Windows 3.1 Secrets: Missing default.wbt file

Keywords: Windows 3.1 secrets diskettes 

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Problem:

I installed WinBatch from the Windows 3.1 Secrets diskettes. When I tried to run WINBATCH ICON by double clicking on the WinBatch owl icon, I received an error message that DEFAULT.WBT file was missing.

Answer:

WinBatch is looking for DEFAULT.wbt because nothing else was specified. You don't need this file to use the product. If you would like to add it, you can create a new directory under WinBatch (call it DEFAULT.wbt) and copy SOL.WBT to it. When you click on the WinBatch.exe, it accesses the DEFAULT.wbt file giving you a list box of options. In this case, SOL.WBT.

To really use WinBatch, you need to use an editor (like Notepad) to create a script, give it a .WBT file extension, and then you will be able to access it from running the WinBatch.exe icon.

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Article ID:   W13452

Filename:   Missing DEFAULT.WBT file when using Win31 Secrets Disk.txt