Opening a VEXcode EXP C++ Project on a Chrome Browser

There are several ways to open a C++ project in a Chrome browser with codeEXP.vex.com.


Open an Existing Project

Top left of the toolbar in VEXcode EXP with the following options being shown: Globe icon, File, Tools, Tutorials, Undo, Redo, Slot. The File option has a red box around it.

Select File in the Toolbar.

Open File Menu in VEXcode EXP with the following options being shown from top to bottom: New Blocks Project, New Text Project, Open, Open Examples, Save, Save As, Whats New, About, Check for Update. The Open option has a red box around it.

Select Open in the drop down menu.

The Finder window on a macOS device being shown with the downloads folder open and a VEXcode EXP project with a red box around it.

Your device’s File Menu will open. Navigate to the folder where you saved your file and open the project.

Note: VEXcode EXP C++ projects will have the extension .expcpp

Pop up in VEXcode asking users to allow changes to be automatically saved to the computer. Two options are shown: Cancel and Save Changes.

A prompt will appear in your browser. Select Save Changes to open the project and allow auto saving. 

A VEXcode EXP project with the title Drive Project shown at the top. A Drive for command is at the beginning of the project code.

Your project will open in VEXcode EXP.


Open an Example Project

Top left of the toolbar in VEXcode EXP with the following options being shown: Globe icon, File, Tools, Tutorials, Undo, Redo, Slot. The File option has a red box around it.

Select File in the Toolbar.

Open File Menu in VEXcode EXP with the following options being shown from top to bottom: New Blocks Project, New Text Project, Open, Open Examples, Save, Save As, Whats New, About, Check for Update. The Open Examples option has a red box around it.

Select Open Examples in the drop down menu.

VEXcode EXP Example project icons being shown.

Select a Template or an Example Project.

Note: Templates and Example Projects are used for the following.

  • Templates configure the motors and sensors on your robot for the project.
  • Example projects are premade projects that are ready to download and run.

VEXcode EXP project open with a note at the top that lists the configuration of the robot as a BaseBot (Drivetrain 2-motor, Inertial).

Once selected, the Template or Example Project will open.


Common Issue when Opening

Downloads folder with a VEXcode EXP project inside. A notification is in front of the folder explaning that there is no application for the file to be opened with.

A common issue when using VEXcode EXP project files is trying to select the file to be opened directly by the operating system.

If you try to open a VEXcode EXP project file by double clicking it, it will show an error message like this.

Be sure to open project files in VEXcode EXP, as shown in the Open an Existing Project section of this article.

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