here all the errors that the compiler is showing me.
C:\Users\Peter C Cole\Documents\Arduino Program\arduino-1.0.3\libraries\SoftwareSerial\SoftwareSerial.cpp: In member function 'void SoftwareSerial::begin(long int)':
C:\Users\Peter C Cole\Documents\Arduino Program\arduino-1.0.3\libraries\SoftwareSerial\SoftwareSerial.cpp:399: error: 'PCICR' was not declared in this scope
C:\Users\Peter C Cole\Documents\Arduino Program\arduino-1.0.3\libraries\SoftwareSerial\SoftwareSerial.cpp:402: error: 'PCMSK2' was not declared in this scope
C:\Users\Peter C Cole\Documents\Arduino Program\arduino-1.0.3\libraries\SoftwareSerial\SoftwareSerial.cpp:402: error: 'PCMSK0' was not declared in this scope
C:\Users\Peter C Cole\Documents\Arduino Program\arduino-1.0.3\libraries\SoftwareSerial\SoftwareSerial.cpp:402: error: 'PCMSK1' was not declared in this scope
C:\Users\Peter C Cole\Documents\Arduino Program\arduino-1.0.3\libraries\SoftwareSerial\SoftwareSerial.cpp: In member function 'void SoftwareSerial::end()':
C:\Users\Peter C Cole\Documents\Arduino Program\arduino-1.0.3\libraries\SoftwareSerial\SoftwareSerial.cpp:417: error: 'PCMSK2' was not declared in this scope
C:\Users\Peter C Cole\Documents\Arduino Program\arduino-1.0.3\libraries\SoftwareSerial\SoftwareSerial.cpp:417: error: 'PCMSK0' was not declared in this scope
C:\Users\Peter C Cole\Documents\Arduino Program\arduino-1.0.3\libraries\SoftwareSerial\SoftwareSerial.cpp:417: error: 'PCMSK1' was not declared in this scope
The {SketchRoot} folder is where your sketches are stored. The {SketchRoot} folder is not the arduino-1.0.3 folder. I assume you did not delete the {SketchRoot}/libraries/SoftwareSerial/ folder. Obviously you did delete the arduino-1.0.3/libraries/SoftwareSerial/ folder. You will have to reinstall the Arduino IDE.
Hovic: Where is the SketchRoot?
can you give a screen shot what you mean?
It is the folder name on your PC of where ever your sketches are saved to when you quit the IDE. The full path name is shown in the arduino IDE under files/Preferences, in the top window named Sketchbook location. My path sketch folder is named C:\Documents and Settings\Primary Windows User\My Documents\Arduino when using arduino version 22 and it's path sketch folder name is C:\Documents and Settings\Primary Windows User\My Documents\Arduino\Arduino1 when I'm using arduino version 1.0.3.
This is the folder name where you can create a folder named libraries where you can then install 3rd party library files and example sketches for the library. The arduino core also has a folder named libraries that it populates with the 'official' arduino library files that come with IDE installation distrubution. You should not add or erase files in that folder, just your arduino users sketchbook folder/libraries folder.
so i remove the softserial from the sketchRoot the only difference i got is that compiler basicly say it doesn't exist.
I'm more familiar with Avr Studio 6.0 and microsoft visual studio 2010.
I already know that I'm not the only one that has this problem. their forums online that showed the same porblem, but didn't help. vis
it was with NewSoftSerial.h.... There was no answer to the question.
the only way i got the SoftwareSerial.h to work is to use my visual box, but it is slow. So i really don't won't to use the visual box.