# Moving script from project library to shared library is giving me an error **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** scripting, ignition79\ **Created:** [July 20, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-script-from-project-library-to-shared-library-is-giving-me-an-error/76664 "2023-07-20T16:54:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Riebel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Alexandre\_Riebel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alexandre_Riebel)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-script-from-project-library-to-shared-library-is-giving-me-an-error/76664/1 "2023-07-20T16:54:28Z")
I recently moved a script that I was working on from the project script library to the shared script library, and I am now getting the following error when I try to call the function from the script console: AttributeError: 'com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.gui.tool' object has no attribute '_SCRIPT NAME_' I know that by moving it from the project library to the shared library I am changing the scope from project to gateway, but the only system functions I am using in my script are system.tag.readAll and system.tag.writeAll. I am also importing python's threading module. I am wondering if maybe you cannot import python modules in gateway scoped scripts? Has anyone encountered anything like this before? ---
**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:** [July 20, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-script-from-project-library-to-shared-library-is-giving-me-an-error/76664/2 "2023-07-20T17:09:19Z")
> [@Alexandre\_Riebel](#): > > changing the scope from project to gateway No, neither `project.*` nor `shared.*` scripts have a scope of their own. They run in whatever scope calls them. The `shared.*` scripts just happen to be the only ones available to gateway global scope. Look for a syntax error or some other problem. Closely examine your logs, and make sure you've saved your project(s). ---
**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Riebel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Alexandre\_Riebel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alexandre_Riebel)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-script-from-project-library-to-shared-library-is-giving-me-an-error/76664/3 "2023-07-20T17:21:34Z")
I copy pasted it exactly from the project library so I have the exact same script in both the project library and the shared library. When I call the one in the project library, it works perfectly, but the one in the shared library throws an error. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-script-from-project-library-to-shared-library-is-giving-me-an-error/76664/4 "2023-07-20T17:22:49Z")
Show your calling code. Describe where it is. Show the complete error. Show any errors you have in your log/console. ---
**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Riebel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Alexandre\_Riebel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alexandre_Riebel)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-script-from-project-library-to-shared-library-is-giving-me-an-error/76664/5 "2023-07-20T17:29:35Z")
Sure, I am calling both from the designer's script console. Here is how I am calling the script from the shared library: ```auto plant_id = '257' process_id = '322' shared.SYS_20_advanced_controls.mod_50.multiplex_mpc_params(plant_id, process_id) ``` Here is how I am calling the script from the project library: ```auto plant_id = '257' process_id = '322' project.MPC_Params.multiplex_mpc_params(plant_id, process_id) ``` For both of those, I right clicked on the function and pressed "Copy Full Path" to ensure that I am getting the correct path to the function. Here is the full error from the script console: ```auto Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 3, in AttributeError: 'com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.gui.tool' object has no attribute 'multiplex_mpc_params' ``` ---
**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:** [July 20, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-script-from-project-library-to-shared-library-is-giving-me-an-error/76664/6 "2023-07-20T17:36:25Z")
Hmm. Restarted your designer? ---
**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Riebel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Alexandre\_Riebel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alexandre_Riebel)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-script-from-project-library-to-shared-library-is-giving-me-an-error/76664/7 "2023-07-20T17:47:20Z")
I just tried that - no luck. BTW, thanks for the help, much appreciated. It seems to think that my 'mod\_50' script is a 'com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.gui.tool' object... That doesn't seem right. Just to be clear, SYS\_20\_advanced\_controls is a package, then mod\_50 is a script in that package, and multiplex\_mpc\_params is a function in that script. ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-script-from-project-library-to-shared-library-is-giving-me-an-error/76664/8 "2023-07-20T17:51:40Z")
What 7.9 version? This feels a bit familiar, but it's also been a long time since any 7.9 version was released. The slightly weird type is because the script console wraps things up for internal reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Riebel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Alexandre\_Riebel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alexandre_Riebel)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-script-from-project-library-to-shared-library-is-giving-me-an-error/76664/9 "2023-07-20T19:42:07Z")
We're on 7.9.18. ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-script-from-project-library-to-shared-library-is-giving-me-an-error/76664/10 "2023-07-20T19:43:44Z")
Does it work from a vision button, out of curiosity? ---
**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Riebel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Alexandre\_Riebel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alexandre_Riebel)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-script-from-project-library-to-shared-library-is-giving-me-an-error/76664/11 "2023-07-20T19:54:56Z")
It just tested it and it did not work. It gave me a similar error: ```auto Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in AttributeError: 'com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.Scr' object has no attribute 'multiplex_mpc_params' ``` ---
**Author:** ![MMaynard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mmaynard/32/3366_2.png) [@MMaynard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MMaynard)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-script-from-project-library-to-shared-library-is-giving-me-an-error/76664/12 "2023-07-20T20:00:09Z")
I've seen this when a code error or indentation error prevents the library from compiling properly. Look for any red lines in the script editor. ---
**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Riebel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Alexandre\_Riebel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alexandre_Riebel)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-script-from-project-library-to-shared-library-is-giving-me-an-error/76664/13 "2023-07-20T20:37:19Z")
I copy-pasted it from the project library where it was working fine, and I just double-checked it and do not see any of those types of errors. ---
**Author:** ![MMaynard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mmaynard/32/3366_2.png) [@MMaynard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MMaynard)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-script-from-project-library-to-shared-library-is-giving-me-an-error/76664/14 "2023-07-21T00:53:00Z")
I know you said you saved the project, but have you published the changes since this is 7.9? Mike ---
**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Riebel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Alexandre\_Riebel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alexandre_Riebel)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-script-from-project-library-to-shared-library-is-giving-me-an-error/76664/15 "2023-07-21T17:24:19Z")
Yes I saved and published. I've got an update however: I tried the exact same thing on a different gateway (different site) running the same version of ignition and it worked. Seems like there is something buggy about the specific gateway that I was using at the time. All other gateways I have tried so far have worked.