Is there a tutorial that shows how to build a basic data entry form and update to database? I know this has to be something simple I am overlooking. In a nut shell: I want to be able to open a container, with several fields. I would like to have some fields auto populate (like with a text field na…

This is a pretty normal thing to to in Ignition, and it’s fairly straight forward. To auto-populate fields, simply bind them to an expression or a non-polling query that provides their initial value. (The username could be gained using a runScript expression). Populating dropdowns is a simple matt…

Ok, this is where I am stuck. I know how to create the fields and assign scripts when actions are performed. I don't see the initial actions, like an on page load. For the database runUpdateQuery function. Where do I declare the db connection? What language is used in the example. The examples onl…

Ok to place the username in the user_textbox you would bind the text property of the component to the following expression:{[System]Client/User/Username}When the window opens the binding will automatically happen and the username will be the default value. The user can overwrite it if they want to. …

Thank you so much. I will try this when I get back to my environment.

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