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EZ-SWAP
v 1.0
By Bill Esposito
The Cereal Port BBS
1:132/152
(603)899-3335
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DISCLAIMER: This software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty of
any kind, either expressed or implied. USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Copywrite 1993 by Bill Esposito. This program is FREEWARE, just let me
know how you like it.
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1. What is EZ-SWAP? It's a small program that will, upon request,
read and record the size of your SWAPPER.DAT file.
2. Why do I want to know the Swap file size? For optimum
performance, the swap file should be sized to meet your daily
operating needs. If you currently have your swap file set for
4096, and EZ-SWAP routinely records a size of say 8192, then OS/2
is wasting processing time expanding the file, and then managing it
so it can shrink it back to 4096 when the extra space is not
needed. If you really need 8192, than all that time is wasted as
it will never shrink back to 4096.
3. Why EZ-SWAP. Unlike other swap file utilities, EZ-SWAP takes up
virtually no processor time. Other utilities typically use up
around 20% of the CPU time while they continuously measure the swap
file size. Since EZ-SWAP only measures it when you request it,
there is virtually no CPU load.
** INSTALLATION **
1. Edit your CONFIG.SYS to add the environment variable "SWAPPATH".
This should describe the full drive, path, and filename of your
swapper.dat file. You can find that information in the line of
your CONFIG.SYS that reads something like this:
"SWAPPATH=C:\OS2\SYSTEM 2048 4096"
Right under it, add the following line:
SET SWAPPATH=C:\OS2\SYSTEM\SWAPPER.DAT
Substituting your drive, path, and filename.
2. UnArchive the EZ-SWAP.LZH archive into any directory.
3. Move the run-time library VROBJ.DLL to your OS2\DLL directory
4. Use the program template from the TEMPLATES folder to install EZ-
SWAP, or you can use the "Add Programs" option from the "Migrate
Applications" program in the System Setup folder.
** OPERATION **
1. Just click on the EZ-Swap Icon. To read and record the Swapper.dat
file size, click on the "Get Swapper" button.
2. DON'T close EZ-SWAP. If you do, you will lose the record of the
Swap file sizes. Instead, just click on the "Minimize" button
located in the Upper Right Hand Corner. Then whenever you want to
take a Swap File reading, just click on the EZ-Start icon, and
Click the "Get Swapper" button as before.
4. After a few days of using EZ-SWAP, you will have a pretty good idea
of how big of a swap file you need. If it's larger than what is
specified in your config.sys, change your config.sys to the new
value. If you have the disk space, add 1mb to that number and you
should be all set.
SWAPPATH=C:\OS2\SYSTEM 2048 4096
^^^^ change this number to the new size
5. Remember, as you add more programs or your daily routine changes,
use EZ-SWAP to monitor your swap file, and adjust it accordingly.