# Issue with Reading String tags from Netlink S7 Driver **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81\ **Created:** [October 7, 2024, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-reading-string-tags-from-netlink-s7-driver/96888 "2024-10-07T07:36:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Samuel\_Shelley1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Samuel\_Shelley1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samuel_Shelley1)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-reading-string-tags-from-netlink-s7-driver/96888/1 "2024-10-07T07:36:04Z")
Hi I'm trying to read a string tag from Netlink convertor, which gets the data from Sinumerik Controller. I'm using S7-300 driver in Ignition to connect to Netlink. But the tag shows _Bad_. I'm able to read other datatypes. I get this error only with String type. I use the format ns=1;s=[PLC\_Name]DB500,STRING28.24. Any suggestions? ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-reading-string-tags-from-netlink-s7-driver/96888/2 "2024-10-17T12:40:59Z")
Are the first two bytes correct for the max length and current length? Those are required for IA's string support. ---
**Author:** ![Samuel\_Shelley1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Samuel\_Shelley1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samuel_Shelley1)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-reading-string-tags-from-netlink-s7-driver/96888/3 "2024-10-18T08:22:10Z")
Thanks! @pturmel In the Netlink, those 2 bytes were disabled. Now it works.