topic Re: Copying/moving a CW project in CodeWarrior Development Tools

Copying/moving a CW project

lmatte — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 18:07:27 GMT

I found an hard task in copying/moving a CW project to a different location, as every time I reopen the workspace I see the message "Invalid workspace in use", with a box redirecting me to switch to another one.

I tried the following methods (that I felt should work...):

Simple import
- Opening a new workspace, in an empty directory
- File->Import...->Existing project into workspace, from the old project to new one
Components import
- From original workspace: File->Export...->Export Board Configuration, to a .peb file
- Opening a new workspace, in an empty directory
- Creating a project for my DSC (56F8037)
- File->Import...->Apply board configuration, from the .peb file
- File->Import...->File system, from the original Sources files

Both methods create full working projects, compiled and tested as good on board, however I'm still with the "Invalid workspace in use" message.

As the second method copies just the .peb file which could have references(?) from the original, I think it should be the cause(...)

I'm using CW 11.0 on Windows

Re: Copying/moving a CW project

ZhangJennie — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 05:35:54 GMT

Hi Luca,

I couldn't reproduce your problem.

How about it if you try this:

1. Export: export project to archive file

2. Import:

- create a new workspace

- Import archive file generated by step1

How it works then?

Have a great day,
Jennie Zhang

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Re: Copying/moving a CW project

lmatte — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 08:52:19 GMT

Well, no luck either.

Note that I tried to export/re-import the workspace that already has been flagged as "invalid workspace", as I have few other chances: this is my functional workspace.

What you can see above is another small issue in importing an archive. The original project has been named as "NewABC", and I'm required to create a new project prior to import; let's say I created project "ABC", as an (almost) empty project. Importing creates a descendant tree, where my only project, with real code, is referenced as "ABC/NewABC".

I'm sure then that the problem is in my original "NewABC" project, and anyhow I try to export it the problem itself is exported too. Maybe a referred path is missing.

Most probably in the .pe file, as all the rest are my plain sources, and the error message appears a few seconds after opening workspace, like after PE decoding. At a quick(!) analysis of the 12+ thousand lines of the XML file I can't see anything like that though.

Not to be picky, but the message "There's an error and I will die an horrible death. I told you." could be improved at least as in "There's an error with this[...] file, maybe here[...]."

Re: Copying/moving a CW project

ZhangJennie — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 09:47:58 GMT

The error message tells to export project to other worksapce. Did you try it?

Anyway, I couldn't reproduce your problem here, please let me how to reproduce your issue.

Jennie Zhang

Re: Copying/moving a CW project

lmatte — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:23:29 GMT

This is where it all begun: creating a new workspace at a different location and trying to move/export the project.

I will try if I can reproduce it from a clean project, but as I said before, I suspect it's bound to this specific project -- I hoped it was known and there was a fix or a fault point to look for(...)

Re: Copying/moving a CW project

ZhangJennie — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 01:56:38 GMT

Hi Luca,

I tested the steps of my first reply I didn't have any problem. I would suggest you test it with a new project also.

If the problem is only in a specific project, I need have a demo project to check with.

Have a great day,
Jennie Zhang

Re: Copying/moving a CW project

Theodore — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:25:54 GMT

I have the same issue. Without bringing any projects into my workspace this is what I did.

1 - Created a new workspace on Machine01 named "workspace"

2 - Configured my Syntax Coloring preferences on Machine01

3 - Exported my preferences from Machine01

3.a - File->Export->General->Preferences

4 - Opened CodeWarrior on Machine 02

5 - Created a new workspace on Machine02 named "workspace"

6 - Imported the preferences I exported from Machine01

6.a - File->Import->General->Preferences

7 - Closed CodeWarrior on Machine02

8 - Opened Codewarrior on Machine02 using "workspace"

9 - Get error message "Invalid workspace in use."

9.a - "The current workspace has been moved or copied from a different location in the file system.
This is not supported, and can cause unpredictable behavior. Please select another workspace."

Why would this series of operations not work? I am using Codewarrior Version 11.2, Build Id: 221206