def METHOD_NAME(make_data_path):
    """Check that load_table_model fails with invalid input: text column
    The first column is text (and an ASCII file) so it is
    expected to fail.
    """
    # Check that this file hasn't been changed (as I am re-using it for
    # this test)
    infile = make_data_path('table.txt')
    assert os.path.isfile(infile)
    ui.clean()
    assert ui.list_model_components() == []
    # The error depends on the load function.
    with pytest.raises(Exception):
        ui.load_table_model('stringcol', infile)
    assert ui.list_model_components() == []