Warning 269 | [PSCAD™] | Resource path is absolute
Relevant software:
Emitted message:
Resource in PSCAD project has an absolute path. This may result in PSCAD build and/or run errors.
Description:
gridmo detected a resource in your PSCAD™ project whose path is absolute (it starts from a drive letter or root, for example C:\Users\...), instead of being expressed relative to your project or workspace.
Relative path — describes how to reach a file from a known starting point (usually the folder that contains your workspace or case), without naming the full machine location. Example: data\tables\my_curve.csv next to your .pswx workspace.
Absolute path — pins the file to one exact location on disk, including drive and full folder chain.
Why this matters:
You should use relative paths for PSCAD™ resources so the project stays portable: you can copy or move the whole model folder, zip it for a colleague, or run it on the gridmo Engine on another machine, and the links between the workspace and supporting files still resolve. Absolute paths break as soon as the project lives anywhere other than the one PC folder they were created on.
Potential fixes:
- In PSCAD™, open the workspace and locate the resource (or the component pointing at it).
- Change the file reference to a relative path from the workspace or case.
- Save the workspace and case files, then re-run the simulation.