In general, Windows searches the PATH environmental variable from left to right, so inserting a directory at the beginning of the list (seperated by semicolons) is the best way to ensure a certain version of a file is the one used. Jamal On Fri, 26 Oct 2007, jaffar wrote: > Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:22:37 +0800 > From: jaffar <jaffar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: setting environment > > Hi All. Just wondering if it matters where in the environment path you > place your programs. For example, if i were to place c:\mingw\bin after or > before c:\program files\microsoft studio8\vc\bin, would it in any way, > affect the building of my projects? I am asking because I am now not able > even to build a basic project that has been created using visual studio's > mfc wizard. I have not yet written in any code, and i have already found 43 > errors. Could it be due to my setting of the environment path, or could it > be due to some internal setting in visual studio? Cheers and thanks for all > the help. > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind