Windows 10, Custom User Interface, IniRead always returns ERROR? Topic is solved

[kinnex]

By "Custom User Interface" I am referring to the Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 ... Group Policy Object for "User Configuration/Policies/Administrative Templates/System/Custom User Interface" which allows you to run a custom program rather than the default explorer.exe

When I disable the GPO, running windows normally, the script works fine. Everything loads, values are read properly, etc.
When I enable the GPO, running the compiled ahk script as a Kiosk, the script fails. Every IniRead simply returns ERROR.

test.ahk (compiled into test.exe)

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#NoEnv
#Persistent

IniRead, t1, test.ini, Program, name
IniRead, t2, test.ini, Program, target

msgbox % "name = " . t1 . "`ntarget = " . t2

F1::
{
	Reload
	return
}

test.ini

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[Program]
name=Notepad
target=Notepad.exe

I am really not sure why it works one way, and not the other.

[lexikos]

You have not specified a working directory or a path for the ini file, so your script is at the mercy of whichever process launched your script.

[kinnex]

Thank you Lexikos. I decided to try:

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#NoEnv
#Persistent

IniRead, t1, %A_ScriptDir%\test.ini, Program, name
IniRead, t2, %A_ScriptDir%\test.ini, Program, target

msgbox % "name = " . t1 . "`ntarget = " . t2

F1::
{
	Reload
	return
}

That works just fine in kiosk mode too.