# Show error message

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-error-message/24318>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [April 23, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-error-message/24318 "2019-04-23T11:45:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![indenkleefj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/indenkleefj/32/10961_2.png) [@indenkleefj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/indenkleefj)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-error-message/24318/1 "2019-04-23T11:45:07Z")

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Hey,

I wondered if there was a way I could show an error message in perspective without having to make a popup for it myself.  
Such as system.gui.warningBox () in vision.

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**Author:** ![mhickerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@mhickerson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mhickerson)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-error-message/24318/2 "2019-05-06T21:45:38Z")

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There is currently no default error popup in Perspective that can be called from scripting; however, it should be easy to create a generic error/warning popup and to send it parameters using the openPopup function:

[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/system.perspective.openPopup](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/system.perspective.openPopup)

This way, you can display the information as desired.