# Ignition Edge vs Ignition

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-vs-ignition/24521>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [April 30, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-vs-ignition/24521 "2019-04-30T18:12:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![patrick.garceau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/76d3ee/32.png) [@patrick.garceau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/patrick.garceau)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-vs-ignition/24521/1 "2019-04-30T18:12:09Z")

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We have script that we run under the Gateway in Ignition.  
Is it possible to do the same with Edge, it seems that there is no Gateway, but I think we could use the system timer to run the same scripts, is it true?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-vs-ignition/24521/2 "2019-04-30T18:41:29Z")

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Edge very deliberately has no scripting support in the gateway. What system timer are you referring to?

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**Author:** ![patrick.garceau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/76d3ee/32.png) [@patrick.garceau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/patrick.garceau)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-vs-ignition/24521/3 "2019-04-30T19:07:29Z")

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Under System\Gateway\CurrentDateTime  
Guess, this is also not available?

System\Client\System\CurrentDateTime has no scripting availability as well.

So, no luck?  
right?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-vs-ignition/24521/4 "2019-04-30T19:12:30Z")

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> [@patrick.garceau](#):
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> So, no luck?  
> right?

Right. Tag events are gateway scripts, too, and Edge doesn't allow them.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-vs-ignition/24521/5 "2019-04-30T19:15:17Z")

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FWIW, it’s not a surprising restriction for a dirt-cheap license. Scripting can get around many (most?) of the platform restrictions, like opening your own jdbc connections, so it just can’t be compatible with that cheap license.