Thank you for trying DSpace V1...

Description:
DSpace is a small program that will check the amount of free space you have available on a specified drive each time you run it. If the space available is less than that specified in the INI file the program will display a message. If not then the program will not do anything. 

The program is fully customisable so that you can specify what drive letter to test, under what threshold it should display a warning, the title of the warning message and that actual message. You can insert variables into the message text so that you can show free space, total space, used space and the drive letter checked.

Why use this Program?:
It was originally written to be run as part of the login script on a Novell network. The program would check the users home directory to see if they were running low on the space they had been allocated. If the user was getting low on space they would be presented with a dialog box notifying them of the situation and suggesting they delete some unused files or contact the Help Desk to get any dissused files archived. However, the program can be used in may situations, it can be placed in the StartUp on Windows and can notify you when you have passed the threshold of free space or it can be configured to check a network drive. There are may other uses, which I'm sure you can think of. 

Program Use:
Dspace needs an INI file to feed it the necessary information. The following is the structure of the INI file for dspace.exe:

drive=drive letter to check (no ":" needed)
title=Title of message dialog box
threshold=Free space, in MB, under which a warning message will be displayed
message=First line of message
message=Second line of message
message=Third line of message

An example of an INI file:

drive=c
title=Drive Space Warning
threshold=2000
message=WARNING. You are running low on space in your %d drive.
message=You currently have %f of free space available from a total
message=of %t.
message=
message=Click the OK button to continue working. You have used %u
message=of space...

Variables you are allowed to use in the message text are listed below:
%f -> Free space remaining (This is shown in MB's unless over 1024)
%u -> Total amount of used space on the drive (Again, shown in MB's unless over 1024)
%t -> Total original drive capacity (As above)
%d -> Drive letter checked (A ":" is automatically added after the drive letter)

Platforms:
The program has been tested under Windows 95/98/2000 without any problems. It should work fine on Windows ME and NT4. It uses the standard WinAPI calls to determine the disk sizes.

License:
Freeware - Why... because I can't be bothered charging anyone for it. If you use the program it would be nice if you could let me know. I'm not going to hassle you for money or anything, I just want to feel all warm and fuzzy inside knowing that someone has found my program useful. Email me at adamo@ozemail.com.au

OK.. now for the boring part - Although I have written this program to the best of my ability and have tested it on various operating systems you use the program at your own risk. I am not responsible for any loss of data or time cause either directly or indirectly by this program.

Any bug reports or information please contact:

email:    adamo@ozemail.com.au
internet: www.ozemail.com.au/~adamo/dspace.html
