diff --git a/build/distributions/cobol-check-0.2.8.zip b/build/distributions/cobol-check-0.2.8.zip
index 97b14695..6913e6eb 100644
Binary files a/build/distributions/cobol-check-0.2.8.zip and b/build/distributions/cobol-check-0.2.8.zip differ
diff --git a/scripts/linux_gnucobol_run_tests b/scripts/linux_gnucobol_run_tests
deleted file mode 100755
index 0dd637d1..00000000
--- a/scripts/linux_gnucobol_run_tests
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Linux - compile and execute a test Cobol program
-#
-# Assumptions:
-#
-# GnuCOBOL 2.2 or later is installed and on the path. Its executable or alias or symlink is named "cobc".
-
-cobc -x $@
-name=$(echo "$1" | cut -f 1 -d '.')
-"${name}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/windows_gnucobol_run_tests.cmd b/scripts/windows_gnucobol_run_tests.cmd
deleted file mode 100644
index 94961874..00000000
--- a/scripts/windows_gnucobol_run_tests.cmd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-rem Windows - compile and execute a test Cobol program
-rem
-rem  Assumptions:
-rem
-rem GnuCOBOL 3.+ is installed and on the path. Its executable or alias or symlink is named "cobc".
-cobc -x %* && "%~dpn1"
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmainframeproject/cobolcheck/services/Config.java b/src/main/java/org/openmainframeproject/cobolcheck/services/Config.java
index 72cca470..75a09df3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmainframeproject/cobolcheck/services/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmainframeproject/cobolcheck/services/Config.java
@@ -394,6 +394,9 @@ private static String getCorrectRunContext(String path){
             if (path.startsWith(".") && path.length() > 0){
                 path = path.substring(1);
             }
+            if (path.length() > 0 && (path.startsWith("/") || path.substring(1,3).equals(":\\") || path.substring(1,3).equals(":/"))){
+                return StringHelper.adjustPathString(path);
+            }
             return StringHelper.adjustPathString(PathHelper.endWithFileSeparator(runDirectory) + path);
         }
         return StringHelper.adjustPathString(path);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmainframeproject/cobolcheck/services/filehelpers/FileNameMatcher.java b/src/main/java/org/openmainframeproject/cobolcheck/services/filehelpers/FileNameMatcher.java
index 4df600d1..b189ef19 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmainframeproject/cobolcheck/services/filehelpers/FileNameMatcher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmainframeproject/cobolcheck/services/filehelpers/FileNameMatcher.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class FileNameMatcher extends SimpleFileVisitor<Path> {
         private boolean defaultToAllFiles = false;
 
         public FileNameMatcher(String pattern) {
-            if (pattern.length() == 0) {
+            if (pattern.length() == 0 || pattern.equals("null")) {
                 defaultToAllFiles = true;
             }
             matcher = FileSystems.getDefault().getPathMatcher("glob:" + pattern);
diff --git a/vs-code-extension/Cobol-check/config.properties b/vs-code-extension/Cobol-check/config.properties
index 7785ca86..b527c511 100644
--- a/vs-code-extension/Cobol-check/config.properties
+++ b/vs-code-extension/Cobol-check/config.properties
@@ -51,9 +51,13 @@ cobolcheck.decimalPointIsComma = false
 cobolcheck.append.rules = null
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Path for the generated Cobol test code
+# Path for the generated Cobol test code and the executeable file
+# On Linux begin the path with a / to make it absolute and an x:\\ or x:/ to do he same on Windows.
 # Default: ./
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# cobolcheck.test.program.path = /home/myName/temp
+# cobolcheck.test.program.path = c:\\Developer\\temp
+# cobolcheck.test.program.path = c:/Developer/temp
 cobolcheck.test.program.path = Cobol-check
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/vs-code-extension/Cobol-check/scripts/linux_gnucobol_run_tests b/vs-code-extension/Cobol-check/scripts/linux_gnucobol_run_tests
index 0dd637d1..bed96b28 100755
--- a/vs-code-extension/Cobol-check/scripts/linux_gnucobol_run_tests
+++ b/vs-code-extension/Cobol-check/scripts/linux_gnucobol_run_tests
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #
 # GnuCOBOL 2.2 or later is installed and on the path. Its executable or alias or symlink is named "cobc".
 
+cd "$(dirname $1)"
 cobc -x $@
 name=$(echo "$1" | cut -f 1 -d '.')
-"${name}"
\ No newline at end of file
+"${name}"
diff --git a/vs-code-extension/Cobol-check/scripts/windows_gnucobol_run_tests.cmd b/vs-code-extension/Cobol-check/scripts/windows_gnucobol_run_tests.cmd
index 3bfb01c4..87ed777a 100644
--- a/vs-code-extension/Cobol-check/scripts/windows_gnucobol_run_tests.cmd
+++ b/vs-code-extension/Cobol-check/scripts/windows_gnucobol_run_tests.cmd
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ rem
 rem  Assumptions:
 rem
 rem GnuCOBOL 3.+ is installed and on the path. Its executable or alias or symlink is named "cobc".
-
-cobc -x %* && %~n1
\ No newline at end of file
+%~d1
+cd %~p1
+cobc -x %* 
+%~n1