TestStand launches the File Not Found dialog box when you specify a file in the Open File dialog box without selecting the Use Absolute Path option and that file cannot be found within the TestStand search paths .

The File Not Found dialog box contains the following options:

• Add the directory containing the file you selected to the list of search directories —Adds the directory in which the file is located to a list of directories TestStand searches when the file is not found in the original location. Once you have added a specific directory as a search directory, if the file cannot be found in the directory you specified, TestStand searches the directories listed in the Search Directories list. You can specify whether to also search within subdirectories.
• Use an absolute path for the file you selected —Uses the exact path of the file so the file is not searched for when it is needed. If you move the file after you select this option, the file will not be found. If you move the file, change the Module Pathname option in the Specify Module dialog box to reflect the new location.
• Use a relative path for the file you selected —Indicates whether the current directory of the file is relative to a current search directory that has already been specified. TestStand uses a shortened path that the difference between the current path and the associated search directory path to find the file defines. When you enable this option, you can move the file to other directories that are relative to the search directories.
• Substitute Path Macros —Enable this option to substitute the $(Platform) macro for the last directory in a path that matches the current platform. For example, 64-bit TestStand replaces C:\bin\x64\module.dll with C:\bin\$(Platform)\module.dll . This option applies to absolute paths and to relative paths TestStand finds through non-recursive search directories. This option is not available for files TestStand finds by searching subdirectories.

See Also

Module Tabs and Specify Module Dialog Boxes

Open File dialog box