# \`The sketch path is not set.\` error when loading table in global

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**Created:** [April 4, 2019, 6:27am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/the-sketch-path-is-not-set-error-when-loading-table-in-global/9952 "2019-04-04T06:27:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 5, 2019, 8:30am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/the-sketch-path-is-not-set-error-when-loading-table-in-global/9952/5 "2019-04-05T08:30:37Z")

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> [@jmt2080ad](#):
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> , why can’t the Table object be assigned in the header, as _rowCnt_ is?

B/c all Processing’s loading functions depend on PApplet::_sketchPath_ to be already initialized: 📂

> [@File Listing Order](https://discourse.processing.org/t/file-listing-order/7148/20):
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> Your sketch is buggy! You’re calling dataFile() before settings()! bug The private system field PApplet::sketchPath is initialized just before settings() is called back btW. calling[Processing.GitHub.io/processing-javadocs/core/processing/core/PApplet.html#sketchPath--](http://Processing.GitHub.io/processing-javadocs/core/processing/core/PApplet.html#sketchPath--)

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