# GetDataSetEx2
### Description
Gets a data set in XML format that meets the criteria specified in the filter.
Note that to call this function, you must:
* Set the AdminEncryptionKey
```csharp
void GetDataSetEx2 (string webServiceUrl, string table,
string filter, int maxRecords,
string distinctFieldValue, string uniqueIDField,
ref string dataSet, out string response)
```
### Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| webServiceUrl | string | URL to the QLM License Server. |
| table | string | Specify the table to query. The possible values are:
qryLicenseInfo: the main view where all license keys are recorded.
qryActivationAttempts: the view containing the activation attempts.
qryActivationLog: the view containing the activation log for multiple activations keys.
qryAnalyticsInstalls: the view containing Analytics.
qryCustomerInfo: the view containing customer information
qryIllegalComputers: the view containing the illegal computers.
qryLicenseHistoryInfo: the view containing historical keys.
AuditTrail: table containing AuditTrail data.
|
| filter | string | SQL filter to determine which records to return. Use a where clause sql syntax, example: ActivationKey='AAAA'. Note that if the filter contains an Activation Key or a Computer Key, you must strip out the dashes in the license key. License keys in the database are stored without dashes. |
| maxRecords | int | the maximum number of records to return. Set the value to -1 to return all records. |
| distinctFieldValue | string | name of a field whose value should be distinct in the returned records |
| uniqueIDField | string | name of a field that will be used to identify which record to return when multiple records have the same value in the specified distinctField. |
| dataSet | string | returned dataset containing license key records that match criteria |
| response | string | XML fragment containing the result of the call. |
### Response XML format
```xml
Successfully executed query using filter...
```
### Example error response
```xml
Details about the error
```
## Remarks
Use [ParseResults ](/docs/api-reference/.net-api/iqlmcustomerinfo/methods/parseresults.md)to interpret the results of the call and load the returned data into an [ILicenseInfo ](/docs/api-reference/.net-api/ilicenseinfo.md)object.
```csharp
ILicenseInfo li = new LicenseInfo();
string message = string.Empty;
if (lv.QlmLicenseObject.ParseResults(response, ref li, ref message))
{
// The operation was successful
}
else
{
// The operation failed
}
```
### Requirements
* QLM Enterprise
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