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Why does PB always tell me that my <project>.pbp has been modified while the project was closed when it hasn't?

I open a project, close PB, reopen PB - there's that message.
Same if I open a project, close the project, close PB, restart PB and reopen project....

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Kai

Does this alter how the program compiles and run? Does it affect the resulting binary?

Mike

It shouldn't, Mike. the PBP file is just a project file, which contains various settings related to the project (compilation options and such I would imagine) and source file locations.

Its probably just a bug, I don't think anything is getting modified, although worth noting I have never had this problem myself.

Aside from the annoyance factor (and the desire to understand why what happens...) there do not seem to be any negative effects.

K

It's possible that your Anti-Virus has tickled the file, especially if you use MS Security Essentials. No harm done.

The message is because one of the source files in the project changed while the project was closed. There is no check for the project file itself.

You can enable or disable this check for each file individually in the project options (uncheck the 'Display a warning if file changed' checkbox for the files where you want it disabled.)

freak wrote:The message is because one of the source files in the project changed while the project was closed. There is no check for the project file itself.

You can enable or disable this check for each file individually in the project options (uncheck the 'Display a warning if file changed' checkbox for the files where you want it disabled.)

Good to know. Thank you.

Mike

Thanks for enlightening us with this valuable piece of information!

Cheers,
Kai