diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 5a99dae..163adbe 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,21 @@
 #include <readline/readline.h>
 #include <readline/history.h>
 #else
+char* readline(const char* p)
+{
+  std::string retval;
+  std::cout << p ;
+  std::getline(std::cin, retval);
+#ifdef BOOST_MSVC
+  return std::cin.eof() ? NULL : _strdup(retval.c_str());
+#else
+  return std::cin.eof() ? NULL : strdup(retval.c_str());
+#endif
+}
+void add_history(const char*){}
+void using_history(){}
+#endif
+
 
 void *cast_module_symbol(std::string (*t_path)())
 {
@@ -31,9 +46,9 @@ void *cast_module_symbol(std::string (*t_path)())
 
 std::string default_search_path()
 {
-#ifdef CHAISCRIPT_WINDOWS
-  TCHAR path[2048];
-  int size = GetModuleFileName(0, path, sizeof(path)-1);
+#ifdef CHAISCRIPT_WINDOWS  // force no unicode
+  CHAR path[4096];
+  int size = GetModuleFileNameA(0, path, sizeof(path)-1);
 
   std::string exepath(path, size);
 
@@ -95,21 +110,6 @@ std::string default_search_path()
 }
 
 
-char* readline(const char* p)
-{
-  std::string retval;
-  std::cout << p ;
-  std::getline(std::cin, retval);
-#ifdef BOOST_MSVC
-  return std::cin.eof() ? NULL : _strdup(retval.c_str());
-#else
-  return std::cin.eof() ? NULL : strdup(retval.c_str());
-#endif
-}
-void add_history(const char*){}
-void using_history(){}
-#endif
-
 void help(int n) {
   if ( n >= 0 ) {
     std::cout << "ChaiScript evaluator.  To evaluate an expression, type it and press <enter>." << std::endl;