# Could the dataset data itself be received from vtkSMSourceProxy ?

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/could-the-dataset-data-itself-be-received-from-vtksmsourceproxy/14265
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**Created:** [March 26, 2024, 11:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/could-the-dataset-data-itself-be-received-from-vtksmsourceproxy/14265 "2024-03-26T11:50:40Z")
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### Author: ![joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joint)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2024, 11:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/could-the-dataset-data-itself-be-received-from-vtksmsourceproxy/14265/1 "2024-03-26T11:50:40Z")

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Hello dear Paraview developers!

It is known, that vtkPVDataInformation can be retrieved via vtkSMSourceProxy  
However it seems to contain only meta information

What could one do to retrieve the data itself?

Thank you!

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/could-the-dataset-data-itself-be-received-from-vtksmsourceproxy/14265/2 "2024-03-26T12:14:20Z")

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duplicate of [How to get field data of a given pipeline using SM Proxy model? - #11 by mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-field-data-of-a-given-pipeline-using-sm-proxy-model/14262/11)

Please refrain from spamming the same topic multiple times.

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/could-the-dataset-data-itself-be-received-from-vtksmsourceproxy/14265/3 "2024-03-26T12:14:32Z")

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