[Bluej-discuss] mac to windows zip

[Colleen Penrowley]

Great, thanks Michael! This is what I'll ask the students to do from now 
on. No need to deal with other software.

Colleen


At 12:33 AM 4/23/2006 +0100, Michael Kölling wrote:
>The built-in Mac 'Create archive..." is good -- I use it all the time.
>
>However, if what you want to zip up is just the BlueJ project, you
>can use a shortcut: you can use BlueJ's "Create Jar File" function
>(include source and BlueJ files).
>
>A jar file is, in fact, just a zip file, and BlueJ will create this
>for you. There is then also no need to unzip this explicitly --
>that's also built into BlueJ. You can use BlueJ's "Open Non-BlueJ"
>function to open a project from a jar- or zip- file directly. It will
>expand the jar/zip file for you and store the project in the same
>place where the file is.
>
>If you want to include other documents, they can be placed into the
>project file. BlueJ will include all files that are stored in the
>project file.
>
>Regards,
>
>Michael
>
>
>On 22 Apr 2006, at 7:00, Colleen Penrowley wrote:
>
> > Thanks Barry!
> >
> > cp
> >
> > At 04:35 PM 4/21/2006 -0700, Barry Brown wrote:
> >> Mac OS X can make zip files, too. In the Finder, just highlight the
> >> file(s) or folder you want to zip up, then pull down the File menu
> >> and select "Create archive of ____". A zip file will be made and
> >> dropped in the same directory.
> >>
> >> -B
> >>
> >> On Apr 21, 2006, at 4:17 PM, Colleen Penrowley wrote:
> >>
> >>> Not a BlueJ question, or even a Java question.  But I know people
> >>> on this
> >>> list use different platforms, so I thought I'd try here first. I
> >>> require my
> >>> students to submit a zipped file containing their assignments
> >>> done in
> >>> BlueJ. A student has just asked what Mac archiving software she can
> >>> use
> >>> that I can unzip in Windows. Can anyone help?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>> Colleen
> >>>
> >>>
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