If you haven't done so yet, invoke the Microsoft Explorer and select View and Folder Options from the main menu. Select the tab named View and uncheck the box "Hide file extensions for known file types." Click OK. This insures that you can always see the file extensions in the Microsoft Explorer.

The directions assume that you will be creating a zip file named Smith318Hello.zip, where you substitute your last name for "Smith" and your actual project name for Hello. See the Projects page for the list of all the projects for this course.

This discussion assumes that you have created the folder csc318 with the project folder Hello within it. The Hello folder contains all of the files for the Hello Project. If you are working in the computer lab, use drive e:. If you are working at home, use your favorite drive (probably c: or d:).

Using FASTZIP98

1. Run FASTZIP98.   Select Start, FASTZIP98.

2. Create the New Zip File.   Select File, New Archive. Go to the folder e:\csc318\Hello, and enter the new archive name as 318HelloSmith.zip. Click on the Open button.

3. Add Files.   After clicking on the Open button in the previous step, you will see the Add Files Window. Check the option Save Folder Information Then Expand E: and csc318, and select Hello. Select all of the files at the top right in the e:\csc309\Hello folder. Click on "Add File(s)." You should see the files to be added at the bottom. Click on OK.

4. Exit FASTZIP98.   Close FASTZIP98.

Using WinZip32

1. Invoke WinZip32 from the desktop or start menu.

2. Create a New Zip File.   Select the New button on the Toolbar. The New Archive Window will appear. Enter the folder where the zip file is to be created, for example e:\csc319, and specify 318HelloSmith.zip as the name of the new zip file. Click on OK.

3. Add Files to the Zip File.   After clicking OK in the previous step, the Add Window will appear (select the Add button on the toolbar if it does not). Check the checkboxes Include Subfolders but not Save File Info.

   Go to the folder e:csc318. The folder Hello should be the only subfolder that appears. Click on Add with Wildcards.

   IMPORTANT: If you omit this step, you will create an empty zip file.

4. Exit WinZip32.

Using zip.exe

1. Download the executable file zip.exe into the folder e:\csc318.

2. Invoke the DOS prompt (called the Command prompt in Windows 2000).

3. Go to the folder e:\csc318.

4. Type
   zip 318HelloSmith.zip csc318\*.*
   You will see lines starting with "Adding:" that indicate the files that are added to the zip file.

5. Exit the DOS prompt by typing exit.

Test your zip file

Submit your zip file

Here are the submission directions:

1. In the table of contents on the left, click on "View My Courses." Then select the link to Java For Programmers 318-21-601, where 601 is your section number.

2. In the table of contents on the left, click on "Submit Homework." Then click on the "Submit Homework" button. (If you select Grades Online instead of Submit Homework in the table of contents, you can see your grades once they are posted.)

3. In the drop down box on the top, select the project you want to submit. Then near the bottom of the form, select the file you want to submit (you can browse for it if you wish), and click on the "Submit" button at the bottom. You can enter a short comment before you submit the assignment.