# Printing the Alarm Journal

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/printing-the-alarm-journal/6686>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [June 11, 2013, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/printing-the-alarm-journal/6686 "2013-06-11T12:01:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Duffanator](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/duffanator/32/3560_2.png) [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/printing-the-alarm-journal/6686/1 "2013-06-11T12:01:26Z")

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Hey guys,

Is there a way to print out the alarm journal like a typical chart or table? I tried the following typical code on a button:

`table = event.source.parent.getComponent('Alarm Journal')
table.print()`

but I get the following error:

[code]Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “event:actionPerformed”, line 2, in   
TypeError: print(): expected 1 args; got 0

```
at org.python.core.PyException.fillInStackTrace(PyException.java:70)
at java.lang.Throwable.<init>(Throwable.java:181)
at java.lang.Exception.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.RuntimeException.<init>(Unknown Source)
at org.python.core.PyException.<init>(PyException.java:46)
at org.python.core.PyException.<init>(PyException.java:43)
at org.python.core.PyException.<init>(PyException.java:61)
at org.python.core.Py.TypeError(Py.java:235)
at org.python.core.PyReflectedFunction.throwError(PyReflectedFunction.java:209)
at org.python.core.PyReflectedFunction.throwArgCountError(PyReflectedFunction.java:262)
at org.python.core.PyReflectedFunction.throwError(PyReflectedFunction.java:319)
at org.python.core.PyReflectedFunction. __call__ (PyReflectedFunction.java:167)
at org.python.core.PyReflectedFunction. __call__ (PyReflectedFunction.java:204)
at org.python.core.PyObject. __call__ (PyObject.java:387)
at org.python.core.PyObject. __call__ (PyObject.java:391)
at org.python.core.PyMethod. __call__ (PyMethod.java:109)
at org.python.pycode._pyx189.f$0(<event:actionPerformed>:2)
at org.python.pycode._pyx189.call_function(<event:actionPerformed>)
at org.python.core.PyTableCode.call(PyTableCode.java:165)
at org.python.core.PyCode.call(PyCode.java:18)
at org.python.core.Py.runCode(Py.java:1275)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.ScriptManager.runCode(ScriptManager.java:552)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.application.binding.action.ActionAdapter.runActions(ActionAdapter.java:155)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.application.binding.action.ActionAdapter.invoke(ActionAdapter.java:266)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.application.binding.action.RelayInvocationHandler.invoke(RelayInvocationHandler.java:55)
at $Proxy15.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$000(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

```

Ignition v7.6.1 (b2278)  
Java: Sun Microsystems Inc. 1.6.0\_24  
[/code]

What argument does the print() function need? If I try print(None,1) I get a error that says it expects 1 argument but got 2.