I have trouble with one of the items in 'boinc_cmd.
The issue is 'aborting' a work unit.
the cmd is 'boinc_command --result url result_name op'
The operation (op) is 'abort', the url; http://setiathome.berkeley.edu. The problem is with 'result_name' which I believe is the string of characters after WU name. But it does not seem to work although the command is accepted.
Reason for the 'abort' is that the WU is an Astro Pulse unit which my slow Dell can't handle in the given time before reporting. I have now set my preferences to 'No AP'
Can someone help with this issue?
Rein.

I think you are right with the WU name (from --get_results).

Did the state change? Sorry, I can't tell what each number means, but the task won't disappear until you've successfully updated the project (twice?), since it first goes to "ready to report," I believe.

Gruß,
Gundolf

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Computer sind nicht alles im Leben. (Kleiner Scherz)

Hi,
Yeah...update (twice, trice...) no change. Just keeps chugging along!

1) -----------
name: 02ap07aa.16878.8661.16.10.2_1
WU name: 02ap07aa.16878.8661.16.10.2
project URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/
report deadline: Thu Dec 24 17:30:50 2009
ready to report: no
got server ack: no
final CPU time: 29674.880000
state: 2
scheduler state: 2
exit_status: 0
signal: 0
suspended via GUI: no
active_task_state: 9
stderr_out:
app version num: 603
checkpoint CPU time: 32478.750000
current CPU time: 32521.480000
fraction done: 0.564144
swap size: 38850560.000000
working set size: 36753408.000000
estimated CPU time remaining: 37096.888731
supports graphics: yes

That's no AstroPulse task, it's a MultiBeam task recorded on April 02, 2007. And why do you think that 10 hours are too long, if the deadline is a month away?

Gruß,
Gundolf

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Computer sind nicht alles im Leben. (Kleiner Scherz)

you're quite right. my mistake! It's a multibeam wu.
but anyway I've now figured out how to use the abort command.
thanks for your comments.
Rein