VBIO VBX -  A Visual Basic Custom Control for accessing

            and changing disk and file-data



VBIO is a freeware VBX that allows you to get and set file- and disk-information,

you normally don't have access to.



Features include:

-        Get and set disk serial-number (number and string)

-        Get and set disk volumelabel

-        Get drive type (floppy, harddisk, cd-rom, network drive)

-        Get drive fat-type (filesystem type)

-        Get free diskspace and total diskspace

-        Get sectors per cluster, bytes per sector for a drive, free clusters

         and total clusters

-        Get and set file-attributes (even hides or unhides subdirectories)

-        get and set file-date, file-time

-        get a file's size

-        Determine if a drive or file exists

-        Errors are reported by the Error and ErrorMessage properties and/or

         as a trappable run-time error (you decide).



VBIO VBX includes a context-sensitive helpfile. If you need help on a property

simply select it in the properties dialog and press F1.



This archive should contain the following files:



  VBIO     VBX             The VBX

  VBIO     HLP             Context sensitive helpfile

  README   TXT             This file

  SAMPLE                   Directory containing a sample program that

                           uses many features of the VBX



If you incorporate the VBX in a shareware, freeware or public domain program,

please include the helpfile and the readme file as well. Others may benefit

from this VBX as well. If you don't want to include the helpfile or the readme

file, that's fine too.



VBIO VBX is freeware. That means, it's totally free. You don't have to pay

for it, not even if you want to use it in commercial applications. If you

like it and would like to express your gratitude, send us a postcard of

your hometown. Before you use the VBX, read the help-file and disclaimer for 

exact details about usage, liability etc. If you use the VBX, you agree to 

be bound by the terms of the license agreement in the contents section of 

the help-file. If you don't like the terms, don't use it.





If you have questions, remarks, suggestions, bug-reports or anything else

you think is useful for us to receive, don't hesitate to send us mail

(regular or e-mail). You can send it to the address below.



SheAr software

Arjen Broeze

Gronausevoetpad 104

7511 BN Enschede

the Netherlands (aka Holland)



e-mail: vbx_dev@shear.iaf.nl



