fail to create a new Freestanding Application under NRF Connect

[Sergio Bezz]

I am trying to create my first Freestanding Application under NRF Connect, I have SDK version 1.8.0.
As soon as I click on "Create Application" I got the error message "Application already exists".
I see that a directory with the name I have chosen for the application is created, the directory is empty.
This seems basic, what I did wrong ?

[Sergio Bezz]

Of course the directory was non existing before the attempt to create the application, and the tool has writing rights to the provided directory path.
Nevertheless, I have found a walk-around to the issue on VS: instead of invoking "Create a new Application from sample" from the "Welcome" tab (on the left of the screen), I 1st do "Open welcome page" and once the "Welcome to RF connect" page is opened, I click on "Getting Started >> Create a new Application from sample", this time it works !

[DougMortime]

Hello,

I had a similar issue, the way I solved it was by going to the home page and then making sure your tool chain is actually selected and not left blank. To get there, simply press nrf Connect on the sidebar if you're using VSCode and then under applications press open welcome page. Then select the tool chain, such as 1.8.0, for both options then close the page and now it should work fine.

Regards,

DM

[Alexandre Desgagne]

I had the same issue and this workaround works!