Warning 270 | [PSCAD™] | Resource under PSCAD temporary-folder pattern
Relevant software:
Emitted message:
Resource in PSCAD project is under a directory whose name matches a PSCAD temporary-folder pattern. These folders are not copied into the engine working directory and the resource may be missing at run time.
Description:
gridmo detected a PSCAD™ resource whose path goes through a directory whose name looks like a PSCAD™ temporary or build output folder (for example, names matching patterns such as *.gf* or *.if*).
When PSCAD™ builds or runs models, it creates transient folders for generated code, build artefacts, and related files. Those locations depend on factors such as the Fortran compiler configuration and the current build, and PSCAD™ (or cleanup tools) may delete or refresh them regularly.
Because of that, resource files should not be referenced from these directories: the files may disappear, move, or differ between machines or runs, so the gridmo Engine may not find them even if they worked once locally.
gridmo also does not copy these PSCAD™ temporary-style folders into the engine working directory when preparing your task, so the resource is at high risk of being missing at run time.
Potential fixes:
- Copy any needed data files into a stable location under your project (for example next to the case or in a
datafolder). - In PSCAD™, point the resource at a relative path to that stable location.
- Avoid pointing resources at PSCAD™ output or scratch folders created during compile/run.
- Save the workspace and case files, then re-run the simulation.