He's using Wscript.Shell in a VBS file. It doesn't accept any parameters besides the program to run. There is also a Run method. It accepts 1 parameter that defines the window to run the program in.

PF

>Perry,
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>What shell thing is the other guy using? Because ShellExecute() can specify the directory where the application will run.
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>>Now the app has been copied to another environment where a menuing utility is used to call the app. According to the person who put the utility together, he is using SHELL to call the app. He says that SHELL does not provide a "Start In" option (like the property on a desktop icon).
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>>So when the app is lauched SYS(5) + CURDIR() reports the location of the menu utility as the current default. This is causing a problem in the app.