# Import---\>Examples causing error in console

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/import-examples-causing-error-in-console/4772>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [12 November 2018 01:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/import-examples-causing-error-in-console/4772 "2018-11-12T01:47:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [12 November 2018 01:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/import-examples-causing-error-in-console/4772/1 "2018-11-12T01:47:10Z")

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Recently when I try and perform and import---\> examples on any node providing example I get an error in the console. Anyone have any ideas? Here is an example I am getting from the moment node.

19.4 Node Red  
8.12 Node

TypeError: path must be absolute or specify root to res.sendFile  
at ServerResponse.sendFile (C:\Users\a12886\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\node\_modules\express\lib\respo  
nse.js:421:11)  
at get (C:\Users\a12886\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\red\api\editor\library.js:107:36)  
at Layer.handle [as handle\_request] (C:\Users\a12886\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\node\_modules\express  
lib\router\layer.js:95:5)  
at next (C:\Users\a12886\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\node\_modules\express\lib\router\route.js:137:13)  
at C:\Users\a12886\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\red\api\auth\index.js:63:13  
at Layer.handle [as handle\_request] (C:\Users\a12886\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\node\_modules\express  
lib\router\layer.js:95:5)  
at next (C:\Users\a12886\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\node\_modules\express\lib\router\route.js:137:13)  
at Route.dispatch (C:\Users\a12886\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\node\_modules\express\lib\router\route.j  
s:112:3)  
at Layer.handle [as handle\_request] (C:\Users\a12886\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\node\_modules\express  
lib\router\layer.js:95:5)  
at C:\Users\a12886\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\node\_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:281:22  
at param (C:\Users\a12886\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\node\_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:354:14)  
at param (C:\Users\a12886\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\node\_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:365:14)  
at Function.process\_params (C:\Users\a12886\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\node\_modules\express\lib\route  
r\index.js:410:3)  
at next (C:\Users\a12886\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\node\_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:275:10)  
at SendStream.error (C:\Users\a12886\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\node-red\node\_modules\serve-static\index.js:12  
1:7)  
at emitOne (events.js:116:13)

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**Post date:** [12 November 2018 07:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/import-examples-causing-error-in-console/4772/2 "2018-11-12T07:11:07Z")

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At a guess, I'd say that you have a permissions issue but hard to say without knowing what you've installed and how.