DOCUMENTATION FILE ------------ SPACECHK Version 2.0 SPACECHK provides a bar-graph display of the disk drive storage in use. It provides a quick, visual indication of the space remaining. With color display systems, the bar graph goes from green, to yellow, to red as the space remaining diminishes. Additionally, starting with version 2.0, multiple drives may be plotted (up to 8) with an extra graph of total space used automatically plotted. COMPATIBILITY: DOS 3.3, 4.0 (Probably works with 2.0 and greater but it has only DOS 3.3 and DOS 4.0 have been tested) INSTALLATION: This program may be run off of floppy or hard disk. For hard disk use, simply load it onto the desired directory. INVOCATION: SPACECHK X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6 X7 X8 Where "Xn" are the drives to be scanned (A,B,C,....Z) Note: Program will report discard any data beyond the first 8 values. Note: When no drive parameters are specified, the currently logged drive will be plotted. Up to 8 drives may be specified with the graphs for each drive plotted sequentially. When more that one drive is specified, an extra bar graph will be plotted to show the cumulative (summation) results of all drives specified. Note that the maximum size of the total drive space must be less than 1000 M Bytes. HINT: You may want to rename the file "S.EXE" to facilitate easy invocation; (e.g.: > S c d ) This program is released into the public domain and no fees may be charged for its use or distribution. No warranty expressed or implied. I may be reached on the EXEC-PC bulletin board or my home address for comments, questions, or feedback. Edward W. Andrews 18640 Arden Avenue Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005 REVISION SUMMARY ---------------- January 28, 1990 ---- Revision 1.0 Initial Release February 4, 1990 ---- Revision 1.1 (Thanks to Brian James Casey for Feedback) 1) Bug Fix for Drives E-Z 2) Changed default to use currently logged drive instead of "C" February 7, 1990 ---- Revision 1.2 (Thanks to Bill Hyland for Feedback) 1) Modified to work with DOS 4.0 and very large (>33 M Byte) drives February 12, 1990 --- Revision 2.0 1) Changed plotting format to facilitate multiple drives (up to 8) 2) "TOT" or cumulative drive plot automatically generated if the number of drives specified is greater than one (1). 3) Plotting format also shows date and time (useful for "Print Screen" hard copy records)