# Windows blank in client after using find and replace **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [May 23, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-blank-in-client-after-using-find-and-replace/4517 "2012-05-23T20:18:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-blank-in-client-after-using-find-and-replace/4517/1 "2012-05-23T20:18:51Z")
Has anyone else experienced windows being blank on the client after using find and replace on script text? if i open the window that is blank in the designer and click save and publish the window will display correctly in the client again. Thanks for the help, ---
**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-blank-in-client-after-using-find-and-replace/4517/2 "2012-05-23T20:56:42Z")
Can you explain how to reproduce this? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-blank-in-client-after-using-find-and-replace/4517/3 "2012-05-23T21:49:55Z")
What i did was i used find on all windows in the project and i searched for “fpmi.nav.centerWindow\*” then i replaced with the string “#removed centerWindow function” after it finished the replace I saved and published the project. when i opened the client all the components were missing and the startup window was blank. ---
**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-blank-in-client-after-using-find-and-replace/4517/4 "2012-05-25T16:30:32Z")
Hmm, I was unable to reproduce this. Can you copy the project to a test machine and see if it happens again? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-blank-in-client-after-using-find-and-replace/4517/5 "2012-05-25T16:53:12Z")
yes it does the same thing on a different machine. i sent an email into support with the project files of before and after the replace. ---
**Author:** ![Michael.Stofan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.stofan/32/3342_2.png) [@Michael.Stofan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael.Stofan)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-blank-in-client-after-using-find-and-replace/4517/6 "2012-06-04T17:27:10Z")
I have also tried replicating the issue without success. What version of Ignition are you running? Also, when your components disappear can you still see them in the Project Browser hierarchy? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-blank-in-client-after-using-find-and-replace/4517/7 "2012-06-05T23:57:21Z")
7.4.2 The components are only missing in the client not in the designer. all the windows can be seen fine along with the components in the object browser. Here is how I can reproduce the problem. create a project create a main window that starts on start up create a button on the window on the button event action performed put the following code ```auto system.nav.centerWindow("test") print "test" ``` copy the button 3 times any where on the window close and save the window in the designer save and publish the project press F10 to launch the client login to the client you will see all the buttons leave the client open and go back to the designer open find/replace find “system.nav.centerWindow” replace all with with “#system.nav.centerWindow” save and publish the project go back to the client update the client if it does not auto update now all the button are missing let me know if it happens for you. ---
**Author:** ![greg.simpson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/greg.simpson/32/3135_2.png) [@greg.simpson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.simpson)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-blank-in-client-after-using-find-and-replace/4517/8 "2012-06-06T15:12:53Z")
I have tried to reproduce this issue as well without success. Call Tech Support and reproduce this in GoTo Meeting so we can see what is going on. Without being able to recreate the problem here we cant really help. ---
**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-blank-in-client-after-using-find-and-replace/4517/9 "2012-06-08T17:58:10Z")
Ok we were able to reproduce this with Jonathan’s help. It has been fixed for 7.4.4.