# trace recording does not record Find Data toolbox information

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trace-recording-does-not-record-find-data-toolbox-information/1575
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** python
**Created:** [April 1, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trace-recording-does-not-record-find-data-toolbox-information/1575 "2019-04-01T01:54:11Z")
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### Author: ![Elias](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@Elias](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Elias)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trace-recording-does-not-record-find-data-toolbox-information/1575/1 "2019-04-01T01:54:11Z")

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I want to write a python script to find some cells containing a list of points. To know how to do it, I used `start trace` then used the Find Data toolbox and extracted the selection then stopped the trace. I don’t see any information regarding it in the output file. Also I get some errors when I save state as python script which happens only after I use this toolbox. How to fix this issue? Moreover, in Python Shell I used `SelctionQuerySource` function, but it does nothing and I cannot see cell or point data.

`selection_source = SelectionQuerySource(CompositeIndex=-1, FieldType='CELL', HierarchicalIndex=-1, HierarchicalLevel=-1, InsideOut=0, ProcessID=-1, QueryString='cellContainsPoint(inputs, [(211,-78,1024),])')`

I work with ParaView 5.6.0 on Ubuntu 16.04. I tried the other versions as well.

Edit: I have noticed that an error raises when I use Extract Selection filter and save the state. Here is the error message,

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/1/1774ebef51a3710f3a5276d03183e3998bf856f6.png)

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### Author: ![wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trace-recording-does-not-record-find-data-toolbox-information/1575/2 "2019-04-01T17:41:16Z")

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This is a known feature hole. [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/issues/16836](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/issues/16836).

This feature hole is scheduled for the 5.8 release, out early fall this year.

Alan