project cleans wrong directory

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I created one project, say one, as in ../projects/one/one.lvproj.  Files are created in projects/one/build, with working directory projects/one/build/data.

I created another project say two, as in ../projects/two/two.lvproj.  Files are created in projects/two/build, with working directory projects/two/build/data.

Not sure which project I created first, one or two, and either may have been started as the copy or the other, then edited.

I've opened the .lvproj files in an editor (they are xml files) and there is no reference to directories two (or one) in one.lvproj (or two.lvproj).

Build works fine, with the proper files ending up in the right place.

However. clean'ing either project, cleans project one ALWAYS, no matter from which project I right click and select clean.  Kind of annoying...

[RavensFan]

What exactly do you mean by "cleaning a project"?  Is that a menu item?  I'm not familiar with that terminology or as an option within the LabVIEW environment.

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I think I found the answer ...  there's a build GUID in the .lvproj file that is the same for both projects, and that may mean one can't copy a project by copying the lvproj file and edit it!  Guess one needs to use the duplicate option I just found out in the same right click popup menu.  Don't think I like this.  By now all my projects probably have the same GUID!!

Also, it seems that the files to clean are stored in a temp file c:/documents and users/<username>/Local Settings/Temp/AB_Cache_.... on a WinXP machine, pointed to by the .lvlps files generated after the build.  This means that of one cleans the temp directory one can't clean the project.  Worst, if another user builds the same project (say in a common build machine) that user won't be able to clean the project, unless he can read that file....

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@Ravens Fan wrote:

What exactly do you mean by "cleaning a project"?  Is that a menu item?  I'm not familiar with that terminology or as an option within the LabVIEW environment.

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In LV 2011 (probably 2010, not sure about 2009) Project Explorer Window, left click on the build specification + sign, than right click in any project that shows underneat, and you'll get a popup with build, clean, properties, among other things...