Re: [Condor-users] any submit file generators

[Ryan Lewis <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Creating a custom tool to submit Condor jobs is fairly common,
> especially with a limited domain focus or is heavily site-specific - a
> tool to submit ray tracing jobs or EDA simulations, for example. It
> seems that there are more web-interfaces than traditional desktop
> apps.
>
> A general-purpose Condor GUI, for all sites and all job types,
> probably wouldn't be all that helpful. If you can describe a bit more
> how you see your
> interface working, people who have developed something similar might
> be able to volunteer their implementation as a starting point.

This is exactly what I am thinking about, a Web Based Form, which  
allows you to generate a submit file, if anyone has one, please mail  
me a link to it if you don't mind.

- Ryan

On Aug 5, 2008, at 5:33 PM, Erik Paulson wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 4:23 PM, Ryan Lewis <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Is there anything in particular you'd like to have automated,
> > > or made easier that a GUI might deliver vs. Emacs/vi/Notepad?
> >
> > The reason why I want it is for researchers I support who don't want
> > learn how to use Condor, they just want to get there research done.
> > Alternatively they may want to "learn by doing" such a tool would let
> > them do that without having to open up a manual.
>
> Creating a custom tool to submit Condor jobs is fairly common,
> especially with a limited domain focus or is heavily site-specific - a
> tool to submit ray tracing jobs or EDA simulations, for example. It
> seems that there are more web-interfaces than traditional desktop
> apps.
>
> A general-purpose Condor GUI, for all sites and all job types,
> probably wouldn't be all that helpful. If you can describe a bit more
> how you see your
> interface working, people who have developed something similar might
> be able to volunteer their implementation as a starting point.
>
> -Erik
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