# Ignition Maker Edition Events Not Firing **URL:** \ **Category:** Maker\ **Tags:** scripting\ **Created:** [September 30, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-edition-events-not-firing/79886 "2023-09-30T15:25:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Carson\_Pool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@Carson\_Pool](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carson_Pool)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-edition-events-not-firing/79886/1 "2023-09-30T15:25:14Z")
I am new to ignition and I am trying to make a simple thing to control two widgets with a slider. I have a toggle switch to switch what tag to set ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/2/82fcf4fd26223817e7e06bb5ebcd12f262909421.png) The toggle switch is bound to a tag called `SetTemp` I have the same code running on the switch's onActionPreformed and onClick event. I also have it on the tag's change event but still not running. The code is ```auto print("Event Fired") Test.GetTagValue("Temp") # My Code ``` The console has no output. No error. Nothing. The tag's value does change with the toggle switch ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-edition-events-not-firing/79886/2 "2023-09-30T15:37:34Z")
> The toggle switch is ~~set~~ **bound** to a tag called `SetTemp`. `print("Event Fired")` This should be `system.perspective.print("Event Fired")` if you want it to appear in Designer Console. `Test.GetTagValue("Temp") # My Code` That won't work. To write to a tag use [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.tag.writeBlocking](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.tag.writeBlocking) You're going to have difficulty switching stuff. I'd recommend using a coordinate container, put two sliders on top of each other and toggle their visibility using the toggle switch. Bind one gauge to each slider. ---
**Author:** ![Carson\_Pool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@Carson\_Pool](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carson_Pool)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-edition-events-not-firing/79886/3 "2023-09-30T15:48:16Z")
> [@Transistor](#): > > `Test.GetTagValue("Temp") # My Code` > That won't work. To write to a tag use Why won't it. It is a function I defined where I do my logic and write to the tags > [@Transistor](#): > > You're going to have difficulty switching stuff. I'd recommend using a coordinate container, put two sliders on top of each other and toggle their visibility using the toggle switch. Bind one gauge to each slider. I want a challenge to get used to scripting in ignition Edit: I will probably change the name of the function ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-edition-events-not-firing/79886/4 "2023-09-30T15:50:50Z")
> [@Carson\_Pool](#): > > It is a function I defined where I do my logic and write to the tags That wasn't clear from your post and you didn't supply the code for that function. ---
**Author:** ![Carson\_Pool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@Carson\_Pool](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carson_Pool)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-edition-events-not-firing/79886/5 "2023-09-30T15:54:31Z")
> [@Transistor](#): > > That wasn't clear from your post and you didn't supply the code for that function. I put a comment saying `# My Code` Also the print wasn't running. I didn't think that the code for that function mattered. I am new to these fourms so I don't know what info needs to be provided but the code for the function right now is ```auto def GetTagValue(name=""): system.perspective.print("Running") tags = system.tag.browse("/")[1:] tag = None for i in tags: if i["name"] == name: tag = i if tag == None: return None system.perspective.print(tag) ``` It doesn't write for right now because I want to see if it can get a tag but it doesn't run. Even with `system.perspective.print` there is nothing in the logs ---
**Author:** ![Carson\_Pool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@Carson\_Pool](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carson_Pool)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-edition-events-not-firing/79886/6 "2023-09-30T16:02:53Z")
I set the code to write `False` to the tag whenever the tag changes and that works. So now it turns into why is `system.perspective.print` not working Edit: Code ```auto system.tag.writeBlocking([tagPath], [False]) system.perspective.print("Event Fired") ``` ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-edition-events-not-firing/79886/7 "2023-09-30T16:05:33Z")
> [@Carson\_Pool](#): > > why is `system.perspective.print` not working Because your script is running on the gateway. Designer Console can't see it. You need to use a logger. [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.util.getLogger](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.util.getLogger) A quick and easy way to debug is to create a debug string tag and write to that from the script. ---
**Author:** ![Carson\_Pool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@Carson\_Pool](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carson_Pool)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-edition-events-not-firing/79886/8 "2023-09-30T16:13:59Z")
> [@Transistor](#): > > You need to use a logger. That still wasn't showing in the console. I have 0 idea of what I am doing > [@Transistor](#): > > A quick and easy way to debug is to create a debug string tag and write to that from the script. I did that and that works. ---
**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-edition-events-not-firing/79886/9 "2023-09-30T19:27:59Z")
> [@Transistor](#): > > Because your script is running on the gateway. Designer Console can't see it. You need to use a logger. This isn't accurate. The `system.perspective.print()` usage should be printing to the Designer Console when used from events. If it is not, then something else is going on. The original `print()` command will NOT be printed in the Designer Console, as generic `print()` invocations go to the... `wrapper.log`(?) file. The most likely cause is this piece of the snippet: ```auto if tag == None: return None system.perspective.print(tag) ``` In the result the `tag` variable is indeed `None`, the final `system.perspective.print()` invocation will not be reached. This part of the provided code can be entirely replaced as it is redundant; you've already set `tag` to be `None`, and only overwritten that value in the event the name is found. ```python # Change all of this.... if tag == None: return None system.perspective.print(tag) # to this: system.perspective.print("Tag: {0}".format(str(tag))) return tag ```