Copyright: Disk Status Version 2.6


Contents

Introduction

The Disk Status Window

The Settings Window

Dedication

End User Computing Limited

List of Files


Introduction

Disk Status is a utility to display a graphical view of the current state of disk usage.  It may be used to get a 'snapshot' of used and free disk space across all or selected non-removable  or remote drives attached to your PC.  Alternately it may be used to monitor disk usage continuously.

When Disk Status is invoked, the Disk Status Window displays a bar chart plotting the amount of used space on each non-removable drive, unless the drive has been excluded from the display.

Disk Status is particularly useful when placed in the Windows Startup Group.  A Trigger Value may be set so that drives on which the percentage of used space is greater than the Trigger Value is plotted in red instead of the default green.

The length of time Disk Status runs for can also be set.


Disk Status Window

The Disk Status window contains two graphs and a Menu Bar.  Click on an topic below for help.

The Disk Space Graph

The Total Space Graph

Menu Commands


Disk Space Graph

The larger of the two bar charts in the Disk Status Window shows the used space on all non-
removable drives attached to the PC.  To the left of each bar is the drive-letter and a graphical representation of the type of drive - local or networked.  The size of the drive is  shown to the right of each bar and the percentage of the used space is displayed at the left end of the bar.   The colour of each bar depends on the setting of the Green/Red Trigger Value.  If the percentage of space used is less than the Trigger Value, the bar will be green. If it is greater than the Trigger Value the bar will be red and in addition an exclamation mark (!) will be appended to the percentage used figure at the left hand of the bar.


Total Space Graph

The Total Space Graph is displayed below the Disk Space Graph in the Disk Status Window.  It shows the overall disk usage situation.  The single bar in the chart is labeled 'All' and shows the total percentage of used space on all the drives included in the Disk Space Graph.  The total space available on all drives included in the Disk Space Graph is displayed to the right of the single bar.


Menu Commands

File Menu

Settings

Type Alt-F,S or click on Settings in the File Menu to change the program settings.

Exit

Type Alt-F,X or click on Exit in the File Menu to exit.


Settings Window

The Settings Window allows Disk Status to be tailored to specific requirements.

Green/Red Trigger Value

Wait

Sample Rate

Include and Exclude Drives


Green Red Trigger Value

Use the Green/Red Trigger Value horizontal scroll bar in the Settings Window to adjust the threshold percentage at which the bars on the Disk Graph turn from Green to Red.  The value is adjustable between 1 and 100.


Wait

Use the Wait horizontal scroll bar in the Settings Window to adjust the length of time Disk Status remains open after it is invoked unless the user clicks in the window.  The value is adjustable between 0 and 60 seconds.  A value of 0 disables the Wait function.


Sample Rate

Use the Sample Rate horizontal scroll bar in the Settings Window to adjust the Graph refresh rate.  The Disk Status Graphs will be updated at the specified interval when Disk Status is not running in  Wait Mode.


Include and Exlude Drives

Two list boxes in the Settings Window show which drives are to be included and which are to be excluded from the Disk Graph.  Click on the Arrow buttons to move drives from one box to another.


Dedication

This program is dedicated to Art Krumsee, author of the DISKSTAT.DLL distributed with this application.  (The original DLL and documentation may be found in the Compuserve Visual Basic Forum in the library file VBDOS.ZIP).


End User Computing Limited

End User Computing Limited is a UK Software House that specialise in the design, construction and implementation of Business Information Systems, particularly Management Information Systems, Executive Information Systems and Decision Support Systems. We have worked in the UK and Europe since 1983 for a wide range of corporate clients.

We can be reached on (44) 727 825169 during UK Office Hours, or via EMail on Compuserve (100014,2573).

Please do not call our office with queries about this application - it is provided on an AS-IS basis and we accept no responsibility for its use.  EMail to our Compuserve userid about this application is acceptable.

This utility was written to monitor Disk Usage on our in-house Novell/Windows for WorkGroups network.

This utility remains the copyright of End User Computing Limited, but has been placed in the Public Domain. No Shareware fees are payable - it is Free of Charge.


List of Files

The following files are required for the operation of the Disk Status program:-

•	DISKSTAT.EXE

•	DISKSTAT.DLL

•	DISKSTAT.HLP      (This file)

•	VBRUN200.EXE     (Not supplied - available from Microsoft)