>>Hi Steve.
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>>>It typically is OK in dev mode. So what you are implying here is that LoadPicture() cannot properly translate the path to a graphic.
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>>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.
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>>Doug
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>Thanks much Doug and Jose.
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>Steve

When you say ship do you mean that have to be in the root directory of the application/exe inorder for the LOADPICTURE() to find them, or can you path them some how to say a graphics subdirectory.