DPAD - Is it OK to delete the 'results.dat' file?

[Assimilator1]

Doh! ,I think your last replie came inbetween when I saw the thread & when I posted back

Have you tried to update it recently?

Jon
I think SH meant whether he could split the CPU power between the 2 cores (virtual & real),hence 50/50.

 

[Spacehead]

I've been checking the server status but it's offline. I was going to wait till it was online before trying again.
Is there a way to connect to one of those other servers? Should i even bother?

You were correct Assimilator1, i was looking for a 50/50 split on CPU usage with both projects till i decide what i'm going to run. But until i get this figured out i'm not going to run DPAD full time anyway. And if needed, i can stop SOB to run DPAD.


What i'm going to be doing is trying out some different projects as i've put in a year of running SOB, till i figure what project i want to settle on. DPAD has always interested me so i figured i try that first.

 

[JonB]

The only times I've gotten checksum errors was when I did a client version update but forgot to flush the results before the update. The newer client version did not like the old results. Another case was were I deleted files from the datafiles, lattices or samplefiles folders that were related to some of the results in the results.txt file. If you deleted the parameters for a particular simulation, then it can't validate the results when sending.

While rare, perhaps your record's checksum is actually bad, caused by a crash or improper manual editing of the results.txt file.

 

[Spacehead]

I downloaded v4.43d (the zip file) from the front page of the DPAD site so there was no client version update involved & the only files i've touched in the DPAD folder was the "config.txt" file.
No crashes lately either.

Maybe i should try redownloading & starting over?

 

[Assimilator1]

Re the offline server.

Couldn't he edit one of the .txt files so that he doesn't connect to that one? (can't remember the details)

 

[Spacehead]

I'm not sure if those other servers are for downloading needed files or just for uploading finished results

 

[JonB]

The file that lists the different upload servers is the servers.csv file. As the extension suggests, it is a Comma Seperated Value file. As long as you edit it with Notepad and don't alter the "CSV" format, you can remove any problematic servers.

Once altered, make it ReadOnly or it will just get replaced during an update.

 

[Spacehead]

JonB, i was referring to the server status page. I don't even see a servers.csv file anywhere inside the DPAD folder.

I noticed that Steven's server was running this morning, so i deleted everything & started over.
Let it download needed files & run. Seems like it's running OK. Now, after each simulation i get:
Quarantined result has now been run 5 of 5 times
Result has passed quarantine, will be added to results file

and it contiues processing without asking if i want to continue.


So, being on dial-up, how do i want to set the "config.txt" file so i can send result when i want to?
From the "config.txt":
Auto-send results ([Y]es, [N]o): Y - i assume set that to "N". Then what? Click the "manualsend.bat" when i want to send?

At this point i'm not sure what i want to be looking for so what would be a good suggestion for setting the following in the "config.txt"?
Update lattice files from web every N hours (0=don't): 12
Download sample results file after a number of days (0=don't): 3
Is there a way to connect when i want to & not at a predetermined time?
From waffleironheads above posts, working on certain lattices are new designs & working on the sample files are improving on potential good designs?

 

[JonB]

You are correct about "Auto-Send.." Set it to No

I see a "server.csv" file in my DPAD folder. Perhaps a new process is to download it before the upload since it is very short. I'll look at my home PCs later and check them. I'm not running DPAD on nearly as many machines as I was a few months ago.

As far as connecting, you just double click on Manualsend.bat when you are online. If other files need updating, the client checks for a Net connection between completed results, so if you stay on line for more than 20 or 30 minutes, your Lattice and Sample files should update themselves without intervention.

I don't interfere with the lattices and new designs. No time for tweaking.

 

[Spacehead]

OK, thanks for the answers

 

[Assimilator1]

Good to hear you are up & running this time

 

[Spacehead]

The "server.csv" file wasn't created until i tried to upload results, so it's there now.

Is it OK to shut down the client in the middle of running a test? Will it pick up where it left off the next time i run it?

 

[JonB]

Yes, you can shut it down anytime - if you have it saving every XXX seconds. I set mine for 240

Auto-save interval (seconds; 0 for no save): 240

The worst that can happen is you lose 240 seconds of work instead of the full time. Set it for less if you like, but 240 strikes a balance between too much disk activity and wasting CPU time for me.

I ran a client for a few days using a Memory Stick and set the time to "0" to avoid unneeded saves. You're good as long as nothing crashes (and it didn't).

 

[Spacehead]

Thanks again