# Pulling specific data from XML

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pulling-specific-data-from-xml/148981>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 25, 2005, 5:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pulling-specific-data-from-xml/148981 "2005-05-25T05:24:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![hgfl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e7dd6/32.png) [@hgfl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hgfl)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 5:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pulling-specific-data-from-xml/148981/1 "2005-05-25T05:24:17Z")

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Does anyone know of any tutorials/movies, or can offer some help with pulling specific data from XML? This is what I mean…

Supposed I have an XML file like this:

```auto
 <data> 
 
<article>
<ID>1a</ID>
<related items>
<item>3b</item>
<item>5f</item>
</related items>
</article>
 
 
<article>
<ID>3b</ID>
<related items>
<item>1a</item>
<item>5f</item>
</related items>
</article>
 
<article>
<ID>4e</ID>
<related items>
<item>6t</item>
<item>2w</item>
</related items>
</article>
 
</data>

```

Now, in Flash I want to load all items that have “5f” listed as one of their related item. So only display articles where item = 5f

If you know of any tutorials/movies that offer help with something like this, please let me know!

thanx