Hi Ian,

> ...open a text file in its app.path folder but it is
> crashing saying it can't find the file, even though
> it is actually there.  The exe sits in C:\Program
> Files\xyz ...

Does the user account have access to that folder? On a tightly
locked-down system (for example, one with XP SP2 installed), you will
experience problems reading files outside of 'user data' folders (like
appdata and mydocs).

Another potential reason is that the user has a virus or 'security
tool' installed that functions as a stub under hkcr/exefile/...
intercepting all exe and com calls, and running them in it's own
namespace. This would effectively make app.path the path of the
current environment owned by the stub application. (which might be
c:\)

Regards,

Shawn K. Hall
http://ReliableAnswers.com/

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