Ok, I changed the settings in my IDE project and set NDEBUG and _DEBUG in the preprocessor. Now when I compile and step through the program in the IDE, I get it too to fail too with a message.

Code:
UNHANDLED EXCEPTION IN MYAPP.EXE (MFC42.DLL) 0xC0000005: ACCESS VIOLATION
This good in the fact that it now fails but unfortunately, I can't figure out where to go from here. Of course, unlike other errors, the IDE stepping usually shows an "area" of code that might have an issue or variable or something. With this, even when I hit OK, i end up in the "Disassembly" code which doesn't seem to help me much either. I am sure I am overlooking something or some call, but I am still at a loss.

Any suggestions on what I might need to look at or towards to get this to work. Just a recap, for whatever reason, it works in the IDE with the aforementioned changes NOT implemented.

Thanks again....