Hi, when locate()/findResource() can't find the desired file, it returns QString::null - can't we give it an additional parameter to be returned then? Just like KConfig does. We would save the if (bla.isNull()), then. It can have a default parameter QString::null, so no changes would have to be made to existing code. Cheers, Carsten Pfeiffer -- http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/1632/