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I'm trying to start with the SainSmart 4x20 serial LCD, and copied the library to the Arduino library:

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So LiquidCrystal_I2C.h is included. But when I try to compile an example sketch it says

Arduino: 1.7.0 (Windows 7), Board: "Arduino Uno"

HelloWorld_i2c.pde:2:31: fatal error: LiquidCrystal_I2C.h: No such file or directory

compilation terminated.

Error compiling.

Any ideas how to fix this?

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There is no such thing as Arduino 1.7.0. At the time of writing, the latest Arduino IDE is 1.6.3 arduino.cc/en/Main/Software – Federico Fissore Apr 16 '15 at 14:30
    
It may be the 'Arduino.org' ripoff version. Test the same sketch in the Official Arduino IDE, the one linked by @FedericoFissore – LoganBlades Apr 16 '15 at 14:51
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I copied the SainSmart library to the IDE's library folder, not noticing that there was already a folder named "LiquidCrystal". Apparently the files added to the existing folder are being ignored.

Renaming the SainSmart library before adding it solves the problem.

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There is not enough info to give a specific answer so I will give some troubleshooting tips:

  1. First make sure at the top of your code you have: #include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h> - with angle brackets
  2. You may also need the Wire header file: #include <Wire.h> - with angle brackets
  3. Make sure you Include Serial
  4. Make sure there are no extra folders in the library for example there should be a folder called liquidcrystal inside the liquidcrystal folder
  5. If all fails copy the code from the header file make a new file in the IDE paste it in there and call it LiquidCrystal_I2C.h

Hope one of those solves your problem.

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I just found a solution by myself...

You just need to replace the library folder by a new one...

In the error message it will show you which library is used and which not...

Just replace the used library to a new one...

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