Where are the files stored that students submit via WolfWare Submit, and how do I retrieve them?
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Submit places files in the "submitted" directory of the section locker.
Full Solution:
Problem:
Where are the files stored that students submit via WolfWare Submit,
and how do I retrieve them?
Solution:
Once you have created assignments with the WolfWare Toolbox -> Submit Admin
tool, students can submit assignments by selecting the Submit Assignments link
that appears in the Links column beside your course and section at http://courses.ncsu.edu/. Students can
upload their files into your section's locker, and these files are collected at:
/afs/eos/courses/xxx/xxxyyy/lec/zzz/submitted/assignment/userid/file
(or lab instead of lec)
where:
"assignment" is a subdirectory (folder) containing the assignment
submissions
"userid" is a subdirectory for each student who has submitted
"file" is the student's submitted assignment
e.g.,
/afs/eos/courses/csc/csc501/lec/001/submitted/hw2/jqpublic/paper.doc
where:
hw2 is created to hold the hw2 assignment submissions
jqpublic is created when this student has submitted his assignment
paper.doc is jqpublic's hw2 assignment submission
WolfWare does not yet have an interface in place for viewing/retrieving
submitted files via a web browser. You have to log in to an AFS-capable machine
and go to the directory where the files are stored. For example:
% cd /afs/eos/courses/csc/csc591e/lec/001/submitted/
% ls
hw1 hw2
% cd hw2
% ls
bjbyerly jqpublic kwu mpleasa ranimbal ryerram ttdriver yxin bpmuthus lzhao
poothon rlfair ske vullana ksubram
A subdirectory is created for each student who has submitted. The student's
submitted file is found in that subdirectory.
If you are on a Unix/Linux machine connected directly to AFS, you will be able
to use the commands cd, ls, cp, mv, etc. to change directories, list, copy, move
files, etc. If you are on a Windows machine connected to AFS, you will select
the J: drive, then move through the folders, eos -> courses, etc., until you
get to your locker.
If you are on a non-AFS machine at your home or office, you must use ftp. The
machine to ftp to is ftp.ncsu.edu. Log in with your Unity ID and password and
change directories into your section's submitted directory:
/afs/eos/courses/xxx/xxxyyy/lec/zzz/submitted/
You will need to ftp the files back to your local machine to work on them,
i.e., move the files into other applications to mark and grade them. Online
grading and grade-posting are planned for WolfWare but do not yet exist, so you
will have to email graded files back to students, or use some other method.
For more information on WolfWare, see http://wolfware.ncsu.edu/help/
and http://courses.ncsu.edu/.
Last Modified on Thu, 04 Aug 2005 09:41:13 EDT
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