diff --git a/scripts/linux/ofProjectManager/ofProjectManager.py b/scripts/linux/ofProjectManager/ofProjectManager.py
index f945bc87a40..e7e8f4f3a32 100755
--- a/scripts/linux/ofProjectManager/ofProjectManager.py
+++ b/scripts/linux/ofProjectManager/ofProjectManager.py
@@ -6,27 +6,42 @@
 import sys
 from ofEnvironment import of_root
 
+of_path = of_root + "apps/myApps/"
+
 class ofProjectManager:
     """class to add addons to projects"""
     
-    def __init__(self,project):
+#    def __init__(self,project):
+#        try:
+#            f = open(of_path + project + "/" + project + ".cbp","r")
+#            f.close()
+#        except IOError:
+#            self.createFromEmpty(project)
+#            
+#        self.projectName = project
+#        self.project = ofProject(of_path + project + "/" + project + ".cbp")
+
+    def __init__(self,project,path=""):
+	global of_path
         try:
-            f = open(of_root + "apps/myApps/" + project + "/" + project + ".cbp","r")
+            if len(path) != 0:		
+                of_path = path		
+            f = open(of_path + project + "/" + project + ".cbp","r")
             f.close()
         except IOError:
             self.createFromEmpty(project)
             
         self.projectName = project
-        self.project = ofProject(of_root + "apps/myApps/" + project + "/" + project + ".cbp")
+        self.project = ofProject(of_path + project + "/" + project + ".cbp")
         
     def createFromEmpty(self,project):
-        shutil.copytree (of_root + "apps/examples/emptyExample",of_root + "apps/myApps/" + project)
-        shutil.move(of_root + "apps/myApps/"+project+"/emptyExample.cbp", of_root +"apps/myApps/" + project+ "/" + project + ".cbp")
-        f = open(of_root + "apps/myApps/" + project + "/" + project + ".cbp","r")
+        shutil.copytree (of_root + "apps/examples/emptyExample",of_path + project)
+        shutil.move(of_path + project+"/emptyExample.cbp", of_path + project+ "/" + project + ".cbp")
+        f = open(of_path + project + "/" + project + ".cbp","r")
         projectStr = f.read()
         f.close()
         projectStr = projectStr.replace("emptyExample",project)
-        f = open(of_root + "apps/myApps/" + project + "/" + project + ".cbp","w")
+        f = open(of_path + project + "/" + project + ".cbp","w")
         f.write(projectStr)
         
     def addAddon(self,addon):
@@ -34,7 +49,7 @@ def addAddon(self,addon):
         self.project.addAddon(addon)
         
     def saveProject(self):
-        f = open(of_root + "apps/myApps/" + self.projectName + "/"+self.projectName+".cbp","w")
+        f = open(of_path + self.projectName + "/"+self.projectName+".cbp","w")
         self.project.xml(f);
         f.close()
 
@@ -43,15 +58,26 @@ def saveProject(self):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     if(len(sys.argv) > 2):
         if sys.argv[1] == "add":       
-            if(len(sys.argv) > 3):
-                projectManager = ofProjectManager(sys.argv[2])
+            if(len(sys.argv) > 4):
+                projectManager = ofProjectManager(sys.argv[2],sys.argv[4])
                 projectManager.addAddon(sys.argv[3])
                 projectManager.saveProject()
+            else:
+				if(len(sys.argv) > 3):
+					projectManager = ofProjectManager(sys.argv[2])
+					projectManager.addAddon(sys.argv[3])
+					projectManager.saveProject()
         
         if sys.argv[1] == "create":
-                projectManager = ofProjectManager(sys.argv[2])
+            if(len(sys.argv) > 3):
+                # specify project path
+                projectManager = ofProjectManager(sys.argv[2],sys.argv[3])
                 projectManager.saveProject()
-            
+            else:
+				if(len(sys.argv) > 2):
+					# do not specify project path
+					projectManager = ofProjectManager(sys.argv[2])
+					projectManager.saveProject()            
     else:
         print """Usage: ofProjectManager [command] [project] [addon]
         commands: create