# system.alarm.queryStatus source as list **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81\ **Created:** [November 29, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alarm-querystatus-source-as-list/67031 "2022-11-29T15:24:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alarm-querystatus-source-as-list/67031/1 "2022-11-29T15:24:50Z")
When using a list in the source, from my tests it looks like no matter what I have in the 2nd index (and on) that the source will evaluate true. For example, ```auto state = ["ActiveUnacked", "ActiveAcked"] source = '*MyFolder*', '*Does not matter what goes here*' alarms = system.alarm.queryStatus(source=source, path=path, state=state) print alarms ``` Can anyone explain how multiple items in a list for the source is supposed to evaluate? If I use `source` and `path` separately it works, but if I ever want to use 3 items in a list I don't think that would be an option. [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.alarm.queryStatus](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.alarm.queryStatus) ---
**Author:** ![avaughn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/avaughn/32/38972_2.png) [@avaughn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/avaughn)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alarm-querystatus-source-as-list/67031/2 "2022-11-29T15:28:40Z")
The way it's defined currently, I believe `source` is actually a tuple not a list. Could you try wrapping the value of source in square brackets? So it would then be `source = ['*MyFolder*', '*Does not matter what goes here*']` ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alarm-querystatus-source-as-list/67031/3 "2022-11-29T15:30:01Z")
Sorry, I should have mentioned that, I tried that in the beginning. It doesn't seem to need the brackets, but regardless, I tried with and without. ---
**Author:** ![pascal.fragnoud](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pascal.fragnoud/32/24728_2.png) [@pascal.fragnoud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pascal.fragnoud)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alarm-querystatus-source-as-list/67031/4 "2022-11-29T15:38:57Z")
Seems to be working for me. What do you mean by "will evaluate true" ? ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alarm-querystatus-source-as-list/67031/5 "2022-11-29T15:40:10Z")
Will return alarms ---
**Author:** ![avaughn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/avaughn/32/38972_2.png) [@avaughn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/avaughn)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alarm-querystatus-source-as-list/67031/6 "2022-11-29T15:41:57Z")
Are you just seeing alarms returned that match the first source? ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alarm-querystatus-source-as-list/67031/7 "2022-11-29T15:42:37Z")
Yes, it will follow what I have in the first index, but doesn't seem to honor what I have in the second index Using 8.1.22 ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alarm-querystatus-source-as-list/67031/8 "2022-11-29T15:43:56Z")
Can you swap the order to make sure it isn't something to do with that second source? ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alarm-querystatus-source-as-list/67031/9 "2022-11-29T15:46:16Z")
Doesn't seem to make a difference for the order. I am running this test from the script console. Maybe I will try a good ole restart just for giggles. ---
**Author:** ![avaughn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/avaughn/32/38972_2.png) [@avaughn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/avaughn)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alarm-querystatus-source-as-list/67031/10 "2022-11-29T15:50:44Z")
The results should be a list of alarm events that match any of the source paths. What are the results you're expecting? Are you looking for the resulting alarm events to match both source paths? ---
**Author:** ![avaughn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/avaughn/32/38972_2.png) [@avaughn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/avaughn)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alarm-querystatus-source-as-list/67031/11 "2022-11-29T15:51:16Z")
I'm testing in the script console on 8.1.22 as well and the results I'm seeing are what I would expect. ---
**Author:** ![pascal.fragnoud](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pascal.fragnoud/32/24728_2.png) [@pascal.fragnoud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pascal.fragnoud)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alarm-querystatus-source-as-list/67031/12 "2022-11-29T15:58:01Z")
Do you mean you get the same list independently of the order, or that the second source, no matter which one it is, always returns something that looks wrong ? What's the output of ```python state = ["ActiveUnacked", "ActiveAcked"] source = '*source1*', '*source2*' alarms1 = set(al.source for al in system.alarm.queryStatus(source=source, state=state)) source = '*source2*', '*source1*' alarms2 = set(al.source for al in system.alarm.queryStatus(source=source, state=state)) print alarms1 ^ alarms2 ``` It should be an empty set. PS: Don't use `source` AND `path`. They do the same thing, so just pick one. Maybe using both at the same time somehow messes things up ? ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-alarm-querystatus-source-as-list/67031/13 "2022-11-29T16:06:21Z")
> [@avaughn](#): > > The results should be a list of alarm events that match any of the source paths. Ahh, any, not all. I guess that was my confusion, I thought it was all.