# Component name 'null' is invalid

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-name-null-is-invalid/64092>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, vision\
**Created:** [September 15, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-name-null-is-invalid/64092 "2022-09-15T05:02:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![justinedwards.jle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/justinedwards.jle/32/37854_2.png) [@justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justinedwards.jle)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-name-null-is-invalid/64092/1 "2022-09-15T05:02:46Z")

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Whenever I remote in using GoToMyPC, I get these nuisance errors that sometimes inhibit my ability to work. Does anybody have an idea what is causing this or how to fix it?  
`23:57:32.590 [AWT-EventQueue-0] ERROR com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.util.gui.ErrorUtil - Component name 'null' is invalid, it is either non-unique, reserved, or has an illegal character.`  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/7/e7238d2d2daf6f89e331e1c0def584485255c5fa.png)

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-name-null-is-invalid/64092/2 "2022-09-15T11:29:39Z")

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Long-standing impedence mismatch between java and RDP-based remote access solutions. There's a work-around, IIRC.....

Yes:

> [@\[IGN-4671\]Random Component Name Error in Vision Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-4671-random-component-name-error-in-vision-client/23521/39):
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> Can anyone experiencing this issue try putting the following code into a client startup script and reporting back? from javax.swing import UIManager UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults().put("Synth.doNotSetTextAA", True)

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-name-null-is-invalid/64092/3 "2022-09-15T15:22:41Z")

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Also fixed directly in 8.1.19+, if you scroll down in the linked topic.

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**Author:** ![justinedwards.jle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/justinedwards.jle/32/37854_2.png) [@justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justinedwards.jle)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-name-null-is-invalid/64092/4 "2022-09-15T23:57:30Z")

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@pturmel, @paul-griffith  
Thanks!

I had missed the fix by one iteration. I was running 8.1.18