Hi Steve.

>It typically is OK in dev mode. So what you are implying here is that LoadPicture() cannot properly translate the path to a graphic.

No, the problem is a bug in LOADPICTURE(): if the graphic file is built into the EXE, LOADPICTURE() gives an error. You have to remove them from the project (or mark them as excluded) and ship them as separate files along with the EXE.

Doug