Q: How do I send cpp file from an Xcode project (college student)?
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Sep 20, 2016 5:03 PMby etresoft,Hello Tom,
You shouldn't have to zip a source file. Is that what the instructions ask you to do? Normally when you download assignments from Blackboard they come in a zip file from Blackboard. Zipping seems like extra work both for you and the professor.
Also, submitting only your cpp file would not be sufficient except for the most basic, "Hello World" file.
Finally, can you describe in more detail how you are copying the file (and why) and how you are zipping it?
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Sep 20, 2016 6:57 PMby TomCH,Thank you for helping.
The course is C++, all assignments are a C++ programs. I get the assignment instructions in a pdf file. I write the program in Xcode; it builds successfully and results in the desired output. I click on the main.cpp, and duplicate it to my desktop. The assignment instructions specify that the source files be zipped before turned in. So, I compress the file and rename the zip version as the instructions dictate. I do leave the Xcode suffix ".cp" on the file. My mentor (not an Apple person) does talk about a ".cpp" file. I wonder if the suffix is what prevents my file from being read in the college's Visual Studio program?
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Sep 20, 2016 8:46 PMby etresoft,Hello again Tom,
I am unaware of any ".cp" suffix in Xcode. How are you creating your Xcode projects? Xcode should give files a ".cpp" suffix. And again, except for literally "Hello World", C++ will make heavy use of header files - extremely heavy use. Most modern C++ projects are 90% headers. I kid you not.
Are you sure that this class will only use standard C++ constructs? Generally I recommend testing using the environment with which you will be marked. Get yourself a Windows VM, install VS, and test there. You can develop in Xcode, but never submit without testing. Testing using the zip file that you create is a good idea.
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Sep 22, 2016 5:48 AMby Wayne Contello,Here is how to locate the actual file from the XCode Project:
select the file (notice it is .cpp)
right click:
in the Finder you can then zip the file. I recommend, however, zipping on the command line since the contextual menu for compress adds "extra" stuff to the zip file.
in a terminal window you can cd to the location of the file by typing :
"cd "
now drag and drop the folder that contains the file onto the terminal window. When you do this, the terminal will insert the text for the path.
now in there terminal zip the file like this:
zip AssignmentName main.cpp
this mean zip the file main.cpp into a zip archive named AssignmentName (you should set this name as required)
the zip file will be in the same folder as the main.cpp
you can test you code on line using this link:
http://rextester.com/l/cpp_online_compiler_visual
I suggest you work through this with your professor since your grade depends on it. Also try testing what ever you do on lab computer (if available) but avoid testing on classmates computers so as to avoid any appearance of plagiarism.
