Appcompat does not work

Question

I am trying to use appcompat in my application. I have done everything according to the instructions. But when I add android-support-v7-appcompat as a library in my proect, I have an error like so:

Description Resource    Path    Location    Type
The container 'Android Dependencies' references non existing library 
'C:\Android\workspace\android-support-v7-appcompat\bin\
android-support-v7-appcompat.jar'
  testActionBar     Build path  Build Path Problem

what am I not doing right?

Answer 1

• delete appcompat.jar and v4-support.jar from libs folder

• clean ur project

  How to add android-support-v7-appcompat as a library

• import android-support-v7-appcompat in eclipse as a library project and check copy into workspace

• add android-support-v7-appcompat as library in ur project
• right click on ur project -----> properties ------>android ------> add

• clean ur project

I think this will help u

Answer 2

Before creating the project, run eclipse as Administrator so that it creates the jar in the location that it is referencing to.

Right click the eclipse icon and select the option"Run as Administrator"