# Complete blank with 0.19

**URL:** <https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/complete-blank-with-0-19/2066>\
**Category:** Learn\
**Created:** [September 27, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/complete-blank-with-0-19/2066 "2018-09-27T12:54:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![David\_Legard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@David\_Legard](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/David_Legard)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/complete-blank-with-0-19/2066/1 "2018-09-27T12:54:03Z")

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Working on a new Windows machine, decided to make the switch to 0.19. Installed 0.19, called up an 0.18 project to see what errors would occur on compiling.

Nothing.

Typing ‘elm make’ at the command prompt just goes back to the command prompt. So does ‘elm reactor’. The command is being recognised, since typing the old ‘elm-reactor’ command generates an error.

The elm binary is in the environment path, and I’ve tried running as administrator. Still nothing.

Has anyone else run into this? Failing that, can I still get back to an 0.18 install to retrieve months of work?

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**Author:** ![David\_Legard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@David\_Legard](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/David_Legard)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/complete-blank-with-0-19/2066/2 "2018-09-27T13:36:56Z")

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OK, figured it – I have to clear _everything_ out which was generated by 0.18, those folders which I used to ignore, just leave the basic Elm code in place, and I get a response.

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**Author:** ![matt.cheely](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.elm-lang.org/matt.cheely/32/4524_2.png) [@matt.cheely](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/matt.cheely)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/complete-blank-with-0-19/2066/3 "2018-09-27T13:41:35Z")

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Be sure to check out [elm-upgrade](https://github.com/avh4/elm-upgrade) if you haven’t already.

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**Author:** ![David\_Legard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@David\_Legard](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/David_Legard)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/complete-blank-with-0-19/2066/4 "2018-09-27T13:46:09Z")

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I did that first, couldn’t get it to install - it’s an alpha version, after all.

I think I’ve worked it out - I just have to delete the generated elm.js and app.js files every time before I do a recompile, which is a considerable drag.

My question still stands - is there an 0.18 installer around somewhere I can go back to for faster development?

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**Author:** ![klaftertief](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.elm-lang.org/klaftertief/32/5338_2.png) [@klaftertief](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/klaftertief)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/complete-blank-with-0-19/2066/5 "2018-09-27T13:49:27Z")

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You can install Elm locally per project via npm.

`npm install --save-dev elm@0.18.0`

The binaries then get installed into `./node_modules/.bin/`.

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**Author:** ![David\_Legard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@David\_Legard](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/David_Legard)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/complete-blank-with-0-19/2066/6 "2018-09-27T13:51:01Z")

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Excellent! Thanks for the prompt solution.

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**Author:** ![dmy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.elm-lang.org/dmy/32/702_2.png) [@dmy](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/dmy)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/complete-blank-with-0-19/2066/7 "2018-09-27T13:53:13Z")

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@sch made a nice gist about this:

> <https://gist.github.com/sch/8b845fd5ebaa418752c962f54b4d6b11>

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**Author:** ![David\_Legard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@David\_Legard](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/David_Legard)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/complete-blank-with-0-19/2066/8 "2018-09-27T13:56:39Z")

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Excellent info, once again, thanks.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/elm_lang/original/1X/50a05e53677a2c3b47776d7abd0f113eb50193a1.png) [@system](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/complete-blank-with-0-19/2066/9 "2018-10-07T13:56:39Z")

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