Hi anykcampy You can probably just switch to KV mode. From checking the source it seems like they just updated half the app and forgot to handle the 'max_cache_seconds' argument for File mode. ... View more

i seem to have found an answer to my question: Test Scripts using Splunk CMD To see the output of a script as if it was run by the Splunk system, use the following: Mac: /Applications/Splunk/bin/splunk cmd python /Applications/Splunk/etc/apps/<your app>/bin/<your script> Windows: C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\splunk.exe cmd C:\Program Files\Splunk\etc\apps\<your app>\bin\<your script> More useful command line tools to use with Splunk can be found here -> http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Troubleshooting/CommandlinetoolsforusewithSupport  taken from: http://challenges.s3.amazonaws.com/splunk/Best%20Practices%20App%20building.pdf ... View more

hi @gcusello  Jeah that link is known to me, but it does not address my question  if it is possible to test a script by running it with splunk context.  for the path issue, im well aware of the possibillities of eg $PSScriptRoot and then adjusting path.  ... View more