Webcat Submission Plugin to Turn in Programming Projects

WebCat Submission Plugin to Turn in Programming Projects Or use this alternative if this plugin does not work on your machine

· With Eclipse installed, download WebCat's submit plugin to make it easy to submit projects from Eclipse webcat-eclipse-submitter-1.2.1.zip · Uncompress this archive file · Copy the three highlighted folders (beginning with net.sf.webcat) into the Eclipse plugins folder: o Windows: Where you installed Eclipse. could be: C:\Program Files\eclipse\plugins o For Macs, copy these three folders into your folder ending with /Applications/eclipse/plugins

· Set Preferences to find and submit your projects to WebCat. From Eclipse, select 1) Windows or Linux: Window > Preferences > Electronic Submission 2) Mac: Preferences > Electronic Submission · Using your own Default username and your own email address, fill in the four fields using this url for the Assignment definition URL (Recommended: Copy and paste this long url into the first field):

https://web-cat.cs.vt.edu/Web-CAT/WebObjects/Web-CAT.woa/wa/assignments/eclipse? institution=Arizona

· Click OK Turning in Projects to WebCat · Right click on your project name · Select the Submit button (near the bottom of the list of options). WebCat will return the list of currently published projects under C Sc 127 and/or C Sc 227 (the selections vary weekly)

· Click on the appropriate project name, which will be something other than the projects shown above · Make sure UserName has your correct WebCat user name · Type in your WebCat password · Click Next and Finish. Webcat will post a page to the Eclipse Web Browser, which may indicate an incorrect password or feedback indicating your code is being examined, but is usually the feedback page · Click view your graded results and wait until the report is posted back to you · Wait until WebCat posts results back to the Eclipse browser--could take 15-45 seconds · If you get 100%, Congratulations!

Alternative WebCat Submission (no plugin required) Use this if the WebCat submission for Eclipse does not work for you or you prefer this method for turning in programming projects.

• Login to WebCat at https://web-cat.cs.vt.edu/Web-CAT/WebObjects/Web-CAT.woa You should see "Assignments Accepting Submissions". Leave your browser on this page. • From Eclipse, for each new submission, create an archive file like this: • Click on the Project Name • Select File > Export > General > Archive File > Next • Browse to a convenient location for storing the archive file (such as your Desktop) • After Save As: enter a file name like 1_JaneDoe.zip (except with your name) • Click Save and Finish • From WebCat, for each new submission • Click the Submit button • Click the Browse button to find your locally stored archive file (referenced above as 1_JaneDoe.zip) • Click the Upload Submission button • If the browser shows the files you want to submit, click Confirm (if not, browse to the correct .zip file) Remember, if you are want to resubmit an improved version of your code, you must export a new .zip file containing your project before submitting to WebCat.