Program 7 and the New Handin Mechanism

by Mike Gleicher on October 23, 2015

Program 7 uses the new handin mechanism.

This requires both a link on Canvas as well as uploading your files to a server.

The link for Canvas was broken (but 22 people found it anyway). So for P7, if you didn’t send a Canvas link, it’s OK. (For P8, the Canvas link is important since you need to use the type-in box to tell us about your assignment).

If you’re not a CS student, you might not be familiar with using AFS and transferring files. (you may not even know that you have a CS account). We should have warned you to figure this stuff out before the deadline. But, if you are having trouble copying your files to the server, ask the TA for help – he can show you.

If you have trouble turning in your files, use the Canvas handin to say “I am having trouble turning in my files” – and then talk to the TA for help (on Monday). We’ll won’t consider things late if its because you had handin troubles.

For what it’s worth, I usually use “SecureFX” (a commercial file transfer program that the University has a license for in the Campus Software Library) on a Mac and Windows, and “WinSCP” on Windows. I find these easier than the built-in tools that the handin posting described, but others prefer the command line.

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