# RuntimeMenu.JyMenuItem.ScriptError? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [October 12, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/runtimemenu-jymenuitem-scripterror/20123 "2018-10-12T13:44:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rroca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@rroca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rroca)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/runtimemenu-jymenuitem-scripterror/20123/1 "2018-10-12T13:44:06Z")
Hi, I’m trying to run a script in the Client Event Scripts (Menubar) and I got this error and I don’t know what does it mean. Traceback (most recent call last): File “event:menu:Constantes”, line 17, in NameError: name ‘event’ is not defined ``` at org.python.core.Py.NameError(Py.java:260) at org.python.core.PyFrame.getname(PyFrame.java:257) at org.python.pycode._pyx33.f$0(:22) at org.python.pycode._pyx33.call_function() at org.python.core.PyTableCode.call(PyTableCode.java:165) at org.python.core.PyCode.call(PyCode.java:18) at org.python.core.Py.runCode(Py.java:1275) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.ScriptManager.runCode(ScriptManager.java:634) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.ScriptManager.runCode(ScriptManager.java:601) at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.application.runtime.RuntimeMenu$JythonMenuActionListener.actionPerformed(RuntimeMenu.java:221) at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mouseReleased(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source) ``` Ignition v7.9.7 (b2018032914) Java: Oracle Corporation 1.8.0\_181 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/3/3fb6b8212ffc86fba164c82fef8cbf99fe28ac6a.png) Can anybody help me please? 🙏 ---
**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/runtimemenu-jymenuitem-scripterror/20123/2 "2018-10-12T14:18:10Z")
In line 17 you’re calling event.source.parent.getComponent(), but the menubar scripts don’t get an event parameter, so event is undefined. Sounds like you wanted this script on a button in a window instead? ---
**Author:** ![rroca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@rroca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rroca)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/runtimemenu-jymenuitem-scripterror/20123/3 "2018-10-12T14:22:13Z")
Hi Kathy, Exactly! I was using that script on a button but now I want to use it in the menu bar, how can I do that? ---
**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/runtimemenu-jymenuitem-scripterror/20123/4 "2018-10-12T14:43:14Z")
You can’t access a window’s components from a menubar, so you’ll need to rethink what you’re trying to do here. You might need to put the data into a tag that’s bound to the table instead of directly putting it in the table. ---
**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 12, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/runtimemenu-jymenuitem-scripterror/20123/5 "2018-10-12T15:14:37Z")
Well, you have the window that presumably contains the table, so you can replace `event.source.parent` with `window.rootContainer`. Side note: consider doing this script in window, not in the caller of the window, so it works no matter how you open int. And you really should be using `system.tag.readAll()`, not individual `read()` calls.