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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Preface ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select:
o Package contents
o Instalation
o Changes
o Next release
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Package contents ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This package contains the following files:
File Usage
CBTOOLS.INF This documentation.
TIME20.EXE The Date / time monitor.
SWAP20.EXE The Swap dataset size monitor.
FREE20.EXE The Disk freespace monitor.
COLOR20.DLL Common Color selection dialog.
SIZE20.DLL Common window size selection dialog.
FINDSWAP.DLL Initialization code for the Swap dataset size monitor
(locates SWAPPER.DAT).
This package does not contain the following files:
File Usage
INSTALL.EXE The Carlsberg Tools (CB Tools) Install program.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Instalation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Since no install program is supplied in this package, you need to go through
the following steps to install the CB Tools programs:
1. Create a directory for the CB Tools files.
2. Copy all the CB Tools files to a seperate directory.
3. Create a folder on your workplace.
4. Apply the CB Tools icon to the folder.
5. Create program entries for the three .EXE files.
6. Create a program entry for this .INF file (Program name = VIEW.EXE,
parameters = CBTOOLS.INF).
7. Create copies of the desired program entries in the autostart folder.
8. Change LIBPATH= in CONFIG.SYS to include the directory holding the DLLs -
or move the DLLs to a directory referenced by the LIBPATH= statement.
Note: If the LIBPATH= statement references '.', all programs will run.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Changes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Release 1.1
o Programs converted from 16 to 32 bit.
Release 1.2
o All programs uses COLOR20.DLL for the 'colors' dialog.
o All programs uses SIZE20.DLL through the 'window size' option for
customization of horizontal window size.
o Part of the Swap dataset size monitor initialization code moved to
FINDSWAP.DLL
o Error corrections:
- TIME20 didn't refresh window when text size changed at 2400 hours.
- FREE20 was expanding downwards if bottom left corner was below the screen
border.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Next release ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Comming programs may be:
File Usage
INSTALL.EXE The Carlsberg Tools (CB Tools) Install program.
WRLD20.EXE The Worldwide local time monitor
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Date / time monitor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select:
o Description
o Mouse buttons
o Pop-up menu
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Description ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Date / time monitor is a low CPU and low memory consuming program which
displays the computer date and time in a small window on your workplace.
The window contains day of week, month, day and current time. The current time
includes or excludes the seconds at your choise.
The Date / time monitor also contains a stop watch. Please refer to the Mouse
buttons and Pop-up menu information windows for a detailed description.
Once a second the Date / time monitor window is forced on top of all other
windows - the computer date and time is always visible.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Mouse buttons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Mouse button 1 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Mouse button 1 is used for one of two features depending on your current Mouse
button 1 Option setting:
o If Move window is selected, you can move the Date / time monitor window to
any spot on the workplace by:
1. Position the mouse cursor over the Date / time monitor window.
2. Press and hold down Mouse button 1.
3. Move the window by moving the mouse.
4. Release mouse button 1 at the prefered spot on the workplace.
o If Stop watch is selected, the Stop watch control Options descripes how the
stopwatch is operated:
- If Down / up is selected, you operate the stop watch by:
1. Position the mouse cursor over the Date / time monitor window.
2. Press and hold down Mouse button 1 - the stop watch starts.
3. Release mouse button 1 - the stop watch stops.
- If Click is selected, you operate the stop watch by:
1. Position the mouse cursor over the Date / time monitor window.
2. Click Mouse button 1 - the stop watch starts.
3. Click Mouse button 1 again - the stop watch stops.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Mouse button 2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Mouse button 2 is used to present a pop-up menu.
Simply position the mouse pointer over the Date / time monitor window and click
Mouse button 2.
Note: The pop-up menu will not appear if the stop watch is running!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Popup menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select:
Select:
o Options
o Colors
o Window size
o Product information
o Move
o Exit
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this pop-up menu item to bring up a window with the available options.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Options window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Date / time display
Use this option to include or exclude the seconds when displaying the current
time.
Mouse button 1
Use this option to select the action when using mouse button 1.
o If Move window is selected, you can move the Date / time monitor window by:
1. Position the mouse cursor over the Date / time monitor window.
2. Press and hold down Mouse button 1.
3. Move the window by moving the mouse.
4. Release mouse button 1 at the prefered spot on the workplace.
o If Stop watch is selected, you can start and stop the stop watch.
Please refer to the Stop watch control and Stop watch removal options for a
detailed description.
Stop watch control
This option is only active if you have selected Stop watch as the Mouse button
1 option.
o If Down / up is selected, you operate the stop watch by:
1. Position the mouse cursor over the Date / time monitor window.
2. Press and hold down Mouse button 1 - the stop watch starts.
3. Release mouse button 1 - the stop watch stops.
This option is usefull for measureing small time durations.
o If Click is selected, you operate the stop watch by:
1. Position the mouse cursor over the Date / time monitor window.
2. Click Mouse button 1 - the stop watch starts.
3. Click Mouse button 1 again - the stop watch stops.
This option is usefull for measureing large time durations.
Stop watch removal
This option tells the Date / time monitor how many seconds to show the time
duration messured after the stop watch has been stopped.
When the selected number of seconds has passed, the Date / time monitor will
resume displaying the computer date and time.
Push buttons
Button Usage
OK Click this button to remove the Options window and apply the changed
options to the Date / time monitor.
Cancel Click this button to remove the Options window without applying any
changed options to the Date / time monitor.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this pop-up menu item to bring up a window with the product information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Product information window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Click the OK button to return to the main window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Move ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this pop-up menu item to move the Date / timee monitor window.
The window is moved by the arrow buttons on your keyboard, and the monitor
window is repositioned when you hit the return button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this pop-up menu item to end the Date / time monitor.
All the current Options and Colors are saved and resused when the monitor is
restarted.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Swap dataset size monitor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select:
o Description
o Mouse buttons
o Pop-up menu
o Command line parameters
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Description ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Swap dataset size monitor is a low CPU and low memory consuming program
which displays the size of the swap dataset (SWAPPER.DAT) in a small window on
your workplace.
Once a second the Swap Dataset size monitor window is forced on top of all
other windows - the current size is always visible.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Mouse buttons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Mouse button 1 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Mouse button 1 is used for one of two features depending on your current Mouse
button 1 Option setting:
o If Move window is selected, you can move the Swap dataset size monitor window
to any spot on the workplace by:
1. Position the mouse cursor over the Swap dataset size monitor window.
2. Press and hold down Mouse button 1.
3. Move the window by moving the mouse.
4. Release mouse button 1 at the prefered spot on the workplace.
o If Force update is selected, the Swap dataset size monitor window can be
updatet with the current swap dataset size by:
1. Position the mouse cursor over the Swap dataset size monitor window.
2. Click Mouse button 1 - the monitor window is updated.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Mouse button 2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Mouse button 2 is used to present a pop-up menu.
Simply position the mouse pointer over the Swap dataset size monitor window and
click Mouse button 2.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Popup menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select:
o Options
o Colors
o Window size
o Product information
o Move
o Exit
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this pop-up menu item to bring up a window with the available options.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Options window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Mouse button 1
Use this option to select the action when using mouse button 1.
o If Move window is selected, you can move the Swap dataset size monitor window
by:
1. Position the mouse cursor over the Swap dataset size monitor window.
2. Press and hold down Mouse button 1.
3. Move the window by moving the mouse.
4. Release mouse button 1 at the prefered spot on the workplace.
o If Force update is selected, you can force the Swap dataset size monitor
window to be updated.
Alarm
o If Expand and shrink is selected, an audial alarm will sound whenever the
swap dataset size is changed by the system.
o If Expand is selected, an audial alarm will sound whenever the swap dataset
is expanded by the system.
Note: The alarm will also sound when the Swap dataset size monitor is
started if the current size is different from the initial size specified on
the SWAPPATH command in CONFIG.SYS!
o If Off is selected, you will not be notifyed when the system changes the Swap
dataset size.
The system expands the Swap dataset when your storage is over-committed and the
Swap dataset is too small to hold the programs the system chooses to
(temporarily) move to disk.
The system shrinks the Swap dataset when your storage no longer is
over-committed. The size never shrinks below the initial size.
Check interval
This option tells the Swap dataset size monitor how many seconds to wait
between each check on the Swap dataset is performed.
Push buttons
Button Usage
OK Click this button to remove the Options window and apply the changed
options to the Swap dataset size monitor.
Cancel Click this button to remove the Options window without applying any
changed options to the Swap dataset size monitor.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this pop-up menu item to bring up a window with the product information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Product information window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Click the OK button to return to the main window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Move ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this pop-up menu item to move the Swap dataset size monitor window.
The window is moved by the arrow buttons on your keyboard, and the monitor
window is repositioned when you hit the return button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this pop-up menu item to end the Swap dataset size monitor.
All the current Options and Colors are saved and resused when the monitor is
restarted.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Command line parameters ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Swap dataset size monitor need to know where the swap dataset (SWAPPER.DAT)
is located on your computer.
When the Swap dataset size monitor is started, it expects to receive a
parameter telling which drive your computer was booted from.
If no parameter is received, the monitor asumes the computer was booted from
drive C.
Using this information, the monitor scans CONFIG.SYS, which is located in the
root of the boot drive.
CONFIG.SYS contains the command SWAPPATH, which points to the directory where
the swap dataset is located.
So, type the boot drive letter as the first and only parameter when adding this
program to the CB Tools folder.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Disk freespace monitor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select:
o Description
o Mouse buttons
o Pop-up menu
o CONFIG.SYS requirements
o Monitor window size
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Description ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Disk freespace monitor is a low CPU and low memory consuming program which
displays the size of the unused disk space for selected drives in a small
window on your workplace.
Once a second the Disk freespace monitor window is forced on top of all other
windows - the current freespace is always visible.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Mouse buttons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Mouse button 1 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Mouse button 1 is used for one of two features depending on your current Mouse
button 1 Option setting:
o If Move window is selected, you can move the Disk freespace monitor window to
any spot on the workplace by:
1. Position the mouse cursor over the Disk freespace monitor window.
2. Press and hold down Mouse button 1.
3. Move the window by moving the mouse.
4. Release mouse button 1 at the prefered spot on the workplace.
o If Force update is selected, the Disk freespace monitor window can be updatet
with the current freespace(s) by:
1. Position the mouse cursor over the Disk freespace monitor window.
2. Click Mouse button 1 - the monitor window is updated.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Mouse button 2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Mouse button 2 is used to present a pop-up menu.
Simply position the mouse pointer over the Disk freespace monitor window and
click mouse button 2.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Popup menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select:
o Options
o Colors
o Window size
o Product information
o Move
o Exit
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this pop-up menu item to bring up a window with the available options.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Options window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Mouse button 1
Use this option to select the action when using mouse button 1.
o If Move window is selected, you can move the Disk freespace monitor window
by:
1. Position the mouse cursor over the Disk freespace monitor window.
2. Press and hold down Mouse button 1.
3. Move the window by moving the mouse.
4. Release mouse button 1 at the prefered spot on the workplace.
o If Force update is selected, you can force the Disk freespace monitor window
to be updated.
Drives
Select which drives you would like to monitor by spinning the spinbuttons.
All spinbuttons contains:
o All local defined drives.
o All network defined drives, if you are connected and logged on to a network.
Note: Monitoring network drives while not logged on to the network reports
Drive doesn't exist.
o All diskette drives.
Note: If you only have one diskette drive, which normaly can be addressed A:
or B: at your choise, only the A: drive is included in the spinbuttons.
Monitoring diskette drives while no diskette is inserted in the drive reports
Drive not ready if the AUTOFAIL=YES is included in your CONFIG.SYS.
o A blank, indikating no drive to monitor.
Check interval
This option tells the Disk freespace monitor how many seconds to wait between
each check on the drives is performed.
Push buttons
Button Usage
OK Click this button to remove the Options window and apply the changed
options to the Disk freespace monitor.
Cancel Click this button to remove the Options window without applying any
changed options to the Disk freespace monitor.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this pop-up menu item to bring up a window with the product information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Product information window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Click the OK button to return to the main window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Move ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this pop-up menu item to move the Disk freespace monitor window.
The window is moved by the arrow buttons on your keyboard, and the monitor
window is repositioned when you hit the return button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this pop-up menu item to end the Disk freespace monitor.
All the current Options and Colors are saved and resused when the monitor is
restarted.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> CONFIG.SYS requirements ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If you plan to monitor the A: or B: drive, it is recomended to insert the
AUTOFAIL=YES command in your CONFIG.SYS.
If you are monitoring the A: and/or B: drive while no diskette is inserted in
the drive, this will happen:
o If the AUTOFAIL=YES command isn't included, the system will prompt you
whenever the Disk freespace monitor refreshes the window.
The prompt will include options to retry, abort or ignore the error.
o If the AUTOFAIL=YES command is included, the Disk freespace monitor will
report Drive not ready!.
However, including the AUTOFAIL=YES command will have effect on your entire
system. All other programs have to be able to detect when a drive isn't ready.
Most program do have the ability to detect the Not ready responce from the
diskette drives!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Monitor window size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When the number of drives to monitor changes (through the Drives option), the
monitor window size changes too.
Depending on where you have put the monitor window, the window will increase or
decrease its size from the top or bottom.
If the lower left corner of the monitor window is placed somewhere on the
bottom half of the workplace, the bottom edge of the window will be fixed and
the monitor window will stretch upwards as drives are added and collapse
downwards as drives are removed.
If the lower left corner of the monitor window is placed somewhere on the top
half of the workplace, the top edge of the window will be fixed and the monitor
window will stretch downwards as drives are added and collapse upwards as
drives are removed.
This enables you to put the Disk freespace monitor window along the top or
bottom of your workplace at your choise.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Postscript ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select:
o Copyrights
o Disclaimer
o The author
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Copyrights ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The CB Tools are copyrighted material.
However, the CB Tools monitors and program are shareware.
Feel free to use, copy and distribute CB Tools for noncommercial use if:
o No fee is charged for use, copying or distribution.
o It is not modified in any way.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Disclaimer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The usual stuff:
The author, Carlsberg A/S or any other contributing to these tools and programs
disclaims all warranties as to this software, whether express or implied,
including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness
for a particular purpose, functionality or data integrity or protection.
So, what you see is what you get. There is no support and you may use these
monitors and programs at your own risk!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> The author ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Please write me if you find these tools usefull.
Also error reporting and suggestions for new functions (and tools) are
appreciated.
Write to:
Bent Panduro, C/360
Carlsberg A/S
Vesterfaelledvej 100
DK - 1799 Copenhagen V
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Colors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this pop-up menu item to bring up a window with the available foreground
and background colors.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Colors window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Foreground color
Select the prefered foreground color.
The current selected foreground color is highlighted.
Background color
Select the prefered background color.
The current selected background color is highlighted.
Push buttons
Button Usage
OK Click this button to remove the Colors window and apply the changed
colors to the main window.
Cancel Click this button to remove the Colors window without applying any
changed colors to the main window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Window size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this pop-up menu item to bring up a window to customize the window size.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Window size window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Horizontal size (pels)
Select the prefered window size.
The buttons means:
Selects the minimum size.
Selects the default size.
Selects the maximum size.
Decreases the current size by 8 pels.
Increases the current size by 8 pels.
Push buttons
Button Usage
OK Click this button to remove the Window size window and apply the
changed size to the main window.
Cancel Click this button to remove the Window size window without applying
the changed window size to the main window.