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- Computer Tyme XMETER * Version 1.71 * Release Date: 07-01-93
- Copyright 1990-93 by Marc Perkel * All Rights Reserved
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- Computer Tyme * 411 North Sherman, Suite 300 * Springfield Mo. 65802
- Voice: 417-866-1222 * Modem: 417-866-1665 * Fax: 417-866-0135 * USA
-
- This program is part of a utilities package. Before registering it
- you might want to try out some of the other programs in the package.
-
- You can download these other programs from our BBS at 417-866-1665 or
- from our section on Compuserve. (GO COMPTYME) If you have any questions
- feel free to call us.
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- │ Evaluation Version. This program is not registered. │
- │ If you want to use it you need to buy a copy. │
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- Price: $95/Server, $995/Unlimited
-
- XMETER is a software metering program for Novell Networks. Its simple,
- uses NO RAM, and does no require any VAPs or NLMs running on the server.
-
- XMETER uses Novells semaphores to monitor program usage. What you do is
- create a BATCH file to load your software. You open a semaphore on the
- way in and close it on the way out. The batch file must be programmed to
- restrict access to the program. XMETER returns dos errorlevel codes to
- control batch files.
-
- Usage: XMETER <Semaphore> <MaxUsers> /O/C/U/L/E/F
-
- Semaphore is any name you want to give a semaphore.
- MaxUsers is the maximum number of users allowed to use the
- semaphore or the name of a meter list file.
-
- /O Open semaphore.
- /C Close semaphore.
- /U Displays number of semaphore users.
- /L Outputs status line for log file redirection.
- /E Returns number of semaphore users as an error level.
- /F:Name specifies log file name.
-
- A list file can be used to specify the maximum number of users
- for each program. This list file contains lines as follows:
-
- WORDSTAR 10
- LOTUS 5
- DBASE 6
-
- Example: XMETER TEST 10 /O
- This opens semaphore TEST if less than 10 users have it open,
- otherwise to returns DOS ErrorLevel 1.
-
- Example: XMETER TEST /C
- This closes semaphore TEST allowing others to use it.
-
- Example: XMETER TEST METER.LST /O/L/F:USAGE.LOG
- This opens semaphore TEST if less than the number of users
- specified in METER.LST have it open, otherwise to returns
- DOS ErrorLevel 1. Log information is appended to log file
- named USAGE.LOG.
-
- Example BATCH file for WordStar limited to 12 users:
-
- @Echo Off
- XMETER WORDSTAR 10 /O
- if ErrorLevel 1 goto deny
-
- cd\wordstar
- ws
-
- rem Close Semaphore when done.
-
- XMETER WORDSTAR /C
- goto e
-
- :deny
- cls
- Echo Access Denied! All copies of WORDSTAR are in use.
-
- rem Exit Here
- :e
-
- Using a meter list file:
- ------------------------
- XMETER can use a special text file to limit semaphore access. To use
- this method, substitute the name of the list file for the MaxUsers
- parameter as follows:
-
- XMETER Lotus METER.LST /O
-
- METER.LST
-
- Lotus 10
- Wordstar 15
- dBase 9
-
- This allows you to maintain the number of copies of each program in
- a single list.
-
-
- Usage Tracking:
- ---------------
-
- XMETER provides usage tracking by outputing a comma delimited ascii line
- for each semaphore open and close. You must select the /L switch to
- activate this feature. IMPORTANT: Don't make USAGE.LOG sharable!
-
- Example: XMETER TEST METER.LST /O/L/F:USAGE.LOG
-
- This command appends the following line to the file USAGE.LOG.
-
- "MARC","LOTUS","3","O","Y","06-20-93","15:00:56","250:41","16"
-
- The line contains 9 fields as follows:
-
- 1) User Name
- 2) Semaphore Name
- 3) Number of Semaphore users after execution
- 4) Command, O=Open C=Close
- 5) Success Status, Y=Success N=Failure
- 6) Date
- 7) Time
- 8) Internet Address of WorkStation
- 9) Logical Connection Number
-
- How it Works:
- -------------
- XMeter works by attaching a NetWare semaphore to a TSR in memory. It
- requires that you have at least one TSR loaded. XMeter will now find
- TSRs in high memory. In fact, XMeter searches high memory first.
-
- Since Netware semaphores are released when the connection is lost, XMeter
- allows users to reboot their computer in the middle of an application
- without having to run a cleanup utility to release the metered resource.
-
- Tricks:
- -------
- When XMETER creates semaphores, it adds the letters XM- to the front of
- the semaphore name. So semaphore TEST is really XM-TEST. The idea here
- is so that all XMETER semaphores can be indetified from other Netware
- semaphores.
-
- Whenever a workstation first uses XMETER it creates a semaphore named
- XM-XMETER. This can be used to see how many users are using XMETER
- software. This semaphore can be cleared by using the command:
-
- XMETER XMETER/C
-
- If a user turns off their computer while running an application, Novell
- will release their semaphores after 15 minutes. All semaphores are also
- released when the user logs out. If a user reboots within 15 minutes,
- the semaphores are cleared upon login.
-
- This software package is not the best program out there. It is designed
- around being a simple "just works" solution to software metering. It is
- flexable and uses no memory on the workstation.
-
- For more sophisticated software metering use MarxMenu.
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