From: Phlip Date: 2009-03-21T11:32:16+09:00 Subject: Re: YAML config files with environment specific settings > error: Uncaught exception: syntax error on line 1, col 20: ` > attachment_volume: > \\atlas\transfer\greenlight\predevelopment\attachments' Is that a transmission error, or does \\atlas really start in the first text column? directly under the 'a' in attachment? Put it on the same line as volume:. Next, in terms of style, you should use / if at all possible. MS's experiment with \ has failed, and even their own tools respect /.