Implausible as Implausible comes. Between Result file uploading (phase 1) and confirmation reporting of success to the scheduler (phase 2 - Ready to Report clearing) can be days. All depends when the device is connecting to the servers. An FAQ in the Start Here forum explains some of the conditions when phase 2 is undertaken. The latest BOINC version actually has even more variations on reporting than mentioned in the FAQ... some 10 versus 7.

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Why would that dotting not happen and only for the HPF2 jobs that for some fail to complete? /711 is an execution fail of the science app, nothing at all to do with result file transmission. If there were, there'd be entirely different messages in the client log (stdoutdae.txt file)

The result was uploaded as else there'd be still a "In progress" on the Result Status page. There's so many safeties in the process, that if comms fails, the output is transmitted until completes successfully (client will try for up to 14 days). ONLY THEN, is the Ready to Report scheduler connect made to confirm all has transferred.

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ERROR:: Exit at: .\nblist.cc line:711
If this error was to do with opening a folder in order to create a file, then the “output file absent” message would make sense, and if you have no file to report you can't report it:
1/16/2011 12:08:01 PM World Community Grid Output file ob337_00040_5_0 for task ob337_00040_5 absent

@skgiven I know I said I don't care about it anymore, but can you please break it down for me? I don't really know what you mean by . Does this have to do with the program trying to open a folder on the server or local?

@astrolab Quoting and unquoting, answering and throwing my questions back at me does not help. Maybe you have missed the point, but I was just saying that this project is a bit more peculiar than others. In fact, you really missed some points when you failed to notice my rhetorical questions amongst the real issues that I was questioning about.

I really resent the "play nice" part. What is this? Kindergarten? All I did was express my frustration and maybe you were too busy busting my chops to notice, but I thanked every time someone "bothered" giving me their version of what happened. Also, that "you can just skip this project" alternative is a bunch of BS. That's not what I want. If I wanted that, I would have done it already, it's not like I need somebody's permission or anything. And if this brings me a forum ban, fine, I'll have to live with that, but don't you take that patronizing attitude with me like I don't know which way the pants go on, ok?

In the end, all you have done was just what I said: throwing back answers at me from "past experiences" and other user feedback. I haven't seen anyone in this thread quoting a piece of server log that shows what really happened. That's what I was after. Not suppositions, no matter how well documented they are.

If I choose to complain about it, that is my right (at least until someone decides to ban me for airing out my problems) and it doesn't mean I'm hurting anyone's feelings. So you'll just have to live with that too, I guess.

Peace out!

CandymanWCG: You are new here so we're going to give you some slack.See, I am pretty sure there is nobody that is going to do this for you. as for 'busting your chops', you are the one who is "sick", "sore", "whine", frustrated, demanding, inflexible and threatening. Your question, which was Why?, was answered. Just admit that you heard the answer and move on.

I'll pass on my opinion on the hierarchy of things and if you read it a few times, it might help you understand how things really work.

The most important group within WCG is the scientists, so their needs are filled first. Everything they want done, gets done first. Since you are not a scientist, do not waste our time by demanding anything. Second comes the system. If a hard drive needs to be swapped out or a Linux upgrade installed, it gets done next. After that comes the Techs and Admin. They have to work weekends to install a Linux upgrade (higher priority), but they get a day off before they do anything for us (lower). Finally come us, the volunteers. What we want done has the very lowest priority. That means that if you as a single volunteer want something, like a server log, you will get your answer after every other single need by the scientists, system and staff is done and after every other higher priority request by the volunteers.

Here is the catch, since there are just enough Techs and Admin to keep up with the needs of the scientists and system, the volunteers get the slimmest piece of the pie. and a server log for a single volunteer, who can easily switch to a different project to make their problem go away, is NEVER going to appear. Like it or not, that is the reality here at WCG. I am not expecting you, or anyone else, to like the way things are, but that does not change reality. and yes, you do have to play nice since that is seen as a common courtesy to others. Welcome to WCG.