# Text Field Input Problems

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-input-problems/8765>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [July 21, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-input-problems/8765 "2014-07-21T22:48:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![DarkFox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DarkFox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DarkFox)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-input-problems/8765/1 "2014-07-21T22:48:50Z")

</div>

I am working with the text field input for string tags. If I add a text field from the component palette and link a string tag to the Data.Text property it doesn’t work. I can change what is in the text box but it doesn’t update the tag. But if i drag the tag and tell it i want a text field it works just fine.  
I have checked the properties of both the text fields to make sure that they are the same and they are as far as i can tell. Even text field that were working before no longer work.

The project i am working in was created in version 7.6 and is now running in version 7.7.0

```
I have had the same problem with the two stage button. If I link the properties manually it doesn't work but if i drag and drop the tag it works fine.

```

Please let me know what can be done to make them work correctly.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![nmudge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nmudge/32/3394_2.png) [@nmudge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nmudge)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-input-problems/8765/2 "2014-07-21T23:06:11Z")

</div>

Do the tag bindings to the text fields have “Bidirectional” checked?

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/a/a2150fb9fd0d88a144bf3f7bca3e0823cfe7058b.png)