Using WinSCP and custom commands for job submission

Part of Guide to the Local System. This version 20081114, L.S.Lowe.

WinSCP can be used to create and edit remote files, and perform custom commands on those files. For example, where the remote system is a Linux cluster, it can be used to submit jobs on that remote system. If that is all you need, then you may find that you don't often need to use a program like Putty, though the latter will be useful if you need a command session or GUI access.

For more complete documentation, see the original WinSCP documentation.
It's best to use remote directory view only (though that's up to your personal preference):
View -> Preferences -> Interface and click Explorer-like button and not Norton Commander interface.
To edit a file, right-click its icon and choose Edit. Or, where Open means the same as Edit, then double-click the file icon.
To see Custom Commands as a taskbar, use
File -> Custom Commands -> tick Custom Command Buttons
To add some commands, use
File -> Custom Commands -> Customize -> Add
and enter a description and the command itself.
For example, for submission of jobs, the description and command could be
```
Submit job
qsub -j oe "!"
```
For checking the status of jobs, the description and command could be
```
Check status
qstat
```
After that is set up, you can choose the file to submit by single-clicking it and then clicking the Submit job button.
Check job status by clicking the Check status button.
Use the refresh button to see the output files of the job.

L.S.Lowe