17T17:39:31Z")
I'm sure this has more to do with my computer then anything else but I'd thought I'd throw it out there anywhere. (Have to keep my post count up :slight\_smile: ) I had a designer open. I wanted to look at a different p… --- ## [Converting to/from celcius](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-to-from-celcius/5590)
**Author:** [@scott\_rister](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_rister)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-to-from-celcius/5590 "2012-12-17T17:33:43Z")
This is probably a dumb question, but here it is anyway. I have a temerature and temperature SP i am reading from a device in celcius. I need to be able to display both in ferinheight as well as change the SP in ferinhe… --- ## [Custom Properties on Charts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-properties-on-charts/5577)
**Author:** [@mikehill100](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mikehill100)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-properties-on-charts/5577 "2012-12-17T17:01:22Z")
Is it possible to dynamically create a custom property for a chart? I am making a very complicated chart that could need between 5 and 10 custom properties. Is there a way I could add a property using scripting? eve… --- ## [Security Roles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-roles/5562)
**Author:** [@mikehill100](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mikehill100)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-roles/5562 "2012-12-17T17:00:54Z")
I am having some trouble with security. When I am adding security roles to a component I can only see "Administrator" "Manager" "Operator" "Viewer" permission roles, when I used to able to see all the roles in the Ac… --- ## [Acknowledge alert through script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/acknowledge-alert-through-script/5592)
**Author:** [@Viggi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Viggi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/acknowledge-alert-through-script/5592 "2012-12-17T16:25:52Z")
Hi! I have 150 UDT instances. I have enabled alerts for each of the 150 tags. I have linked it to a display and based on the alert condition I change the background color. I would like to acknowledge the alert using… --- ## [Alert Summary Table graphic component improvements](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-summary-table-graphic-component-improvements/5595)
**Author:** [@Pilotek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pilotek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alert-summary-table-graphic-component-improvements/5595 "2012-12-17T16:14:56Z")
Please would be possible to improve the Alert Summary Table graphic component: so that the selected header items (check box selected) worked like buttons for sorting the whole alarm list ascending/descending (small t… --- ## [Database returns nan instead of NULL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-returns-nan-instead-of-null/5409)
**Author:** [@systemparadox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/systemparadox)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-returns-nan-instead-of-null/5409 "2012-12-17T15:09:38Z")
The database is inconsistently returning nan instead of NULL. This only appears to happen when selecting more than one row and only if all rows are numeric. CREATE TABLE test\_nan\_bug (alpha DOUBLE, beta DOUBLE, str VA… --- ## [Client's "Login failed" red error popup window suppression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clients-login-failed-red-error-popup-window-suppression/5582)
**Author:** [@Pilotek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pilotek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clients-login-failed-red-error-popup-window-suppression/5582 "2012-12-17T15:06:21Z")
Please, is it possible to suppress the red popup Error window "Login failed" when operator enters invalid logname and/or password? --- ## [Not able to drag SVG file in designer window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-drag-svg-file-in-designer-window/5355)
**Author:** [@Swaminathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Swaminathan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/not-able-to-drag-svg-file-in-designer-window/5355 "2012-12-14T22:37:04Z")
a while ago I dragged a SVG file into designer and edited it, later when I try to do the same thing it is not working, I even tried reinstalling Ignition 7.5.2. may I know how to enable this feature. --- ## [Comm between OPC UA server on LINUX & Kepservr UA client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/comm-between-opc-ua-server-on-linux-kepservr-ua-client/5375)
**Author:** [@ahmadkamal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ahmadkamal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/comm-between-opc-ua-server-on-linux-kepservr-ua-client/5375 "2012-12-14T22:32:39Z")
i have ignition-7.5.3-linux-x64 on ubuntu and OPC UA server is active on the other side Kepserver UA client is present on Windows 7 or XP system,both machines are on same network.I am unable to access OPC UA server from … --- ## [Using alert acknowledge button to influence background color](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-alert-acknowledge-button-to-influence-background-color/5581)
**Author:** [@Viggi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Viggi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-alert-acknowledge-button-to-influence-background-color/5581 "2012-12-14T20:22:37Z")
Hi! Consider the following scenario. I have 100 tags with alert enabled for all of them. (These tags are UDT instances) The values of these 100 tags are being displayed using an LED object. I have created a template … --- ## [Adding a Automation Direct Pac 3000](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-a-automation-direct-pac-3000/5556)
**Author:** [@pbrandt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pbrandt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-a-automation-direct-pac-3000/5556 "2012-12-14T20:13:25Z")
I am trying to add a Pac 3000 PLC to our devices and it says that it connected in the device manager using the Modbus driver. Is this the correct driver and do I need to do something special to get to the tags that I ne… --- ## [Equipment Schedule dataset binding](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/equipment-schedule-dataset-binding/5571)
**Author:** [@Ivan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ivan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/equipment-schedule-dataset-binding/5571 "2012-12-14T19:18:04Z")
I'd like to bind the Scheduled Events dataset to a MySQL table. Which datatype do I set for the color columns (Foreground, Background, LeadColor) in my table? Which datatype do I set for the ItemId, which is shown as … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1921) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1923)