After adding ActionBarSherlock to my project my R.java file disappeared

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After adding ActionBarSherlock to my project my R.java file disappeared

I need to use the action bar in my application designed for API level 8. Therefore, I decided to include ActionBarSherlock in my application.

I followed the instructions by creating a new project for the action bar, and then added it to my libraries on the Android tab of my project.

However, after that, I lost the R.Java file, and this bunch of errors appears when I try to clear the project:

[2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:6: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.ActionBar.Solid'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:10: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.Solid'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:12: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.Solid.Inverse'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:15: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.ActionBar.TabView'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:17: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.TabView'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:19: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.TabView.Inverse'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:22: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.ActionBar.TabBar'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:24: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.TabBar'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:26: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.TabBar.Inverse'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values\abs__styles.xml:101: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:textAllCaps'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:29: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.ActionBar.TabText'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:31: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.TabText'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:33: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.TabText.Inverse'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:55: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionMode.Inverse'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values\abs__styles.xml:328: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:textAllCaps'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:93: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Menu'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:96: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Title'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:98: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Title.Inverse'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:100: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Subtitle'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:102: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Subtitle.Inverse'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:104: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionMode.Title'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:106: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionMode.Title.Inverse'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:108: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionMode.Subtitle'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:110: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionMode.Subtitle.Inverse'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:113: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.PopupMenu'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:115: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.PopupMenu.Large'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:117: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.PopupMenu.Large'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:119: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.PopupMenu.Small'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:121: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.PopupMenu.Small'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__themes.xml:8: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar'. [2013-02-02 19:50:36 - FrenchVerbApp] C:\Users\Jamie\Downloads\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-4.2.0-0-g90939dc\JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-e5c2d1c\library\res\values-v14\abs__themes.xml:14: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionBarWidgetTheme'.

What am I doing wrong here? My project API is level 13 and my minSdkVersion is 7

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J_mie6 Feb 02 '13 at 19:57

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Do not forget to set the target API level (both the ActionBarSherlock project and yours) to the same level (with ABS I always used the API level> = 15).

You can do this by using Project Properties and clicking on the Android section.

Remember to clean up the project after changing the API level.

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Gabriele mariotti Feb 02 '13 at 20:55

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Nathan · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-02T20:52:08+0000

Part of the error refers to a folder named "values-v14". Since you are guided by api 13, you do not have these themes. Change the target api to 14 or higher and the errors should go away.

Usually you set the target API to the most recent API number available.

After adding ActionBarSherlock to my project my R.java file disappeared

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