# toPyDataSet won't take output of queryJournal().getDatset

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/topydataset-wont-take-output-of-queryjournal-getdatset/14059>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** scripting\
**Created:** [April 14, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/topydataset-wont-take-output-of-queryjournal-getdatset/14059 "2017-04-14T19:51:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![adolfo.rafael.martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@adolfo.rafael.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adolfo.rafael.martin)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/topydataset-wont-take-output-of-queryjournal-getdatset/14059/1 "2017-04-14T19:51:53Z")

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I get a dataset of alarms but when I toPyDataSet then I get an error saying  
can’t coerce to a Dataset.

Do I misunderstand somehow?

Here’s my code and the error is underneath:

```python
alarms = system.alarm.queryJournal(
	startDate='2017-04-12 07:00:00', 
	endDate='2017-04-12 07:30:00',
	includeData=False,
	includeSystem=False
)
alarmsDataset = alarms.getDataset
alarmsInPy = system.dataset.toPyDataSet(alarmsDataset)

```

com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.JythonExecException: Traceback (most recent call last): File “”, line 11, in doGet TypeError: toPyDataSet(): 1st arg can’t be coerced to com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.Dataset

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**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/topydataset-wont-take-output-of-queryjournal-getdatset/14059/2 "2017-04-14T20:28:11Z")

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Try changing your next-to-last line to alarmsDataset = alarms.getDataset()

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**Author:** ![adolfo.rafael.martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@adolfo.rafael.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adolfo.rafael.martin)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/topydataset-wont-take-output-of-queryjournal-getdatset/14059/3 "2017-04-17T13:18:34Z")

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> [@adolfo.rafael.martin](#):
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> getDataset

Doh!! : ) Thank you!