# Noob question - VS2017 cannot read tinderbox project

**URL:** <https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/noob-question-vs2017-cannot-read-tinderbox-project/1128>\
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**Created:** [April 8, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/noob-question-vs2017-cannot-read-tinderbox-project/1128 "2018-04-08T18:57:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![jrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4da419/32.png) [@jrb](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/jrb)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/noob-question-vs2017-cannot-read-tinderbox-project/1128/1 "2018-04-08T18:57:57Z")

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Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this question - Created a test screensaver app in Tinderbox, VS2017 unable to open solution with the following errors -

error : Unable to read the project file “myprojectnamehere.vcxproj”.  
Found an unexpected character ‘|’ at position 6 in condition “Debug|Win32”.

any help greatly appreciated