# Square Bracket in Tag Property Binding

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/square-bracket-in-tag-property-binding/8561>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [June 12, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/square-bracket-in-tag-property-binding/8561 "2014-06-12T21:35:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![GaryP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ccd318/32.png) [@GaryP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/GaryP)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/square-bracket-in-tag-property-binding/8561/1 "2014-06-12T21:35:00Z")

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What is the meaning of square brackets ([]) in a Property Binding?

I’m using v7.6 and have imported a project that contains a property binding value which includes square brackets in it. This value, [MY\_SOLN]LineName, relates to a Tag which I had to import, however, after I imported the set of Tags into a folder called ‘MY\_SOLN’ and went to the Property Binding screen the value that appeared for me to select was ‘MY\_SOLN/LineName’.

It seems to work OK for the way I imported it (and changed all the bindings to not use the square brackets choice), but I am wondering what the square brackets notation refers to? Is there a different way to import these tags to match whatever the meaning of the square brackets is ?

Thanks.

- Gary

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**Author:** ![adamaustin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@adamaustin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adamaustin)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/square-bracket-in-tag-property-binding/8561/2 "2014-06-16T20:47:14Z")

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The square brackets that you mention reference the [SQLTag Provider](http://inductiveautomation.com/support/usermanuals/ignition/sqltags_overview.htm), see an example in [one of my earlier posts](http://www.inductiveautomation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=43894#p43894).