# Setting property value of a tab strip from button in another window

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setting-property-value-of-a-tab-strip-from-button-in-another-window/74730>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision\
**Created:** [June 7, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setting-property-value-of-a-tab-strip-from-button-in-another-window/74730 "2023-06-07T18:15:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Travis\_Leanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@Travis\_Leanna](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis_Leanna)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setting-property-value-of-a-tab-strip-from-button-in-another-window/74730/1 "2023-06-07T18:15:29Z")

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I have a Tab Strip that I would like to automatically set to a certain Tab when that window is opened via scripting on a button from another window. I am able to accomplish this with a binding to a memory tag, but due to other reasons, I cannot use a tag value to do this. So far, this works with my memory tag, but as stated before, I need to find a way to do this without the tag. Thanks in advance for any help!

window = system.nav.openWindow('Filter Touchscreen Drop Test')  
system.nav.centerWindow(window)  
value = u'Filter 7'  
system.tag.writeBlocking(['myTag'], [value])

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**Author:** ![kyler.kamyszek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a4c791/32.png) [@kyler.kamyszek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kyler.kamyszek)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setting-property-value-of-a-tab-strip-from-button-in-another-window/74730/2 "2023-06-07T19:28:59Z")

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add an input parameter ("tab" for exampel) to your window and use the optional parameters parameter in the openWindow function.

```auto
system.nav.openWindow("Window", {"tab":'Filter 7'})

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**Author:** ![Travis\_Leanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@Travis\_Leanna](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis_Leanna)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/setting-property-value-of-a-tab-strip-from-button-in-another-window/74730/3 "2023-06-07T19:40:18Z")

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Sheesh, I knew there had to be a way and its even more simple than I thought. I'm still kinda new to Ignition, so I really appreciate your help! Thank you!