# \[BUG\] Ignition 8.1 Vision String Custom Properties

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-8-1-vision-string-custom-properties/40495>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 10, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-8-1-vision-string-custom-properties/40495 "2020-11-10T17:03:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jlteel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@jlteel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlteel)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-8-1-vision-string-custom-properties/40495/1 "2020-11-10T17:03:04Z")

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Following the upgrade to version 8.1, when using a script to read the value of string custom properties on the root container of a vision window, the value is not returned. Instead it’s only an empty string. We are still able to read other data types, but not strings.

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**Author:** ![James.Lorenz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/james.lorenz/32/3290_2.png) [@James.Lorenz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/James.Lorenz)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-8-1-vision-string-custom-properties/40495/2 "2020-11-10T17:34:31Z")

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I can’t reproduce this on 8.1, could you share a window export that exhibits this behavior?

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**Author:** ![jlteel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@jlteel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlteel)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-ignition-8-1-vision-string-custom-properties/40495/3 "2020-11-10T18:50:33Z")

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Yes, I’ll get you something as soon as my schedule allows.