On 14/09/2005, at 8:10 PM, Channa Tang wrote:
> Hi Chris
>
> I have done what you said and the location it prints out is:
> d:\documents and settings\localadmin.CCBUILD130D
>
> so I put the mlb directory and SharedMLB.agpkg there, and ran
> SharedMLB.agpkg again, and tried to invoke it from the MLB
> Controller's Start button, but it still didn't work.
>
> Then, I just modified the name of the mlb directory from "mlb-1.1" to
> "mlb" and it works now. I don't know if this is the reason why it
> didn't work before.
Channa,
Thanks for noticing that - I'll fix the installation instructions to
take it into account.
The name difference (mlb vs mlb-1.1) is important.
>
> By the way, could you give me some advice if I want to do something
> more about the AG programs? Where could be a good start?
Have a look at:
http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/documentation/
developer.html
In particular, the Programmers Manuals and API Reference.
chris
>
> On 14/09/05, Christoph Willing <will...@itee.uq.edu.au> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 13/09/2005, at 8:18 PM, Channa Tang wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi Chris
>>>
>>> Thank you for your reply.
>>>
>>> I have unzipped the mlb-1.1.zip file into my home directory:
>>> D:\Documents and Settings\localadmin
>>> MLB works OK if I use mlb.exe, but it still doesn't work when I
>>> invoke
>>> it from the MLB Controller's Start button.
>>>
>>
>> Channa,
>>
>> The shared app uses a technique to find the mlb directory and mlb.exe
>> which may not work very well on Windows. Could you create a plain
>> text file with the following lines in it?
>>
>> #!/usr/bin/python
>>
>> import os
>>
>> print os.path.expanduser("~")
>> ##### end of file #########
>>
>> Save it as something like atest.py, then run it from a command shell
>> and tell me what it prints out (whatever location it prints out is
>> where the shared app is expecting to find the mlb directory).
>>
>>
>> chris
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On 13/09/05, Christoph Willing <will...@itee.uq.edu.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 13/09/2005, at 11:47 AM, Christoph Willing wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 13/09/2005, at 2:23 AM, Channa Tang wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you for your replys.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have installed AGTK 2.4 in Windows XP and downloaded MLB for
>>>>>> Windows
>>>>>> and SharedMLB.agpkg, but when I click on "Start MLB" button in
>>>>>> MLB
>>>>>> Controller, the mlb application will not start itself. Does
>>>>>> anyone
>>>>>> know why?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Channa,
>>>>>
>>>>> There are 2 ways of running MLB within the AG; either as a Node
>>>>> Service or as a Shared Application. It looks like you're using the
>>>>> second method and the Windows version of this was never completed,
>>>>> meaning that the mlb executable isn't actually run. I'll try to
>>>>> find some time to fix it in the next few days.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Channa,
>>>>
>>>> You need to unzip the mlb-1.1.zip file (which you downloaded
>>>> from the
>>>> "MLB for Windows" link) into your home directory. If your account
>>>> name is "channa", then your home directory will be:
>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\channa
>>>>
>>>> After unzipping, you should end up with an "mlb" directory in your
>>>> home directory. In turn, the "mlb" directory will contain some more
>>>> directories and some files, including mlb.exe, which you could test
>>>> as a standalone application first. If that works OK, then it will
>>>> work when you invoke it from the MLB Controller's Start button.
>>>>
>>
>> Christoph Willing +61 7 3365 8350
>> QPSF Access Grid Manager
>> University of Queensland
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
Christoph Willing +61 7 3365 8350
QPSF Access Grid Manager
University of Queensland
