.bal file already exists error

[johnaaronrose]

When opening a .b4a file, a popup window appears stating "Error accessing the follwoing files, Choose.balFile Already Exists" and same for other .bal files (e.g. Main.bal): I have 3 activities, each with its own .bal file. When I click OK & Compile & Run the app, it objects to the line Activity.LoadLayout("Main") stating "Activity BALayout: Layout not available".

The Files tab (on the IDE) shows the .bal files.

What's the cause of the "Already Exists" error?

 

[Erel]

Can you post a screenshot of this error?

 

[klaus]

Without seeing your whole project it's impossibble to help you !
Post your project as a zip file (IDE menu Files / Export As Zip).

Best regards.

 

[johnaaronrose]

Screenshot of Error Window

View attachment Choose.bal

 

[Erel]

You have uploaded the layout file, not the screenshot.

 

[johnaaronrose]

Solution

It's to do with case on filenames. AFAIK Windows doesn't bother too much about case on filenames; however, it's significant on Linux (due to being a Unix derivative) and I'm running using Wine under Ubuntu. So I changed the filename of the layout file from Main.bal to main.bal and it was OK (even though the B4A code refers to Main in its LoadLayout instruction!

 

[johnaaronrose]

Screenshot of Error Window

Sorry about uploading wrong file.