KWSN Orbiting Fortress

[KWSN imcrazynow]

Step 1
In notepad copy and paste.

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@echo off

REM Boinc Automatic Project Update

c:
cd "c:\Program Files\BOINC"

REM Update projects on this local machine in study

"c:\Program Files\BOINC\boinccmd.exe" --project http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/ update
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Just save it with something like BoincAutoUpdate.bat


Step 2:
Test the batch file
Click on the file
A dos window may pup up (for now) while the file is running.
When done, open the Boinc manager on each machine and check the message tab.
If everything is Ok, you should see the project update messages logged in.

Step 3: Automate the process. On the local machine (the one that will issue the update commands):
From the windows START menu, go to Control Panel
Right click on Scheduled Tasks (not it's sub-menu)
Select open. This opens the Scheduled Task window, showing the list of currently defined tasks.
Right click in an empty space in the window and select New -> Scheduled task. This will generate a "New task"
Rename it: Right click on "New Task" and type "Boinc Auto Update" for example.
Right click on "Boinc Auto Update" and select Properties. In the properties dialogue (note: quotation marks are significant):

Task tab:
Run: "C:\Program Files\BOINC\BoincAutoUpdate.bat"
Start in: "C:\Program Files\BOINC"
Comments: Run Boinc automatic project updates every six hours
Run as: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Run only if logged on = NO
Enabled = YES

Schedule tab:
Show multiple schedules = YES (located at bottom)
Hit the "NEW" button three times. This creates four times per day for the task to run.

Note: you want to define four times such that those times do NOT coincide with the project(s) scheduled down times. Observe the difference between your local time and the project local time. You may also want to take into account the daylight saving differences as well if they are implemented differently (USA participants note: you are going to adjust your clocks earlier this year).
For WCG in particular, setting the local times to equate to 5:00 11:00 17:00 and 23:00 UTC would be ideal.

For each of the four times in the list edit the Start Time.
Leave all other settings at default.
Hit Ok.
If a password dialogue pops up, leave the password fields blank and hit Ok to dismiss it.

Step 4: Test the scheduled tasks:
In the Scheduled Tasks dialogue window, right click on "Boinc Auto Update" task and select Run.
Observe that no DOS window will pop up this time. Task should run silently.
When done, open the Boinc manager on each machine and check the message tab.
If everything is Ok, you should see the project update messages logged in.

Done.

Just set the update interval to whatever you want. I set mine to update every 1 minute.

Randy

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And a few that won't update for some reason.

4870 GPU

[Adam Alexander]

This is going to make a lot of folks in the MW forum very happy
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Currently running:

Active
Intel Core 2 Quad 9550

Reserves
Now down to one Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 that's in a tiny case and overheats if I actually try to use all four cores at the same time. On the other hand, it makes for a very nice home theater PC
Intel Core i7 CPU 920
AMD Athlon(tm) 7850

[KWSN - Sir Brian C.......]

might not be a good idea to publish this to all and sundry..... & other non KWSN people, just publicise that there is a script that can be had by KWSN members, via PM

we don't want everyone know to about this do we!!!!



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Oh, it's blessed are the meek!, Well I'm glad they'll get something as they have a hell of a time!

[KWSN imcrazynow]

It was given to me on the MW forum. Actually a link to it. However if anyone sees a problem with it by all means please remove the post.
Just not too fast.

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And a few that won't update for some reason.

4870 GPU

[placidsheep]

its been floating around a while... jesus u knights are a bit slow
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[Killerrabbit]

No one ever claimed we were fast.

Ni
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[KWSN Im Not Dead]

[KWSN imcrazynow]

I need everybody's help with this I have another script now but I don't know how to make it work. I'm not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree. You have additional parameters you can set as far as time between requests and all. The last one limits you to 1 per minute. That isn't working out too well right now as you may have noticed. It does help but it's not the ticket. I'm looking for every 15 seconds.
Here it is:


This script works and gives you choices as to time between requests and number of requests .... works on XP .....

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@echo off
Echo.
echo.
Echo Request Work From Milkyway Sever
echo.
Echo.
echo.
set /p xx= Server Request Work Interval - Enter Seconds :

cls
Echo.
echo.
echo Server Request Interval %xx% seconds.
Echo.
echo.
set /p zz= Enter the number of requests :


set /a Request_limit = %zz%
set /a seconds = %xx%
set /a looper = 0
set /a timecount = %zz%*%xx%

set /a h = %timecount%/3600
set /a m = (%timecount%-(%h%*3600))/60
set /a s = (%timecount%-(%h%*3600)-(%M%*60))


cls
echo.
echo.
echo. Milkyway - CPU ONLY
echo.
echo Sending %zz% requests - One Every %xx% seconds.

ping localhost -n 3 > NULL

goto main

:main


IF %looper%==%Request_limit% goto finish

goto app

:app

C:\PROGRA~1\BOINC\boinccmd.exe --passwd 11110 --project http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway update

ping localhost -n %xx% > NULL

goto nest

:Nest
set /a countdown = %timecount%-(%xx%*%looper%)
set /a h1 = %countdown%/3600
set /a m1 = (%countdown%-(%h1%*3600))/60
set /a s1 = (%countdown%-(%h1%*3600)-(%M1%*60))


SET /A looper=%looper%+1


cls
echo.
echo.
echo. Milkyway - CPU ONLY
echo.
echo Sending %zz% requests - Once Every %xx% seconds.
echo.
echo.
Echo %looper% of %Request_limit% Requests
echo.
echo.
echo Total Runtime of Batch File %h%:%m%:%s%
echo.
echo Time remaining %h1%:%m1%:%s1%

goto main

:finish

cls
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
Echo Milkyway Request Count total is %looper% of %Request_limit% - Completed Sequence
echo.
Echo Dos Windows Closing - Have a nice day

ping localhost -n 10 > NULL
exit
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Any help you can give will be appreciated and it's availabe to you as well.
The last one I was able to get it working and posted the script. I need a little help this time. I know one of you brilliant kaniggits can do it.
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And a few that won't update for some reason.

4870 GPU

[KWSN imcrazynow]

I've already tried setting xx to 15 and zz to both 1 and 3. created the batch file then ran it. It doesnt show up on the messages window in BOINC therefore i don't believe it has communicated.
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And a few that won't update for some reason.

4870 GPU

[Yankton]

this may not be the problem but

[Adam Alexander]

Did you ever get this to work?
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Currently running:

Active
Intel Core 2 Quad 9550

Reserves
Now down to one Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 that's in a tiny case and overheats if I actually try to use all four cores at the same time. On the other hand, it makes for a very nice home theater PC
Intel Core i7 CPU 920
AMD Athlon(tm) 7850