# Extracting data depending on a block
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-data-depending-on-a-block/6337
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [January 29, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-data-depending-on-a-block/6337 "2021-01-29T04:11:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Hokon\_Kim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hokon_Kim)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-data-depending-on-a-block/6337/1 "2021-01-29T04:11:35Z")
Hello, I am trying to extract point data depending on blocks.
As far as I know, depending block that I activated, extracting point data will be different.
For example, I’m looking for a variable A from block A, block B, and block C.
With activating block A (deactivating other blocks), if I extract the variable A data, then I will get variable A data from only block A.
Am I right?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 9:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-data-depending-on-a-block/6337/2 "2021-01-29T09:01:30Z")
Yes ? What is the question here ?
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### Author:  [@Hokon\_Kim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hokon_Kim)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-data-depending-on-a-block/6337/3 "2021-02-04T19:12:20Z")
I am confused about this.
The extracted data with activating only A block looks like fine.
Also, the extracted data with activating only B block looks like good.
However, the extracted data with activating only C block looks like including all of blocks (A,B,and C).
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-data-depending-on-a-block/6337/4 "2021-02-05T10:21:13Z")
Please share your data.
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### Author:  [@Hokon\_Kim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hokon_Kim)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-data-depending-on-a-block/6337/5 "2021-02-05T17:40:28Z")
[OnlyInfil3\_labeled\_diffNum\_infil\_6\_YSZ\_sub\_5\_2021-01-24.pvsm](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/eblfvJndAw0v4HaLH00iT1k9FJe.pvsm) (654.8 KB)
If you load the \*.e file through \*.pvsm, then you can see the calculator for “j”.
If I extract the data “j” (when time is 0.5) for activated blocks,
Under the activated YSZ block, the extracted data come from all of the blocks.
Under the other blocks activated, the extracted data just come from activated one.
What I want to do is even at YSZ, I want to extract the data from only YSZ.
“While uploading the data(about 4 GB), there was an error. So I will link the file after uploading at my google drive.”
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### Author:  [@Hokon\_Kim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hokon_Kim)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-data-depending-on-a-block/6337/6 "2021-02-05T19:43:47Z")
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here is the link for the data (\*.e)
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-data-depending-on-a-block/6337/7 "2021-02-08T10:21:52Z")
This file is not shared with me.
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### Author:  [@Hokon\_Kim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hokon_Kim)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-data-depending-on-a-block/6337/8 "2021-02-08T18:04:21Z")
I just gave you the authorization to download the file.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2021, 9:38am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-data-depending-on-a-block/6337/9 "2021-02-09T09:38:08Z")
I’m still unsure what to look for. Im able to select and show block, they look different.