You could use environment vars. Set the following. DRIVE_C = C: [ Note that the backslash is omitted ] Store the files using the path %DRIVE_C%\test.txt This might be a better method than using UNC file names. I don't know whether the Unzip DLL will handle extraction automatically but it would be an easy modification if it does not. -- James Turner ----------- To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty e-mail message to: delphizip-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put the word unsubscribe in the subject.