Search for a tag name through a script

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Is there a way to search for a tag name through an expression or a script that can drop a true or false if it exist or it doesn’t

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You can use system.tag.exists() (from memory)

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I’m trying like this with a existing tag but didn’t work

if system.tag.exists("FE-301_Flow"):
	from java.awt import Color 
	event.source.fillPaint = Color(187,187,187)
else:
	from java.awt import Color 
	event.source.fillPaint = Color(187,0,255)

and this shows an error at the line: if system.tag.exists(“FE-301_Flow”)***(from memory):***
(from memory)

then I read that we have to add the provider name but nothing happen
if system.tag.exists("[default]FE-301_Flow"):

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Is that the full tag path to the tag? Are you not using a folder structure?
Also, the system library comes from the scripting framework, it looks like you’re trying to use this in an expression? I think you’re mixing up the expression language with the scripting language (jython), as you’re also using colons which are again a jython thing.

In expressions, you could read the quality of the tag and check if it’s “Not Found”. You’ll need to cast the quality to a string to compare it.
toStr({tag.quality}) = "Not Found"

5

Look at the last post in this thread,

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It is an script and it's just a rectangle that changes color if it exist or it doesn't exist

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Also I did try the other way through an expression with a label that changes the text base on
if the tag exist or it doesn’t, but the answer of it says it always exist

if (toStr({[default]nonexist.Quality}) = "Not Found","Do not exist","Does exist")

well guys I found this it was just a little error on what we where looking for “not found”
the text that it drops its Bad_NotFound
and this works perfect!
tag = B5/TESTING/A_Value

if (toStr({B5/TESTING/A_Value.Quality}) = "Bad_NotFound","Do not exist","Does exist")

Thanks for help to everyone