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Scripting and Automation

Sample AppleScripts

Below are sample AppleScripts which can help automate the launch process. You may, for example, create a customized job queuing system using AppleScript based on the code provided below.

AppleScript iconSample AppleScripts (108 kB download)
Samples in AppleScript source code and compiled "droppable" script applications.
  • PCM droppable launch 4 script
  • PCM droppable launch 2 app
  • PCM droppable launch 4 app
  • PCM droppable 2,4,8 script
  • PCM droppable 2,4,8 app
For example, you may run the Fractal demo in parallel with one drop into one of these script applications.

The following scripts use PCM to distribute a single-processor executable on a cluster different from run to run only by an integer in a file named "input". The script has PCM retreive the output of those executions.

  • PCM droppable distribute script
  • PCM droppable distribute app
A simple piece of C code that squares the integer it is given accompanies these. You are welcome to customize and adapt these scripts to your single-processor code, which may require additional manipulation of its input (e.g., different input files) or output (e.g., coalescing output).


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For further details, please see the AppleScript chapter of the Manual.

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Disclaimer

You may use the above code at your own risk. The AppleScript code above should serve many purposes as is, but it is not a panacea. Therefore, please do go ahead and modify the source as you see fit for your particular situation, or use pieces of them to create new tools and capabilities (e.g., a custom queuing system in AppleScript and/or Unix). If your additions could benefit the community, please supply them so that others can benefit. You may also contribute via the parallel-mac-list Mailing List. The code here will be updated over time.


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