# Scripting timer never executing

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-timer-never-executing/112357>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** scripting\
**Created:** [November 21, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-timer-never-executing/112357 "2025-11-21T14:00:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![tom.bialek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@tom.bialek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tom.bialek)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-timer-never-executing/112357/1 "2025-11-21T14:00:32Z")

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Hello, I’m new to Ignition. I created a scripting timer, but it never executes. Any support would be appreciated.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/4/b4988f0b0a242de34d4f92cde1f9fc038b7b3c24.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/4/c4f5f4bb4c47f22c81c98ad8986ef8872e6428b5.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/1/a/1a675cba0f75a31c7cbdcaead81b6d1d079a4206.png)

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**Author:** ![code\_skin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@code\_skin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/code_skin)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-timer-never-executing/112357/2 "2025-11-21T14:04:22Z")

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You’re using curly (smart) quotes instead of straight quotes — the **Unicode** curly quotes cause the syntax error. See the red underline and red marker on the right side of the script editor. Those are you clues.

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**Author:** ![tom.bialek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@tom.bialek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tom.bialek)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-timer-never-executing/112357/3 "2025-11-21T14:20:06Z")

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Thank you.

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**Author:** ![code\_skin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@code\_skin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/code_skin)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-timer-never-executing/112357/4 "2025-11-21T14:23:25Z")

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You’re welcome & welcome to the forums!