Subj : Re: Exception occurs only when run outside the debugger *confused* To : comp.programming From : Matthias Kaeppler Date : Wed Aug 24 2005 08:54 pm Thanks for all your input. I have found the error: In my code I use a function which expands relative paths to full absolute paths. This happens *relative* to where the program was started from, by invoking a function called initial_path() which reads from the environment... You get the point :) Of course, when run through the debugger, initial_path() returned something which was not equal to the path in which I would compile and run my program normally. Thanks! - Matthias .