# Saving state file with TextureMapToSphere
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-state-file-with-texturemaptosphere/2797
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [October 17, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-state-file-with-texturemaptosphere/2797 "2019-10-17T15:14:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@henry](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/henry)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-state-file-with-texturemaptosphere/2797/1 "2019-10-17T15:14:09Z")
Hello, I am trying to save a state file that includes a sphere earth object in ParaView 5.6.1. I am able to create this object by running the Python script pvCreateEarthObj.py that I have attached. However, after running this I still have to manually load the earth.png image (Properties-Miscellaneous-Texture), and this step does not show up during a trace. I was hoping this could be avoided by saving a state file which will eventually include many other parameters as well.
I am able to save a pvsm state, but trying to load that state file gives this error:
> ERROR: In /ParaView/VTK/Common/ExecutionModel/vtkExecutive.cxx, line 782
> vtkPVCompositeDataPipeline (0x66658d0): Algorithm vtkTextureMapToSphere(0xcb6e2a0) returned failure for request: vtkInformation (0x9cabad0)
> Debug: Off
> Modified Time: 1799634
> Reference Count: 1
> Registered Events: (none)
> Request: REQUEST\_DATA\_OBJECT FROM\_OUTPUT\_PORT: 0
> ALGORITHM\_AFTER\_FORWARD: 1
> FORWARD\_DIRECTION: 0
I also tried saving a .py state, but ParaView was unable to even save the file:
> Generic Warning: In ParaView/ParaViewCore/ServerManager/Core/vtkSMTrace.cxx, line 130
> Failed to generate state.
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File “ParaView/build/lib/python2.7/site-packages/paraview/smstate.py”, line 208, in get\_state
> traceitem.finalize()
> File “ParaView/build/lib/python2.7/site-packages/paraview/smtrace.py”, line 1018, in finalize
> ctor\_trace = accessor.trace\_ctor(None, RepresentationProxyFilter())
> File “ParaView/build/lib/python2.7/site-packages/paraview/smtrace.py”, line 527, in trace\_ctor
> txt = self.trace\_properties(other\_props, in\_ctor=False)
> File “ParaView/build/lib/python2.7/site-packages/paraview/smtrace.py”, line 494, in trace\_properties
> return joiner.join([x.get\_property\_trace(in\_ctor) for x in props])
> File “/ParaView/build/lib/python2.7/site-packages/paraview/smtrace.py”, line 613, in get\_property\_trace
> else: return "%s = s" (varname, self.get\_value())
> File “ParaView/build/lib/python2.7/site-packages/paraview/smtrace.py”, line 634, in get\_value
> data = [str(Trace.get\_accessor(x)) for x in data]
> File “ParaView/build/lib/python2.7/site-packages/paraview/smtrace.py”, line 171, in get\_accessor
> “it. Skipping this action.” % repr(obj))
> paraview.smtrace.Untraceable: “\ is not ‘known’ at this point. Hence, we cannot trace it. Skipping this action.”
> Empty state generated.
Do you have any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
[pvCreateEarthObj.py](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/9Tcf1cI3nlIiYIYVdGtPLFyJOhF.py) (1.7 KB)
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### Author:  [@theodorebaltis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/theodorebaltis)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-state-file-with-texturemaptosphere/2797/2 "2019-10-17T17:13:18Z")
I think [this](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmatically-set-background-image/2574) post will help you get the image loaded.
Not sure why loading the state file results in error, though.
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### Author:  [@Pat](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Pat)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-state-file-with-texturemaptosphere/2797/3 "2019-11-15T19:20:50Z")
Hi @henry did you ever resolve this issue? I am running into the same problem.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2019, 9:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-state-file-with-texturemaptosphere/2797/4 "2019-11-18T09:41:29Z")
See @theodorebaltis link for a solution.