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Program : DAAG (Disk-at-a-Glance) Version 3.02 ------- Release Date : January 1992. ------------ Purpose : - To provide an tree structured directory "map" of your ------- hard disk, with file SIZES. - To make it easy to Change Directories (never type "CD\... " again!) Overall Features : - Tree-structured Directory Map ---------------- - Useful statistics relating to File and Directory Size - Shows Hidden Directories - Piecharts (requires EGA or VGA Graphics!) - Contains a file BROWSE program (SHOW.EXE) Quick Start : Type "DAAG" at the DOS prompt; then READ THE SCREEN! ----------- New in Version 3 : ------------------ - Does not scan the disk each time; rather, it saves the directory structure to a disk file. - Handles up to 5000 directories! - Two additional Pie Charts - Is "mouse aware" - Can change to highlited directory - Can switch across logical drives - Jumps to directory name by typing first letter(s) - Reduced memory requirements Warranty: --------- There is no warranty, period. Steve Leonard specifically disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied. Use this product at your own risk. In no event shall Steve Leonard be liable for any loss of profit, or any other damages or loss incurred because of this product. Distribution of this program: ---------------------------- This program may be used by anyone FREE of charge. Additionally, it may be distributed by Shareware companies for a reasonable fee. The only requirement is that this DOC file is included, and not altered. If you continue to use this program after an initial 10 day evaluation period, then you are required to send a $15 payment to : Steve Leonard 310 Glenwood Dr. Madison, AL 35758 I may be reached on Compuserve at : 73557,203 Benefits of Registration ------------------------ 1. You are fulfilling a moral obligation. The author has spent over $1000 on compilers, toolboxes, and books required to write this program, as well as hundreds of hours of time. Since you are given the opportunity to try the program first, why not pay for its continued use? 2. You will receive an update disk, containing the latest version of the program, along with some other utility programs that I have written, including: ===> My "Mighty Mouse" program, that lets you uses the mouse from the DOS command line. Many programs today are mouse aware, but you still have to type in the program name from the keyboard just to fire up the program. This handy utility allows you to type with the mouse, by clicking on the desired letters of an on screen keyboard. It also provides command line recall, activated only by the mouse! It requires only 6k of RAM, and also needs about 50k of EMS. (Technically, it is not a TSR, but a shell). 3. You will be entitled to upgrade to PortHOLE, a professional, commercial (non-shareware) Menu launch Loader with DOS Directory Utilities at a substantial discount !! I have a working relationship with MESA Research Company, of Brea, CA. MESA has integrated many of the features of DAAG into their product, and contracted me to install additional features not available in DAAG. But the DAAG features are only a small portion of PortHOLE. PortHOLE is not just a single program but a complete family of integrated DOS utility programs for file & directory maintenance. Besides the completely customizeable MENU Launch Loader, PortHOLE has its own window directly to DOS to do whatever you want to. You do not have to leave PortHOLE to launch DOS commands; PortHOLE will TOTALLY remove itself from memory when running them! Their custom Ship's Clock provides a nice screensaver, or you can hit the 'Boss' key and run whatever idle-time fun you want to when you're not busy at your terminal. Put your favorite, most-frequently accessed programs in the HotKey Menu; with one keystroke you can launch them from ANYWHERE in PortHOLE! PortVIEW, the sister product to PortHOLE, provides directory tree viewing, and SIX pie-charts showing directory & file statistics. Run the SuprDupr Duplicate FileFinder to clean out the cobwebs on your disk or Fileserver, then print the directory tree on your printer to show a record of where all the space is in use on your system. These features are only the tip of the iceberg on what PortHOLE does; there are many numerous other utilities & features as well. PortHOLE retails for $89.95, but is available through me to currently registered DAAG users for only $59.95 + tax and shipping ($5). It is a full commercial product with printed documentation and comes professionally packaged in a shrink-wrapped box just like it is available over the counter at your favorite software store. If you are a registered DAAG user & have paid the $15 share-ware price for DAAG, then this entitles you to receive your discounted copy of PortHOLE direct from me. And PortHOLE comes with a 30 day money back guarantee. (Shipping charge not refunded). Attention Corporate Users: Why not buy a DAAG "site" license and use DAAG on all your machines? The cost is minimal: up to 15 machines : $100 up to 100 machines : $300 more than 100 machines : Please Write for a quote! Full Description ---------------- If you're like me, you are forever running out of disk space and looking for something "BIG" to delete to free up some space. This program was written to enable you to quickly see how your disk is mapped out, and where those "DISK HOGS" are. Additionally, just by hitting ENTER, the program changes to the highlighted directory and ends. Type "DAAG" at the Dos Prompt. The first time it runs, it will scan your disk and create a "snapshot" of your directory structure (tree map). Moving through the Tree Map --------------------------- Use the UP and DOWN ARROW KEYS, PGUP, PGDN, HOME, and END to scroll through the directory map. Alternately, type part of the directory name, and the light bar will jump to that directory as you type. If your system is equipped with a mouse, you can move the mouse cursor to the desired directory and click the Left Button, or click on the up and down arrow pointers located at the ends of the Scroll Bars. If you are using a mouse, you can click on amy of the Function Key literals on the bottom line (hint line) of your screen. These keys and their functions are summarized below: Notes on the Scrolling Tree Map ------------------------------- - The "AO date" is the date that the Tree Map file was last generated. You should periodically regenerate this file with the F7 key. - Hidden directories will appear with an "(H)" following the directory name. - The Cumulative size column for any directory refers to the number of bytes in all the child directories of THAT directory, plus the number of bytes in the directory itself. If the directory has no subdirectories, then the cumulative value is left blank (since it is the same as the directory). - The "% of disk" column indicates what percent of the Total Disk is used by each directory. However, on the Pie Charts, each slice represents which percent of the "used disk space" is taken up by a directory. This is required so that the Pie Chart percents will always add up (approximately, due to rounding) to 100%. F2 - To Change to Another Drive ------------------------------- Hitting F2 from the main window will present you with a list of other available logical disk drives (Note "A" and "B" are not included). Use the arrow keys to select a drive and hit enter, -or- type the drive letter, -or- click on the desired letter to change to the requested disk drive. F3, F4, F5: PIECHARTS --------------------- Hit F3 to get a piechart of the top 16 directories by number of bytes of disk used. If you have more than 16 directories, then the smallest ones are grouped collectively under "Other". F4 produces a similar piechart, however, only the FIRST LEVEL directories are shown. This means that only the directories that are directly under the Root Directory are shown. The file sizes for each include ALL the subdirectories under the first level directory. F5 produces a piechart similar to the F3 option, but considers only the current BRANCH (hilighted directory AND all subdirectories under it). Hitting F5 with the light bar on the Root Directory produces a pie chart identical to that of hitting F3. The piecharts require an EGA or VGA monitor. F6 - Drill Down --------------- Hitting F6 (Drill Down) from the main screen will give you a summary of the highlighted directory - displaying a scrolling window of files and sizes, grouped by EXTENSION. Hitting any key will cause the light bar to jump to the first entry beginning the with that letter. File List by Extension ---------------------- Hitting enter (or clicking the left mouse button with the cursor on the OK box) opens up a third scrolling window of FILE NAMES containing the hilighted extension. This window is also sortable by FILENAME or by SIZE. Individual files in this third scrolling window may be deleted by hitting the DEL key, or clicking on the DEL literal. File Browse ----------- Hitting ENTER when in the third scrolling window will allow you to BROWSE the highlighted filename, provided that you have a browse program named "SHOW.COM" or SHOW.EXE available along your search PATH. Any browse program that is a COM file, and expects the filename on the command line should work. Just make a copy of it in a directory that is in your PATH, and rename the copy as "SHOW.COM". One of the best browse programs available is a shareware program named LIST.COM, by Vernon Buerg, 456 Lakeshire, Daly City, CA 94015. Most BBS's carry this excellent program. LIST can be called from DAAG nicely; just remember to rename it "SHOW.COM", and have it in your PATH. SHOW.EXE -------- For people that do not have LIST.COM, enclosed with DAAG is a workable but limited browse program called "SHOW.EXE". It is not as good as LIST.COM, but is included for anyone who does not have a stand alone browse program. It cannot browse files larger than 65,537 (64k) bytes. SHOW.EXE does not recognize the Mouse. F7 - Regen Tree --------------- The DAAG statistics are only as current as your last "snapshot". Periodically, you should take a new snapshot to bring you Tree Map up to date. Hitting (or clicking with the mouse on) F7 will create a new snapshot and make the tree map current. The MAP File ------------ Normally, DAAG stores the tree map in a disk file called "DAG3.TRE", in your ROOT Directory. On some networks you do not have "rights" to the root directory. If you do not want DAAG to store this file in the root directory, then create a subdirectory named DAAG. (Type "CD\", then type "MD DAAG"). DAAG checks for a directory name of "\DAAG". If it exists, it stores the tree map file there. Otherwise, it stores it in the root directory. Renaming DAAG ------------- If you get into the habit of using DAAG instead of the great "CD\" command to change directories, then I recommend that you rename DAAG to a one letter name, like "D". (To do this, at the DOS prompt, type "REN DAAG.EXE D.EXE"). Then from DOS, you simply type "D", followed by the first significant letters of the directory name, then ENTER to change quickly to that directory. Changing the Color Scheme ------------------------- There is no longer a color installation program for DAAG. Rather, there are 5 predefined color combinations (palettes) from which to choose. You specify which palette to use in one of two ways: 1) Enter a number from 1 to 5 on the command line after "DAAG". For example, type "DAAG 3" to see DAAG with color combination number 3. 2) Add the line "SET DAAG=n" (where n is a number from 1 to 5) to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. This will create an environment variable called DAAG that contains the value of the desired palette. (Note: You will have to reboot your system in order for the change in your Autoexec.bat file to take effect). MEMORY REQUIREMENTS ------------------- DAAG requires about 342k of memory. A note on adding up the file sizes ---------------------------------- Notice that the sum of all directories is not exactly equal'); to the total disk size minus the space available. This is because'); DOS allocates file space in CLUSTERS, so that a 20 byte batch file'); will actually use 2048 or 4096 bytes (depending on cluster size).');