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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.

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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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