That worked Stefan! Thanks so much! I've learned a lot from this thread! :o)

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lcExePath = ["] + fullpath(m.lcIvansApp) + [" ] + m.lcIvansParams

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lcExePath = '"' + fullpath(m.lcIvansApp) + '" ' + m.lcIvansParams

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>The call to FULLPATH() is a safety measure because the value is taken from an .ini file. It ensures that the exe path is fully qualified and it also trims the text. This way the app will either be started with a fully qualified path or CreateProcess() will fail, but it cannot happen that the app gets started 'a little' - i.e. in an unusable state - just because somebody put a partial path or an unqualified name into the .ini ...