CHALLANGE ! Dangerous Maze

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INSTR(, _OS$, "[WINDOWS]")
'^ ^
'| |

Do not do this because QB64 doesn't like it. No need for that stray comma if the starting position of the string is not needed in the search.

Yes it is a PITA to have to reserve a string variable or constant for the directory separation character. But I'm with Terry, do something like this:

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'near beginning of top-level code
DIM dirsep$

$IF WIN THEN
dirsep$ = "\"
$ELSE
dirsep$ = "/"
$END IF

'later in the program:
uni_bord = _LOADIMAGE(osFix$("need" + dirsep$ + "menu" + dirsep$ + "bord" + dirsep$ + "uni_bord.jpg"), 32)

It looks sloppy, however. It might be better to do what justsomeguy proposed. To call a "helper" string function that changes the slash character depending on the operating system the program is running in.