# Loading a program with socket test via dash board server **URL:** \ **Category:** Robot Communication\ **Created:** [November 7, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/loading-a-program-with-socket-test-via-dash-board-server/5506 "2019-11-07T02:47:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anon71517064](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@anon71517064](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/anon71517064)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/loading-a-program-with-socket-test-via-dash-board-server/5506/1 "2019-11-07T02:47:43Z")
Hey thanks for any help in advance. We have a Ur 10 e with poly scope version 5.3.1 when i try to load a program as per the example given on this page Dashboard Server e-Series, port 29999 - 42728 it returns the syntax " Could not understand load/programs/ test program.urp" What im trying to do is load a program that is contained on the Ur control tablet. It isn’t working . I can how ever send the play,pause start,stop command and it will preform the functions on what ever program is already loaded. So then i thought that maybe i needed to load the file from the Computer system i am using and i tried that with the same result. The correct syntax or pointers on what i may be doing wrong would help alot . ``` Thanks ``` ---
**Author:** ![mbush](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/mbush/32/76_2.png) [@mbush](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/mbush)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/loading-a-program-with-socket-test-via-dash-board-server/5506/2 "2019-11-07T12:57:29Z")
Do you have a space between load and the path? Also, you do not need to include the /programs path ``` Load /test/program.urp ``` ---
**Author:** ![anon71517064](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@anon71517064](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/anon71517064)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/loading-a-program-with-socket-test-via-dash-board-server/5506/3 "2019-11-07T18:45:25Z")
Sorry that was a type o What i have tried exactly was load/programs/test\_program.urp. So i dont need to include a file path to the urp\_ program? so just load/test\_program.urp? And thank you for your help with this issue !!! ---
**Author:** ![laura.zorge.zalite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/laura.zorge.zalite/32/1417_2.png) [@laura.zorge.zalite](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/laura.zorge.zalite)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/loading-a-program-with-socket-test-via-dash-board-server/5506/4 "2019-11-19T12:47:11Z")
There should definitely be a space between command “load” and “\program\_path\program.urp” ---
**Author:** ![anon30805486](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@anon30805486](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/anon30805486)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/loading-a-program-with-socket-test-via-dash-board-server/5506/5 "2020-07-31T04:46:11Z")
is it possible to load a urp program using RTDE? ---
**Author:** ![fujikit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/fujikit/32/6042_2.png) [@fujikit](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/fujikit)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/loading-a-program-with-socket-test-via-dash-board-server/5506/6 "2020-07-31T08:29:24Z")
Hi, excuse me for cutting in. You should use dashboard for loading urp file. Loading is not able to be used from RTDE. ---
**Author:** ![anon30805486](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@anon30805486](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/anon30805486)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/loading-a-program-with-socket-test-via-dash-board-server/5506/7 "2020-07-31T11:44:00Z")
Thanks for responding! I need to read data registers from RTDE and jog the robot. So I need to load the URP using the dashboard interface and then read data registers from RTDE Correct? ---
**Author:** ![fujikit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/fujikit/32/6042_2.png) [@fujikit](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/fujikit)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/loading-a-program-with-socket-test-via-dash-board-server/5506/8 "2020-07-31T12:14:44Z")
That is correct. Loading urp ⇒ dashboard Reading registers ⇒ RTDE