Comp 170-201 -- Dordal/Habicht -- Lab 1, Wed, August 28, 2002

You are to:
  1. log in
  2. run CSMOUNT to attach your CS dept disk space
  3. find your home folder 
  4. launch BlueJ
  5. create a new project
  6. create a java class
  7. edit your class so it prints something
  8. compile your program
  9. Fix any errors
 10. run it
  
1. To log in, you need three things: your Loyola-issued "UVID",
your password, and time. Login is a slow process. You may need
to change the "context" entry in the "advanced" section of the
login screen; we'll try to help with this.

2. To run CSMOUNT, first start a DOS window (from Start=>Programs).
In this window, type CSMOUNT, and it will prompt you for your
*CS* username (I have a list) and your CS password (normally nXXXXXX,
where the n is the letter 'n' and the X's are the last 6 digits of your
P-ID. 

Note that CSMOUNT only works on-campus. If you're doing this at home,
use any folder you can keep track of for storing your projects. 
If you're on-campus and CSMOUNT fails, you can create a folder in C:\temp,
but it will be deleted when you log off; you should copy essential files
to a floppy first. Or you can create your work folder on a floppy, 
but that is quite slow.

3. If CSMOUNT runs successfully, you should now have a network drive mounted
that includes a folder that is your home directory. Find it.

4. Launch BlueJ, from Start => LoyolaSoftware => Compilers, or something
like that.

5. Within BlueJ, create a new project.

6. To add a class to your new project, use the New Class button.
You will be prompted for a name; Helloworld is one possibility.
By convention, the first letter of class names is capitalized.
The "Class Type" should be "Class".

7. Once the new class has appeared, double-click on it to edit it.
Add a function as follows:

        public static void main(String[] args) 
        {
        }
        
Put this wherever you want, except don't put it in the middle of another
declaration. That is, don't put it in between some other function's 
'{' and '}'. Hint: find a blank line, and put it there.

Now add some System.out.println statements to the body of main():
        System.out.println("Hello, world!");

8. Click on "compile"

9. If you can't decipher an error message, ask!

10. Show Peter or Peter the output; there is no other submission
project. If you do this on your own, show one of us a floppy disk
of your project files.