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Posted By McBride Jun 18, 2026 09:39:51 AM
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Thank you. I feel like I'm closer, but still not there yet. I tried both ns=9;%USB1%\(0).csv and ns=5;%USB1%\(0).csv (assigned to different data loggers and buttons just to test). This time when I tried to export, I got the same message for both of them: "Unable to export data logger: Failed to parse ...
Posted By McBride Jun 17, 2026 05:13:14 PM
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I'm trying to have the CSVPath reference a string for the file location, but it isn't working. It simply will not write to the USB like it would if I typed the same text straight into the variable box (ex. %USB%\Report.csv). I have tried directly looking at my StringTest PLC tag that was the string: ...
Posted By McBride Jun 16, 2026 10:52:00 AM
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I'm a bit stuck here and could use some help. The goal: Export a data logger as a csv to a usb drive, creating a NEW csv every time with the date saved included in the file name (ex. Report_20260616.csv instead of Report.csv). Make the export occur automatically every week, with a new updated ...
Posted By McBride May 04, 2026 11:22:00 AM
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Our customer has set up a network tunnel for my team to connect to the PLCs and HMIs remotely, and I'm trying to use it to deploy an updated HMI program to a panel. I configured a new driver and added those IP addresses in FT Linx Network Browser. I'm able to connect to the PLCs, but the HMI panels just ...
Posted By McBride Apr 14, 2026 12:03:00 PM
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This method worked great and was super easy to implement, thank you! -------------------------------------------
Posted By McBride Apr 13, 2026 11:31:00 AM
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I've found answers to similar inquiries, but am struggling to figure out a solution for what I'm trying to accomplish. What I'm trying to implement: After a user in the "Maintenance" group (either the Maintenance or Engineer user) has been idle for 15 minutes, I need the user to be logged out ...
Posted By McBride Sep 16, 2025 04:41:00 PM
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I am using the AlarmsDataGrid from the widgets library in FT Optix. The Model it automatically references is "Localized alarms@Pointer". I only want the data grid to display active alarms that are a Severity of <500, and am unsure how to go about this. I'm using the AlarmsHistoryGrid to do something ...