• \\sqlblue2.cul.columbia.edu is the web server that associates *.w3l files with w3lauch.exe. All URLs point to CcdromXX (where XX can be 1 to ZZ) in the Web Root
  • \\cdrom1 is the Novell Server that contains the below listed \\cdrom1\sys\wapps\inet\w3lauch\cdrom.lst file.
    For example International Film Archives is accessd as \\sqlblue2.cul.columbia.edu\CCdrom4.lst and \\sqlblue2.cul.columbia.edu\Cdrom4.lst Film2.bat is launched from the Path in cdrom.lst.
  • WinBatch is the program that creates the executibles. At some point, all *.bat files need to be converted to *.exe files.
  • To create a new URL, Find a vacant spot in cdrom.lst to decide which Ccdrom.w3l and cdrom.w3l to create. Copy an existing file, paste it
    and rename the file to the new file. For example, copy International Film's cdrom4.w3l and Ccdrom4.w3l ; paste these files to new files; rename the files to for, example, CCdrom1.lst and Cdrom1.lst; create an *.exe or *.bat file in the \\cdrom1\sys\wapps\inet\wlauch\bats directory(NOTE, w3lauch ONLY recognizes 8.3 dos file names); insert the *.bat or *.exe file into the cdrom.lst file.
  • \\cdrom1\sys\wapps\inet\w3lauch\cdrom.lst :[Software]
    Count=42
    ;Portuguese Bibliography 15th Century to 1999
    Title1=Cdrom Title 1
    Originator1=W3Launch
    MajorVersion1=3
    MinorVersion1=1
    Command1=wbport.exe
    Path1=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ;19th Century Short Title Catalogue, Series III
    Title2=Cdrom Title 2
    Originator2=W3Launch
    MajorVersion2=3
    MinorVersion2=1
    Command2=wb19th.exe
    Path2=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ;Deactivated
    Title3=Cdrom Title 3
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command3=
    Path3=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title4=Cdrom Title 4
    Originator1=W3Launch
    MajorVersion1=3
    MinorVersion1=1
    Command4=
    Path4=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ;Compact Disclosure
    Title5=Cdrom Title 5
    Originator2=W3Launch
    MajorVersion2=3
    MinorVersion2=1
    Command5=wbdisclo.exe
    Path5=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ;Deactivated
    Title6=Cdrom Title 6
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command6=
    Path6=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ;Deactivated
    Title7=Cdrom Title 7
    Originator1=W3Launch
    MajorVersion1=3
    MinorVersion1=1
    Command7=
    Path7=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ;Deactivated
    Title8=Cdrom Title 8
    Originator2=W3Launch
    MajorVersion2=3
    MinorVersion2=1
    Command8=
    Path8=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ;USFAC
    Title9=Cdrom Title 9
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command9=wbusfac.exe
    Path9=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title10=Cdrom Title A
    Originator1=W3Launch
    MajorVersion1=3
    MinorVersion1=1
    Command10=
    Path10=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ;ISLAMICUS
    Title11=Cdrom Title B
    Originator2=W3Launch
    MajorVersion2=3
    MinorVersion2=1
    Command11=wbislami.exe
    Path11=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title12=Cdrom Title C
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    command12=
    Path12=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title13=Cdrom Title D
    Originator1=W3Launch
    MajorVersion1=3
    MinorVersion1=1
    Command13=
    Path13=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title14=Cdrom Title E
    Originator2=W3Launch
    MajorVersion2=3
    MinorVersion2=1
    Command14=
    Path14=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title15=Cdrom Title F
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command15=
    Path15=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ;Dictionary of National Biography
    Title16=Cdrom Title G
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command16=wbDNAB.exe
    Path16=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title17=Cdrom Title H
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command17=
    Path17=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ;Catalogo Colectivo de Fondo Antigo
    Title18=Cdrom Title I
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command18=wbnovum.bat
    ;
    Path18=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    Title19=Cdrom Title J
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command19=
    Path19=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title20=Cdrom Title K
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command20=
    Path20=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title21=Cdrom Title L
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command21=
    Path21=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title22=Cdrom Title M
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command22=
    Path22=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title23=Cdrom Title N
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command23=
    Path23=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title24=Cdrom Title O
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command24=
    Path24=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ;Historical Statistics
    Title25=Cdrom Title P
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command25=wbhist.exe
    Path25=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ;Index to The House of Commmons Parlimentary Papers
    Title26=Cdrom Title Q
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command26=wbhcpp.exe
    Path26=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title27=Cdrom Title R
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command27=
    Path27=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ;Merck
    Title28=Cdrom Title S
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command28=wbmerck.exe
    Path28=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title29=Cdrom Title T
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command29=
    Path29=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title30=Cdrom Title 30
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command30=
    Path30=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title31=Cdrom Title 31
    Originator1=W3Launch
    MajorVersion1=3
    MinorVersion1=1
    Command31=wbport.exe
    Path31=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title32=Cdrom Title 32
    Originator2=W3Launch
    MajorVersion2=3
    MinorVersion2=1
    Command32=
    Path32=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title33=Cdrom Title 33
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command33=damb.exe
    Path33=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ;McGraw Hill
    Title34=Cdrom Title 34
    Originator1=W3Launch
    MajorVersion1=3
    MinorVersion1=1
    Command34=wbmest.exe
    Path34=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ;CD-DEXS: USAID's Development Experience System
    Title35=Cdrom Title 35
    Originator2=W3Launch
    MajorVersion2=3
    MinorVersion2=1
    Command35=wbCDDEXS.bat
    Path35=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title36=Cdrom Title 36
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command36=
    Path36=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ; India
    Title37=Cdrom Title 37
    Originator1=W3Launch
    MajorVersion1=3
    MinorVersion1=1
    Command37=svindia.exe
    Path37=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books
    Title38=Cdrom Title 38
    Originator2=W3Launch
    MajorVersion2=3
    MinorVersion2=1
    Command38=Blgc.bat
    Path38=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    ;Bibiografia General Espanol
    Title39=Cdrom Title 39
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command39=wbspain.exe
    Path39=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title40=Cdrom Title 40
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command40=
    Path40=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats

    Title41=Cdrom Title 41
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command41=wbdisclo.exe
    Path41=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats
    ;
    Title42=Cdrom Title 42
    Originator3=W3Launch
    MajorVersion3=3
    MinorVersion3=1
    Command42=wbminmat.exe
    Path42=r:\wapps\inet\wlaunch\bats