I'll apologise for a confusing post ahead of time... Sorry.
This is from the help file.
Path Type
Specifies one of three types of folder path information to save with an attached image: an absolute path, a relative path, and no path. For a complete description of each option, see Set Paths to Referenced Drawings in the User's Guide.
Full Path
Specifies the absolute path to the image file.
Relative Path
Specifies a relative path to the image file.
No Path
Specifies only the image file name. The image file should be located in the folder with the current drawing file.
Any tests I've done to try to PROVE these options work as they say they do have apparently been foiled by our EDMS because it 'keeps track' of the files for us (in most cases).
Our issue:
Master Drawings reside in read only folders / libraries. In this case, I'm referring to hybrid drawings where ABC-1234.DWG has ABC-1234.GP4 attached to it.
When we need to modify one of these scanned drawings, we sign it (the .dwg and .gp4) out to a separate work area and update as required and save.
When the drawing is 'As Built', it gets signed back into its library.
-Here's where the confusion begins-
When someone views the drawing with an external viewer, the drawings often come up showing the image's frame only. (plus any vector objects added to the dwg) because the drawing was last saved, referecing the .gp4 in the work area that no longer exists. ( FULL PATH, right? )
We CAD guys don't notice this because our EDMS (Adept) knows where all the files came from and went.
I thought that inserting the image with NO PATH meant that as long as the two files reside in the same directory that there would be no issues.
I don't have access to a machine that I can get access to our drawings WITHOUT our EDMS, so I can't test it. Can someone confirm that NO PATH is the option I want to use, keeping our 'workflow' in mind?
Let me know if it's not clear enough.