# Importng temmplates from another project

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importng-temmplates-from-another-project/6062>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 20, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importng-temmplates-from-another-project/6062 "2013-03-20T16:22:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![hensoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9dc877/32.png) [@hensoa](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hensoa)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importng-temmplates-from-another-project/6062/1 "2013-03-20T16:22:25Z")

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I am trying to export a template from one project and import it into another.  
When I do the import I get the following error

java.lang.NullPointerException  
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.gui.import\_export.ProjectImporter$5.getDepth(ProjectImporter.java:360)  
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.gui.import\_export.ProjectImporter$5.compare(ProjectImporter.java:352)  
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.gui.import\_export.ProjectImporter$5.compare(ProjectImporter.java:350)  
at java.util.Arrays.mergeSort(Unknown Source)  
at java.util.Arrays.sort(Unknown Source)  
at java.util.Collections.sort(Unknown Source)  
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.gui.import\_export.ProjectImporter.doImport(ProjectImporter.java:368)  
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.gui.import\_export.ProjectImporter.access$000(ProjectImporter.java:73)  
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.gui.import\_export.ProjectImporter$1.actionPerformed(ProjectImporter.java:139)  
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)  
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)  
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)  
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)  
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)  
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)  
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

Ignition v7.5.0 (b1079)  
Java: Sun Microsystems Inc. 1.6.0\_22

Ignition Version 7.5.0

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**Author:** ![dave.fogle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/43a26b/32.png) [@dave.fogle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dave.fogle)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importng-temmplates-from-another-project/6062/2 "2013-03-20T16:30:15Z")

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The first thing you should do is upgrade to 7.5.6. Simply upgrading may resolve your problem