C&IT 295 Object-Oriented Programming

Using WinZip for Homework Submissions

The best way to submit your homework solution is to copy the contents of your entire program folder into one zip file.

The computers in the labs should have a program called WinZip. If you want to zip up a folder with several files, right-click on the file in Windows Explorer and see if there is a WinZip option.

On this pop-up menu, select the Add to Zip option. (WinZip will come up with a file name based on the folder name.) To add the files in the folder to the zip file, click the Add button.

Once done, you'll see a list of all the files in the zip file. The WinZip dialog will show a green light in the bottom right corner.

Once you close WinZip, you should see a zip file in Windows Explorer at the same level as the folder. You should verify the contents of the zip file by double-clicking the zip file to run WinZip to view the contents of the zip file.  

Next, extract the files to a different location (diskette, a new folder on your hard drive, a different folder on a network drive, a different computer, etc.). Once the extraction is complete, you should go to the location where you extracted the files and make sure all project files are there. 

Open up the project file by double-clicking on the *.sln file and select the start option on the debug menu to compile and run the program. Assuming all works fine, the zip file that you created is ready to be submitted to eSub. 

Please note that the instructions above are based on WinZip 8.1 SR-1 (Evaluation). A different version may show slightly different forms.