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I'm really new to using Arduino and I'm having some problems. I can load the blink program and it works fine. I downloaded a program for an antenna rotator control and it opens in the Arduino folder and sketch board. But when I go to compile it I get the following error below.

Arduino: 1.6.5 (Windows 7), Board: "Arduino Uno"

Using library EEPROM in folder: C:\Program Files\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr\libraries\EEPROM

Using library LiquidCrystal in folder: C:\Program Files\Arduino\libraries\LiquidCrystal

Using library Wire in folder: C:\Program Files\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr\libraries\Wire

Using library SPI in folder: C:\Program Files\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr\libraries\SPI

Using library Ethernet in folder: C:\Program Files\Arduino\libraries\Ethernet

C:\Program Files\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/bin/avr-g++ -c -g -Os -w -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -MMD -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10605 -DARDUINO_AVR_UNO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR -IC:\Program Files\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino -IC:\Program Files\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr\variants\standard -IC:\Program Files\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr\libraries\EEPROM -IC:\Program Files\Arduino\libraries\LiquidCrystal\src -IC:\Program Files\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr\libraries\Wire -IC:\Program Files\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr\libraries\SPI -IC:\Program Files\Arduino\libraries\Ethernet\src C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\Temp\build6204381922051258216.tmp\k3ng_rotator_controller.cpp -o C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\Temp\build6204381922051258216.tmp\k3ng_rotator_controller.cpp.o

k3ng_rotator_controller.ino:400:30: fatal error: rotator_hardware.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
Error compiling.
...

I thought I put all the necessary files in their proper folders but is not going to load due to these errors.
Can anyone help with this problem?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Alex-KV4PW

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Hi and welcome.

This isn the error message:

k3ng_rotator_controller.ino:400:30: fatal error: rotator_hardware.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.

It tells you the error is in line 400 and at position 30 (?)
And that the file rotator_hardware.h cannot be found.
So you haven´t put it in the right location.
Perhaps you should use from the menu: Sketch - include Library - Add.ZIP Library
It will ask you to point to that zipped library.

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I tried your idea of using the Sketch add lib .zip
But it did not find a .zip folder called rotator_hardware.zip

I did find an Unzipped file under same name in the K3ng_rotator_controller-Master file.
I added it to the library but it didn't change anything after I saved it.
I tried to compile it and it comes up with the same error.
Talk about depressed. :o

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Is this where you got the sketch?

If so there's definitely a rotator_hardware.h (as well as many other .h's) that need to live
in your sketch folder for it to compile.