Visual Basic 6.0 IDE

Start Visual Basic by using Start > All Programs > Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 > Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0. From the Existing tab of the New Project window, browse to the Z:\ drive, open the VB6Project folder, and open the contest.vbp project file. This project contains a form named Form 1 (sample.frm) with the appropriate window size and font settings. Save your forms as problem.frm on the Z:\ drive, not the VB98 folder.

To create a new file, right-click on the Forms folder in the project pane at the right of the screen, click Add > Form, select a new form, and click OK. Right-click on the Forms folder again, click Project1 Properties..., and on the General tab change the Startup Object field to be the form you just created.

To execute your code, use Run > Start.

Always place your code in the Form_Paint subroutine.
Always set the Font property of your forms to Courier New.

C++, C# and VB.net IDE - Visual Studio 2005

Start the Visual Studio IDE by using Start > All Programs > Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 > Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Choose Visual C++ Development Settings or VB Development Settings and click Start Visual Studio. Wait patiently... Click the File menu, then use Open > Project/Solution... Type Z:\ContestSolutionCPP\ContestSolutionCPP.sln or Z:\ContestSolutionVB\ContestSolutionVB.sln in the "Filename:" field and click Open.

To create new C++ source files, in the Solution Explorer pane, right-click on the Source Files folder and navigate through Add > New Item..., select Code category, and choose C++ file (.cpp). To create new VB source files, in the Solution Explorer pane, right-click on the Source Files folder and navigate through Add > New Item..., and choose Module (.vb). Enter the name of the file in the Name field and click Add. You will need to right-click on other files and select Exclude from Project to be able to run the new file. You may add any excluded files back to the project by right-clicking on the Source Files folder, navigating through Add > Existing Item..., and selecting the source file you wish to re-include.

Using the Java IDE - JCreator

Start JCreator by double-clicking on the icon on the desktop. From the File menu choose Open Workspace... and enter Z:\JCreatorProject\ContestWorkspace.jcw in the File Name field. Wait patiently... In the File View pane at the left of the screen, expand Contest Project to show the Java files in the project.

To create a Java file, right-click on Contest Project, click Add > New File..., select Main Class, click Next, and name the file.

To run your file, make sure it is open in the editing window, click Build > Compile File, and click Build > Execute File.

Accessing Documentation - Double Click on the Java API Documentation link on the desktop