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The SPACE Program
(not affliated with NASA)
CopyRight(c) 1992 BRAGWARE -> Rick Bursey
Introduction
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This program was written so that I could tell at a glance just how much of my
disk space I had used up. I found it to much trouble to use CHKDSK all the
time for this task. Also when I wanted to know the total free space on all of
my hard drives I had to us CHKDSK over and over and then add up the results
just so I could see if the thing was filling up on me. Another thing about
using CHKDSK is that the results are not a true account of the actual free
space on a disk because it returns a figure of actual bytes used by each file
on the disk instead of the sectors used. This program gets it's results from
the amount of used sectors used which is a more reliable account of the amount
of space used.
SPACE should work on any IBM compatible computer, no matter what type of
monitor is being used.
Syntax: SPACE ['drive' | '/a' | '/?']
( All perimeters in the square brackets are optionial )
'drive' : This specifies the drive to check. This drive can be a Floppy, Hard
or Ram drive. If no drive is specified at the command line then the
current drive information is displayed. A box will appear with a
usage graph showing the amount of disk space that is used as well
as the amount that is free. Also a percentage of free space is
shown.
If the drive does not exist or is not ready (ie. drive door is
open) then the help window is displayed along with a warning that
the drive is not ready message.
If the 'drive' is not a letter (ie. like a !, @ #,< or > sign etc.,
or a number) then the current drive information is shown.
'/a' : This option tells SPACE to show all Hard disk partition(s) up to and
including drive 'Z' (this also includes Ram drives). If this option
is used and there is no hard drive(s) (or Ram drive(s)) then the
help screen is shown.
'/?' : This option will display a help screen showing how to use this
program.
Disclaimer
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This being an imperfect world I must take this time to satisfy the legal
aspect of being a lowly computer programmer and publish this small disclaimer.
Here goes....
I claim no responsibility for any damages caused by the use or misuse of this
program. It is being distributed "as is" with no warranty being express or
implied. I will not be held responsible for any losses which may be incurred
by the use or misuse of this program. So please do not sue me if the results
shown by this program turn out to any less then 100 percent accurate,
although I've tried my best to make them so.
Files in this Archive Include:
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SPACE.DOC -> this file
SPACE.COM -> the SPACE program executible file
If you find this program of value and include it in your little bag of
utilities that you frequently use, please show your support and send along a
small donation of $5.00. This will give me the incuragement to write more of
these programs and maybe even keep me suplied in printer paper.
Thank You for trying SPACE and please pass it around.
Send all comments, questions, complaints, bugs! or donations to:
Rick A. G. Bursey
28 Crescent Street
Stephenville, Newfoundland
A2N 1R6 CANADA