No resource found that matches the given name '@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar'

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AndroidManifest.xml

<uses-sdk
    android:minSdkVersion="14"
    android:targetSdkVersion="17" />

I am using Android Studio (non gradle project), so no previous answers have been helpful to me.

In my styles.xml I am getting the error from the title on

<style name="AppTheme" parent="@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">

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@Clay I con't have a styles folder. I have a values folder that has a styles.xml — Adam Johns, Jun 20 '14 at 03:19
@Rod_Algonquin no I don't have an appcompat_v7 folder. Do I need one? — Adam Johns, Jun 20 '14 at 03:19
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21900853/no-resource-found-theme-appcompat-light-darkactionbar Take a look at this, you need to reference the appcombat library in your project — Ogen, Jun 20 '14 at 03:22
@AdamJohns then you just solve your problem.. that theme is from appcompat folder, and yes you need that folder.. — Rod_Algonquin, Jun 20 '14 at 03:22
I have a folder called 'android-support-v7-appcompat'. Is that what you are talking about? — Adam Johns, Jun 20 '14 at 03:23
https://developer.android.com/tools/support-library/setup.html Go to **Adding libraries with resources** and follow that — Ogen, Jun 20 '14 at 03:28

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 23 '14 at 13:30

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I had several 3rd party libraries contained in my project. When I selected each of them and imported them as a module, the style error went away.

File > Project Structure > Modules > click + > import module > add each project folder as module

answered Jun 23 '14 at 13:30

Adam Johns

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 20 '14 at 03:30

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What you need is to copy the android-support-v7-appcompat.jar of your android-support-v7-appcompat from the libs folder of it, into your project folder libs.

After Right click on your project, select Build Path -> Configure build path.

Select Library Tab then Add Jar option and browse your android-support-v7-appcompat and click OK.

Lastly clean and build.

answered Jun 20 '14 at 03:30

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I don't have an option for Build path when I right click my project. It is not a gradle project. – Adam Johns Jun 20 '14 at 03:35
@AdamJohns go properties instead of Build path – Rod_Algonquin Jun 20 '14 at 03:36
there is no properties if I right click my project. – Adam Johns Jun 20 '14 at 03:37
@AdamJohns I never work in android studio but you can check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MyBO9z7ojk – Rod_Algonquin Jun 20 '14 at 03:42

No resource found that matches the given name '@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar'

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