[AG-TECH] Fwd: AccessGrid

[George Estes <gestes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

   Does anyone have a suggestion for Mike as to how to fix this
problem?

Thanks,
George


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> George 
>
> My name is Mike Piasecki (Assoc
> Prof. at Drexel University) and I am involved with the CUAHSI and CLEANER
> (PI B. Minsker) environmental observatory system initiatives. As part of
> these efforts but also having several projects associated to these
> efforts we (the multiPI groups) are in need of a robust and reliable
> means of audio and video meeting environment.
>
> After having talked about it for
> a long time we finally decided to try to use the ACCESS Grid.
>
> I volunteered to take the lead
> on this and figure how we can get all Pis on the AccessGrid table, i.e.
> we are looking for a multiple one-to-one or one-to-many setup of the
> ToolKit. We have a mixed environment of XP and MAC OS users. We are not
> very technically savvy when it comes to dealing with AccessGrid in
> general and Python in particular, hence can you help?
>
> I downloaded the required
> software pieces from the Accessgrid.org site in the order they were
> announced and pretty much just followed the default settings in the setup
> programs. The installation process places a Venue Client icon on the
> desktop and everything seems ready to start. Clicking of the icon though
> does not launch the script, actually none of the scripts in the AGTk-3
> directory can be launched using pythonw (C:\Program Files\python23). I
> can launch python (command line) and also find a pythonwin.exe. program
> in the \Lib\site-packages\pythonwin directory but none of them seem to
> help in getting the scripts running. Pythonw of course doesn't give any
> traceback information which leaves an uninformed user a little in the
> dark. 
>
> I tried 2 different XP system
> and I always end up being stuck at this very 
> point: the icon won't launch the
> pythinw environment and the 2 piped scripts 
> : runag3.py and
> VenueClient3.py 
>
> I was wondering whether you
> could give me clue as to why this is and how I could potentially remedy
> the situation. 
>
> Many thanks in advance for your
> help 
>
> Mike 
>
> Michael Piasecki, PhD
> Associate Professor 
> Dept. of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engrg. 
> Drexel University 
> 3141 Chestnut Street 
> Philadelphia, PA 19104 
>
> Tel: 215-895-1721 
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> Email: Michael.Piasecki@xxxxxxxxxx 
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