AndroidManifest.xml missing?

NutterzUK

NutterzUK

NutterzUK

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Hi there,
I'm fairly new to android development, but i'm trying to open an existing android project that has been sent to me ( to test ).
I open up eclipse ( with the android SDK installed.. it let me emulate my own "hello world" app yesterday ), yet when I click new project, and locate the project I get a problem.
If there was no androidmanifest.xml in the folder, it doesn't allow me to add it to the work bench. There is the file there, I have it in the root folder, but as soon as I open the project it says...

AndroidManifest.xml missing.

Any ideas? Surely without it, it wouldn't let me open the project at all..?

Help is much appreciated!
Thanks!
 
Use IntelliJ instead... :P

In all seriousness, I would check that the root of your workspace is at the correct level (one level above where the Android project is). Also, try importing it into your workspace using File -> Import Project. Outside of that, can't help much sorry.
 
Eclipse is a funny beast. What I tend to find is a simple problem in one file can cause Eclipse to freak out and make huge errors else where.

All I can suggest is"
  1. Go to Project > Clean Build
  2. Check every layout and drawable name and ensure it's lower case
  3. Go through the manifest file (in eclipse or otherwise) compare it to youre hello world manifest, is there any element extremely different?
 
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