# Help with searching XML file

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-searching-xml-file/205307
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 27, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-searching-xml-file/205307 "2006-10-27T20:05:28Z")
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### Author: ![frankfenomena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/67e7ee/32.png) [@frankfenomena](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/frankfenomena)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-searching-xml-file/205307/1 "2006-10-27T20:05:28Z")

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Hello All,

Working with a large xml database type file. I’m using flash 8 to create a searchable interface to search and display the xml data. I’ve read the Kirupa’s tutorial on xml searching which was helpful, however, I want to able to use multiple input text boxes for my search criteria. The Kirupa tutorial [http://www.kirupa.com/web/xml/examples/searchbestof.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/web/xml/examples/searchbestof.htm) using a basic search interface. Can anyone help me with the required actionscript to search from input text boxes. For example I want people to search by company name or phone number or address and etc… and I want them to have their own input box not like the Kirupa tutorial which uses a checkbox to select the search fields. Thanks, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Frank M.