Copying my main.cpp from Raspberry onto any Editor.

Hi Asif,

You could use a USB memory stick to do the transfer, but a popular way is to just use your network connection. For most computers (including Windows or Mac) there is software that performs something known as 'SSH' that is advisable to get familiar with using, and 'SFTP. Together they provide the ability to work remotely, and to transfer files. On windows, one popular version of SSH software is called 'PuTTY' and it is a free download. For the SFTP element (sometimes it is combined in the same piece of software) you could investigate WinSCP (I've not used it - but google for 'SFTP Raspberry Pi' to find tutorials).

SFTP will allow you to transfer files back and forth between your PC and the

Raspberry Pi. If you google for PuTTY, SFTP and Raspberry Pi you'll find tutorials to

help you with all that.

SSH and SFTP are ideal if your PC and the Raspberry Pi are on the same network - additional effort is needed to work across the internet, such as if your PC and Raspberry Pi are separated at different locations like school and home.

Yet another method is to place your code on a cloud platform, e.g. github. Then you can

download it from anywhere, on any device.

Why not using a code sharing online so you can edit from everywhere and download the last version when ready ?

Share it if not confidential. I may help you to optimize. Also inform platform at you are working.

i cannot share, as it is confidential. However i appreciate the Help

Thanks. That was a really helpful answer, i would try transferring it using SFTP. Its just that, now I have to see what SFTP exactly is.

If you're on a Windows PC, you could try Notepad++ - I just tried it, and it seems quite easy to use, it uses the built-in SFTP functionality inside it.

After I installed Notepad++, I then followed the instructions here:

http://www.cssbakery.com/2012/04/using-notepad-to-edit-files-on-server.html

(the only difference I did was to select the 'initial remote directory' to be /home/pi )

When you run it, you can connect to the Raspberry Pi by clicking the icon that is called "(Dis)Connect" in the NppFTP pane, and you'll see the files on the Raspberry Pi listed.

When you double-click any of them, they will open up in the editor. When you hit 'save' it will save them back onto the RPI, but you can do a local save to your PC by going to 'Save As'.

Also, if you have any file already open in the editor (i.e. any file on your PC, you can transfer it by pressing the 'Upload' button in the NppFTP pane.

Sorry, i got the exact mistake, i actually cannot establish the connection between the two, after i click that Dis(Connect) pane on the window, it doesnt connect to my raspberry.

The screenshot below shows my settings, yours needs to look something similar.

You can confirm if your raspberry pi is reachable by typing 'ping xx.xx.xx.xx' in a

Windows command prompt first (where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address of your

Raspberry Pi). If the ping is not successful, then there is a network related issue.

The ping should always be your first test to ensure that you have reachability.

Bear in mind, this won't (usually) work if the only path between you and the Raspberry Pi is the public Internet. Where is your Raspberry Pi and PC located - in the same physical location?

This is what the ping output could look like, your addressing will be different:

(Type ipconfig /all if you're unsure what network connection is in use on your PC). You can see that my PC is on the same network (192.168.1.xx) as the Raspberry Pi.

Presuming you are using a Pi B, B+, or 2, and not an A or A+, and you have a keyboard and mouse plugged in, and possibly a WI-FI dongle, that should leave you with one USB connector.  I suggest using the sneaker-net solution and plug a USB drive into the a free USB port on the PI and doing a drag and drop of the file(s).

If you are in need of a more shared solution, you could set up your Pi as a Samba server, and copy any shared files into the Samba directory, then pick them up from the other PC as a shared directory.

Thanks for all the help. I finally got it. I was doing one stupid mistake, my laptop and my raspberry pi were not on same network. thats why it didnt connect