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Libraries not updating using the refresh tool
Jan 6th, 2014 at 9:30pm
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I replaced the stock LiquidCrystal library files in my library folder (~\Documents\Arduino\libraries\LiquidCrystal) with a more robust version suggested by the vendor of my LCD screen. However, when I do an #include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>, Visual Studio can't find the file (which exists in the LiquidCrystal folder. I have use the Project>Add\Import Sketch Library>Refresh tool, and it isn't helping.

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Any idea what I should do to get it working?
  
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Re: Libraries not updating using the refresh tool
Reply #1 - Jan 6th, 2014 at 9:56pm
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Hi,

There are a couple if things to note

1) Because you are using the SketchBook folder for your libraries you might hit a problem where Visual Micro is using the LiquidCrystal of the ArduinoIde/Libraries folder. The Arduino design only allows for one library of the same name and can easily become confused with duplicate source file names in different libraries.

I guess it is a bug that Visual Micro doesn't ignore the Ide version of the library and will add to the issues list. In the meantime I suggest you delete the LiquidCrystal library below the ArduinoIde/Libraries folder.

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After attending to 1) and clicking refresh, your library should appear under the "Import Sketch Library>User" menu. If compile works then fine but if not then remove the "#include Liquidcrystal_I2C.h" you manually added and click the menu item "Project>Import Sketch Library>User>LiquidCrystal".

I hope to hear this helps fix the problem
  
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Reply #2 - Jan 6th, 2014 at 10:15pm
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I had to restart VS, but that worked. The refresh button didn't work for me. It didn't work for me when I added another library either.

But, removing it from the Arduino libraries folder did resolve the problem in the end.
  
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Reply #3 - Jan 6th, 2014 at 10:19pm
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Thanks for the update we will take a look at that.

In case it helps. "Tools>Visual Micro>Reload Toolchains" is a better alternative until we fix the refresh. The option drop the cache and silently reloads all the background stuff.
  
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