HOMEWORK DROP-OFF INSTRUCTIONS FOR CS150
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All submitted files MUST use the following file naming convention.  Failure to use the proper naming convention will result in penalties or worse, your work not being graded at all.

username.LXX.zip

where

  •  username = your CS login name (should be your first initial with up to 7 letters of your last name).
  •  LXX = The two digit lab number, e.g. "L01", "L02", etc.
  •  zip = The file should be a your entire lab directory with all sections zipped into a single file with the "zip" extension.  

For instance, Michael Jordan's Lab 5 zipped-up homework would be named  "mjordan.L05.zip".   Incorrectly named files will be penalized!

All exercises in all labs should be zipped up into a SINGLE file.   Hand in only ONE file.   Be sure to include the directory information when zipping directories ("recurse folders").  See the Winzip Instructions below.

Recommendation:  Put a README.TXT file in your homework that explains any unusual file names or other issues.

After the due date and time, access to that lab's dropoff directory will be denied.   All late work must be turned into the "late work" ("cs150\dropoff\late") directory!

To drop off your homework using Netscape right now: 

Type your login name here:

Which lab are you turning in?    

Use File/Upload File on the Netscape main menu after connecting to Exciton.

  

Netscape and Fetch users:  These programs will often not update their file listings right away, especially on Macs.  Thus you may not see the file you just uploaded.   Attempting to upload the file again will result in a "access denied" error because the file is already on the server. 

Internet Explorer 4.0 CANNOT be used to drop off homework!

In general, the URL for Netscape or IE 5 is:

ftp://[your username]@exciton.cs.oberlin.edu/cs150/dropoff/labXX

where the desired lab number is substituted for the "XX" in "labXX" (e.g. lab01, lab02, lab03, etc.) 

 Information for Fetch and other FTP programs:

Server:  exciton.cs.oberlin.edu
Username: [your login name]
directory:  cs150/dropoff/labXX

WinZip Instructions

  1. Bring up the WinZip program from either the Start menu or the Development Tools folder.
    1. If the WinZip icon is not to be found, simply use "My Computer" to browse to "C:" then "Program Files" then "WinZip".   Click on the WinZip32 icon.
    2. You may be prompted through a "setup wizard" when WinZip first starts up.   Take all the defaults, except to make sure that the option to start up in "WinZip Classic" is selected.
  2. Once you're started up into the "classic" user interface (not the "Wizard" interface), click on the "New" button to create a new archive.
  3. Browse until you end up at the directory you wish to save the zip archive to, probably  C:\scratch or Z:.   Don't put it into the lab folder, "cs150lX", as this will cause Winzip to attempt to zip an archive into itself!
  4. Fill in the proper name for your file as described above. 
  5. You should be presented with the "Add" files dialog. 
    1. Be sure that the "include subfolders" (it's called "recurse folders" some versions, but not "extra folder info") option is checked.
    2. No other options should be checked.
    3. Be sure that the "file types" selection at the bottom of the window is set to "all files".
    4. Browse into the lab folder you wish to zip.   That is, the Add dialog window should show the lab section folders.
    5. Click on "Add with wildcards".  The entire lab directory should be loaded into WinZip.   You should see
  6. Close WinZip.

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