# Push Button On Template with Indirect Addressing Not Turning on in the PLC **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition79, vision\ **Created:** [October 16, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/push-button-on-template-with-indirect-addressing-not-turning-on-in-the-plc/97354 "2024-10-16T22:37:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rwoolnough](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@rwoolnough](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rwoolnough)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/push-button-on-template-with-indirect-addressing-not-turning-on-in-the-plc/97354/1 "2024-10-16T22:37:39Z")
Hi Experts, I am hoping someone can help me. I have soured the forum, but I am unable to anything to help with my problem. The site is using Ignition V7.9 connected to a AB CompactLogix 1769-L33ER at V32. I have created a "popup" page with multiple parameters using indirect Tag Addressing which works perfectly. Depending on the button to call the popup, determines which parameter group is displayed. I am now trying to add an "Auto" & "Off" Push Buttons onto the popup. I have tried using a "1 Shot Button" and applied the indirect addressing, the same as the other parameters with no success. Is this a known issue with Ignition V7.9? How do I apply the "Page Root Container PoolNumber" Variable as a substitute for POOL\_1A? event.source.parent.PoolNumber value = 1 system.tag.write('Stage2\_ValvePit/Pool\_1A/TempSP/Auto/AutoPB', value) Thank You Woolie ---
**Author:** ![ryan.white](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryan.white/32/73193_2.png) [@ryan.white](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryan.white)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/push-button-on-template-with-indirect-addressing-not-turning-on-in-the-plc/97354/2 "2024-10-16T23:58:53Z")
> [@rwoolnough](#): > > applied the indirect addressing Did you make the binding Bidirectional? If not then you aren't writing the new value anywhere. > [@rwoolnough](#): > > How do I apply the "Page Root Container PoolNumber" Variable as a substitute for POOL\_1A? ```python tagName = 'Stage2_ValvePit/%s/TempSP/Auto/AutoPB' % event.source.parent.PoolNumber value = 1 system.tag.write(tagName, value) ``` ---
**Author:** ![rwoolnough](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@rwoolnough](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rwoolnough)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/push-button-on-template-with-indirect-addressing-not-turning-on-in-the-plc/97354/3 "2024-10-17T00:12:12Z")
Thanks Ryan, That piece of code is exactly what I was trying to write. I can cope sort of with Cicode (Citect) and some other languages, but Python / Json seems to get me confused. Again Thanks for your prompt reply and the solution. Woolie ---
**Author:** ![ryan.white](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryan.white/32/73193_2.png) [@ryan.white](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryan.white)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/push-button-on-template-with-indirect-addressing-not-turning-on-in-the-plc/97354/4 "2024-10-17T00:21:19Z")
> [@rwoolnough](#): > > Python / Json My example is technically worse, its Python with Java's string formatting syntax. Python uses `{}` in conjunction with `.format()`, Java uses `%`. Jython lets you do that. 🤷 > **[Format Specifiers in Java - GeeksforGeeks](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/format-specifiers-in-java/)** > > A Computer Science portal for geeks. It contains well written, well thought and well explained computer science and programming articles, quizzes and practice/competitive programming/company interview Questions. [https://docs.python.org/2.7/library/string.html#format-string-syntax](https://docs.python.org/2.7/library/string.html#format-string-syntax) If you watch any of the basic python tutorials out there that will get you 80-90% of the way. Syntax is the main thing to nail down, after that it's learning to handle Ignition's specific data types and methods. Edit: Fixed link to point to python 2.7 ---
**Author:** ![rwoolnough](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@rwoolnough](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rwoolnough)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/push-button-on-template-with-indirect-addressing-not-turning-on-in-the-plc/97354/5 "2024-10-17T02:30:36Z")
Thanks for the links. Looks like there is more learning to be done over the weekend. Good thing I don't have a life! Thanks again Woolie ---
**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/push-button-on-template-with-indirect-addressing-not-turning-on-in-the-plc/97354/6 "2024-10-17T11:20:44Z")
> [@ryan.white](#): > > Python uses `{}` in conjunction with `.format()` Careful, 7.9 is still Python 2.5 which I don’t believe supports the `.format()` on strings. Pretty sure you still need to use the old style format parameters as you have shown in the script. ---
**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, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/push-button-on-template-with-indirect-addressing-not-turning-on-in-the-plc/97354/7 "2024-10-17T12:43:04Z")
You really should **not** point at Python3 documentation for Ignition purposes. This is better: [https://docs.python.org/2.7/](https://docs.python.org/2.7/) Ignore the warning banner, it isn't applicable to Jython. ---
**Author:** ![rwoolnough](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@rwoolnough](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rwoolnough)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/push-button-on-template-with-indirect-addressing-not-turning-on-in-the-plc/97354/8 "2024-10-18T05:53:55Z")
Thanks to you both, Irose & pturmel, for you input and advice. I'll will be looking at the link over the weekend. Woolie