sorry, i confused DOS with GLB command
instead of LOADSPRITE "..\icon.bmp",0
try
LOCAL ok = SETCURRENTDIR("..") // One up level
LOADSPRITE "icon.bmp",0
provided that the bmp file resides in the parent folder
instead of LOADSPRITE "..\icon.bmp",0
try
LOCAL ok = SETCURRENTDIR("..") // One up level
LOADSPRITE "icon.bmp",0
provided that the bmp file resides in the parent folder