Starting Workbench 12.1 or 13.0 on a Windows platform gives the following error message:

Absolute path information is required

Click OK and another pop-up appears:

Unhandled exception has occurred in a component of your application


Starting Workbench 12.1 or 13.0 on a Windows platform gives the following error message:

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ANSYS Workbench
Absolute path information is required
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Click OK and another pop-up appears:

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Microsoft .NET Framework
Unhandled exception has occurred in a component of your application

System.ArgumentException: Absolute path information is required
at System.Security.Util.StringExpressionSet.CreateListfromExpressions(String[] str, Boolean needFullPath)
at System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission.AddPathList(FileIOPermissionAccess access, AccessControlActions control, ......
at System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission..ctor(FileIOPermissionAccess access, String path)
at System.Environment.GetFolderPath(SpecialFolder folder)
...
...
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Then select OK again and get:

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Unhandled exception caught!
System.NullReferenceException: object reference not set to an instance of an object
at Ans.Program.Runtime.Initialize(RuntimeSettings settings)
...
...
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The message "Absolute path information is required" is discussed in the following links:

<a target=_blank href="http://www.gourami.eu/forums/absolute-path-information-required">http://www.gourami.eu/forums/absolute-path-information-required</a>http://www.gourami.eu/forums/absolute-path-information-required
<a target=_blank href="http://community.sharpdevelop.net/forums/t/7218.aspx">http://community.sharpdevelop.net/forums/t/7218.aspx</a>http://community.sharpdevelop.net/forums/t/7218.aspx

"I have noticed, that the path of "My Documents" was set to "D:" instead of "D:". I tried this and it worked. "

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Rightclick on the folder My Documents and select Properties. If the value in the Target field is a path without a at the end, then this is likely to be the cause of the problem. See the following link for the details of how to change the Target of My Documents:

<a target=_blank href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310147">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310147</a>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310147





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