"App Inventor is unable to compile this project." Error may be caused by: → Project in a project

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Here is a guide (video instructions) on how to fix the problem that a project cannot be compiled:

"App Inventor is unable to compile this project."

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Possible reason: there is a project in a project.
Caused by an extension that was imported from another AppInventor clone (here: AppyBuilder).

This issue is now also increasingly reported in App Inventor, e.g. here: My app is getting server issues and here: Unable to build apk!

See here how to fix this:

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(added to FAQ)

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5 posts were split to a new topic: App Inventor is unable to compile this project. The compiler error output was

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it doesn't work for me I don't know how to do it I tried and tried again you don't have any other ideas

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Post the aia.

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4 posts were split to a new topic: DX execution failed error

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Hi there, I followed this post but the project still fails to compile.

Please check the attached aia file.

https://easyupload.io/09hm94

ps. I tried to upload the aia file in this forum but failed.

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You have another project in your project:

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Try this, removed project within project

ACE_app_1.aia (5.1 MB)

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See the video here:

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In screen recipes_screen there was also a duplicate declaration of when start1 click, which also led compile to fail. Removed from above aia

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Thanks for your quick response.

This __MACOSX folder was accidentally added by MacOS's compression util.

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Thanks, this app works like a charm now.

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@Anke I tried your video but it is not working. Kindly help me.
Smart_Locker_v1_mod (1).aia (1.3 MB)

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