protected int setDocPath (int docSelector, String docPathName) {
		
		// make sure we're in bounds
		if ((docSelector < 0) || (docSelector > docPaths.length)) {
			return ARRAY_SELECTOR_OUT_OF_BOUNDS ;
			} // end if
		
		// we're in bounds. 
		
		// TBD ASAP
		// if the supplied path is relative rather than absolute ...
		// [if it doesn't start with http or ftp or drive designator or network designator
		// it's relative]
			// make it absolute by prefixing with the absolute path of outliner's root dir
		// for the moment, we fake it, and just assume relativity, and add in outliner's root dir path
		docPathName = Outliner.APP_DIR_PATH + docPathName;
		
		// set the string.
		docPaths[docSelector] = docPathName ;
		
		// exit triumphant
		return SUCCESS;
		
	} // end method setDocPath