ok...i'm using the browse for folders api stuff but i want to have the user limited to looking in my application's directory. i know how to limit the users to shell folders but if i try to set the variable to something like app.path it gives me an error. i know it's because my app.path is not an item identifier, but is there anyway to limit the users to what i want and still use the browse for folders api coding? if this makes no sense please e-mail me and i will try to put it in more understandable terms in addition to mailing back what code i have. thanks for any help you might be able to give.