Dirlabel is a component like TLabel but if you assign a string with a filename and path, DirLabel will try to fit this path in the width of the DirLabel. Manny programs showing a filename from a table, picture, sound file, etc. If you want to display a filename with it's path in a label you must make the label as wide as the longest path. Normally this is not possible because the path of a filename can be very long, especially in Windows 95, and the space in your program for the label is also limited. DirLabel will try to fit a path in a given width of DirLabel e.g.: c:programdelphitesten1testen2filenaam.pas can become something like: c:...testen1testen2filenaam.pas.