diff --git a/src/misc.cpp b/src/misc.cpp
index 13e6b97..a6fe87f 100644
--- a/src/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/misc.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <direct.h>
+#include "misc.h"
 #include "blupi.h"
 #include "def.h"
 
@@ -64,33 +65,24 @@ int Random(int min, int max)
 
 // Retourne le nom de dossier en cours.
 
-void GetCurrentDir(char *pName, size_t lg)
+std::string GetBaseDir ()
 {
-	char *basePath = SDL_GetBasePath ();
-	strncpy(pName, basePath, lg-1);
-	pName[lg-1] = 0;
+	char *sdlBasePath = nullptr;
+	static std::string basePath;
 
-	lg = strlen(pName);
-	if (lg == 0)
-		goto out;
-
-	while ( lg > 0 )
+	if (!basePath.size ())
 	{
-		lg --;
-		if ( pName[lg] == '\\' )
-		{
-			pName[lg+1] = 0;
-			break;
-		}
+		sdlBasePath = SDL_GetBasePath ();
+		sdlBasePath[strlen (sdlBasePath) - 1] = '\0';
 	}
 
-	if ( lg > 6 && strcmp(pName+lg-6, "\\Debug\\") == 0 )
-	{
-		pName[lg-5] = 0;  // ignore le dossier \debug !
-	}
+	std::string path = sdlBasePath;
+	path = path.substr (0, path.find_last_of ("\\/") + 1);
 
-out:
-	SDL_free (basePath);
+	if (sdlBasePath)
+		SDL_free (sdlBasePath);
+
+	return path;
 }
 
 // Ajoute le chemin permettant de lire un fichier
diff --git a/src/misc.h b/src/misc.h
index 56f81b4..359f114 100644
--- a/src/misc.h
+++ b/src/misc.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <string>
 #include "blupi.h"
 
 extern void OutputDebug(char *pMessage);
@@ -12,5 +13,5 @@ extern POINT ConvLongToPos(LPARAM lParam);
 extern void	InitRandom();
 extern int	Random(int min, int max);
 
-extern void GetCurrentDir(char *pName, size_t lg);
+std::string GetBaseDir();
 extern void AddUserPath(char *pFilename);
diff --git a/src/movie.cpp b/src/movie.cpp
index 11c8629..547b774 100644
--- a/src/movie.cpp
+++ b/src/movie.cpp
@@ -79,24 +79,15 @@ void CMovie::fileCloseMovie()
 
 bool CMovie::fileOpenMovie(RECT rect, char *pFilename)
 {
-	char					string[MAX_PATH];
-
-	if ( pFilename[1] == ':' )  // nom complet "D:\REP..." ?
-	{
-		strcpy(string, pFilename);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		GetCurrentDir(string, MAX_PATH-30);
-		strcat(string, pFilename);
-	}
+	std::string path = GetBaseDir ();
+	path += pFilename;
 
 	// we got a filename, now close any old movie and open the new one.					*/
-	if ( m_fMovieOpen )  fileCloseMovie();	
+	if ( m_fMovieOpen )  fileCloseMovie();
 
 	// Open up the sourcefile.
 	// This can be a local file, network url, ...
-	m_movie = Kit_CreateSourceFromUrl (string);
+	m_movie = Kit_CreateSourceFromUrl (path.c_str ());
 	if (m_movie)
 	{
 		// Create the player
@@ -204,20 +195,12 @@ bool CMovie::GetEnable()
 
 bool CMovie::IsExist(char *pFilename)
 {
-	char	string[MAX_PATH];
+	std::string path = GetBaseDir ();
 	FILE*	file;
 
-	if ( pFilename[1] == ':' )  // nom complet "D:\REP..." ?
-	{
-		strcpy(string, pFilename);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		GetCurrentDir(string, MAX_PATH-30);
-		strcat(string, pFilename);
-	}
+	path += pFilename;
 
-	file = fopen(string, "rb");
+	file = fopen(path.c_str (), "rb");
 	if ( file == nullptr )  return false;
 
 	fclose(file);
diff --git a/src/sound.cpp b/src/sound.cpp
index 0faa9c1..0aa059d 100644
--- a/src/sound.cpp
+++ b/src/sound.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ bool CSound::PlayImage(int channel, POINT pos, int rank)
 
 bool CSound::PlayMusic(const char *lpszMIDIFilename)
 {
-	char string[MAX_PATH];
+	std::string path = GetBaseDir ();
 
 	if ( !m_bEnable )  return true;
 	if ( m_midiVolume == 0 )  return true;
@@ -275,17 +275,9 @@ bool CSound::PlayMusic(const char *lpszMIDIFilename)
 	Mix_VolumeMusic (MIX_MAX_VOLUME * 100 * m_midiVolume / 20 / 100);
 	m_lastMidiVolume = m_midiVolume;
 
-	if ( lpszMIDIFilename[1] == ':' )  // nom complet "D:\REP..." ?
-	{
-		strcpy(string, lpszMIDIFilename);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		GetCurrentDir(string, MAX_PATH-30);
-		strcat(string, lpszMIDIFilename);
-	}
+	path += lpszMIDIFilename;
 
-	m_pMusic = Mix_LoadMUS (string);
+	m_pMusic = Mix_LoadMUS (path.c_str ());
 	if (!m_pMusic)
 	{
 		printf ("%s\n", Mix_GetError ());