CECS-174: Getting your own copy of resources
The authors of the textbook have made lots of Java code and media files available for use with the textbook. There is a clean and recent copy of these resources in each of the lab computers. You need your own copy of these resources in order to work with them and this page will give you instructions to get a copy.
Browse the directory with resources
Use a Windows Explorer window to browse the folder with the CECS 174 resources. Do the following steps using the Explorer window (See picture for the result).
- Select the drive named Local Disk (C:)
- Select the folder named intro-prog-java
Select and copy the resources
- Select the two folders named bookClasses and mediaSources. You can select both of these by drawn a rectacle around them -- once they're highlighted, you've selected them.
- From the Edit menu, select Copy -- See figure below
Paste resources to network drive
- Now, select the network drive named homes on 'Samba Server'
- Right-click on the CECS174 folder and choose Paste from the menu -- See figure below
- You should see a popup window informing you of the progress being made as the computer makes copies of the files into your account at the specified location.
Great job!
You're now ready to move to the next step. You may go back to the guide on getting started in the CECS Labs. This link should take you back.