Topic 'Foldy6 - start up bat help needed' in forum 'Distributed Computing' - dslreports.com

Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:21:53 EDT

Gargoyle posted : I am sorry to say that I haven't had any time to focus on this ... too busy with work and getting my son off to college. I will be back to Foldy6 bat file fun next week. Thanks for all your help so far.
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Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:29:59 EDT

Napsterbater posted : Is it not starting the client or not starting more then one?

start /w "C:\FAH1\Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe" -local

or

start /w C:\FAH1\Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe -local
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Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:28:22 EDT

Gargoyle posted : Dern ... doesn't work for me ... I need to play with this some more :-/

:: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++FAH1++++++++++++++++++++++++++echo starting FAH1echo cd C:\FAH1start /w "C:\FAH1\Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe -local":: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++FAH2++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:19:19 EDT

Napsterbater posted : I tried it with a batch file that started 2 other batch files and it seem to work that way.

start /w C:\FAH1\Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe

Looks correct, if you need to add switches you might need to add ""'s link this.

start /w "C:\FAH1\Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe -example"
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Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:22:38 EDT

Gargoyle posted :

said by Napsterbater:

add "start /w" befor the "Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe -local"

"start /w "Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe -local" should start that in a new window

I need to launch 4 unique programs. Each needs to run out of it's own directory.

First question ... is this the right cmd to get folding client 1 started in it's FAH1 directory?

::start /w C:\FAH1\Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe::

Second question ... after launching the start of the first client ... does control really return to the batch file so the next of the four clients can get launched?

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Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:30:55 EDT

Napsterbater posted : add "start /w" befor the "Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe -local"

"start /w "Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe -local" should start that in a new window

Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:46:34 EDT

usa2k posted : Good answer!

If you later reboot, it will run right away in the background.
Even if you are not logged in.

Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:44:30 EDT

Gargoyle posted : hmmmmm ... I think I need to do this via -configonly

... and I need to be logged on with Administrator privileges ... and I don't know how to do that ...

Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:37:33 EDT

Gargoyle posted :

said by usa2k:

You can just set it as you start with appropriate flag.
Its "-config"

hmmmm ... so run each client with -config ... and set -svcstart ... interesting. Will try that.
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Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:07:22 EDT

usa2k posted : You can just set it as you start with appropriate flag.
Its "-config"

Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:52:15 EDT

Gargoyle posted :

said by parkut:

said by Gargoyle:

How do make a them a service?

This page has what looks to be helpful information about installing the F@H windows no-nonsense console client as a service. You'd need to be sure you put the proper team info.

»www.overclock.net/faqs/21059-how···ice.html

* Disclaimer * I don't use windows to fold, or have any experience doing so....

Thanks partut. Looks like I will have to re-install all the clients to get them to run as a service.

Wish my bat file idea could werk :-/ oh well
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Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:43:03 EDT

parkut posted :

said by Gargoyle:

How do make a them a service?

Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:46:08 EDT

Gargoyle posted : Yes, they are 4 no nonsense cmd line clients.

I have always started each one "by hand" every time I re-start Windows.

I don't know what a service is ... but I though I could either 1) write a bat file to fire all four off or 2) create four new tasks (one for each client) scheduled to run at windows start up.

How do make a them a service?
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Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:34:45 EDT

usa2k posted : I thought they would already be running as a service?
Four services total. They are the no-nonsense command line clients?

Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:12:54 EDT

Gargoyle posted : Well, I tried it ... "call" worked to fire off FAH1 ... but it doesn't then return control to "startup.bat" ... so that the next one will start in another task. I need to spawn 4 new tasks from the original bat file. I think I might have another way to do this ... will be back if it works.
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Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:00:02 EDT

Gargoyle posted : I am going to go read the doc .... thank you

Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:55:05 EDT

antbhill2 posted : Here's some documentation: »www.microsoft.com/resources/docu···mfr=true

It appears you could use the call command to independently run additional batch files from the main one and not have them wait for something else to finish.

Re: Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:50:27 EDT

antbhill2 posted : I think you would need to write individual files for each client. Control won't return to the batch file until whatever command you have issued is completed. So line 10 won't execute until line 9 is done (i.e., the client exits.)

Foldy6 - start up bat help needed

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:22:18 EDT

Gargoyle posted : Hi all, I am trying to write a bat file that when run will fire up all four Foldy6 clients. I plan on running this bat file via a scheduled task at system start up. I don't know where to look for documentation. But I cobbled this bat file together thinking I could CD to each directory and fire up the Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe program from there. Well, all this does is start the first one (FAH1). And I think I realized that this is a single task ... so it won't get to the next 3 ever. And I can't figure out how to have this bat file spawn 4 separate new subtasks (one for each FAH client).

Can someone please point me to where the documentation is for writing bat files?? Thank you. Your advice is appreciated.

@ ECHO OFFtitle F@H start up all four batch files for Foldy6 clientsecho =====================================================:::: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++FAH1++++++++++++++++++++++++++echo starting FAH1echo cd "C:\FAH1"Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe -local:: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++FAH2++++++++++++++++++++++++++echo starting FAH2echo cd "C:\FAH2"Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe -local:: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++FAH3++++++++++++++++++++++++++echo starting FAH3echo cd "C:\FAH3"Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe -local:: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++FAH4++++++++++++++++++++++++++echo starting FAH4echo cd "C:\FAH4"Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe -local::------------------END FAH startup --------------------

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