# Uploading programs to several TRIK robots from VSCode

This article discusses the possibility of simultaneous uploading of programs on a group of robots using an external text editor VSCode. The article is a continuation of the next material

{% content-ref url="run-2d-from-vscode" %}
[run-2d-from-vscode](https://help.trikset.com/en/integrations/vscode/run-2d-from-vscode)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Setting up

Download the [send\_files.cmd](https://gist.github.com/anastasiia-kornilova/e1344f658a91449cf16217ec03147a18) file for Windows and place it in the folder where TRIK Studio is installed.

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The manual was tested on the January 2020 release (version 1.42). You can download VSCode from the [official website](https://code.visualstudio.com/Download).
{% endhint %}

The first time the program is launched, confirmation from the user is required to establish a connection with the robot.

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To allow the connection, enter `Y` or `Yes` at the command line.

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1\. Open the folder with the files you want to send in VSCode using `File → Open Folder`.

2\. Select`Terminal → Configure Tasks`.

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3\. If there were no tasks before, then select `Create tasks.json file from template → Others` from the drop-down menu. The `tasks.json` file will be opened. If tasks were created earlier, it will be opened right after step 2.

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4\. Remove everything from this file and paste this code:

```javascript
{
    "version": "2.0.0",
        "tasks": [ {
            "label": "Send files",
            "type": "shell",
            "windows": {
                "command": "C:\\TRIKStudio\\send_files.cmd  <path to scripts dir> <file with ip addresses>"
            },
            "group": "test",
            "presentation": {
                "reveal": "always",
                "panel": "new"
            }
        }]
}
```

Where:

* `<path to scripts dir>` is the full path to the folder with programs that must be uploaded on robots,
* `<file with ip addresses>` is the name of the `.txt` file that contains the ip-addresses of robots for downloading files. One ip-address per line.

5\. In the line corresponding to the `"windows": {"command"` field specify the path to the `send_files.cmd` file. The file with the IP addresses of the robots must be in the same folder as the programs to be sent. For example:

```javascript
"command": "C:\TRIKStudio\send_files.cmd C:\Users\Admin\myfiles ip_addr.txt"
```

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6\. Save the file `tasks.json`.

7\. Now select `Send files`in the dropdown menu `Terminal → Run Task`or press the corresponding keyboard shortcut (**Ctrl+Shift+B**) to upload programs to the robots.