# Search function within a compiled flash movie

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/search-function-within-a-compiled-flash-movie/261119>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 23, 2008, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/search-function-within-a-compiled-flash-movie/261119 "2008-05-23T10:01:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![snowmiu19](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@snowmiu19](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snowmiu19)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/search-function-within-a-compiled-flash-movie/261119/1 "2008-05-23T10:01:14Z")

</div>

Hello there

Im creating an interactive CD-ROM for companies Directory lIsting (like yellow pages)

what i want to ask is how do you search for a keyword e.g: i type Automotive in the search field, then it will search n list all the Automotive vendors within the CD-ROM.

What is the best way around it to create such a thing in a CD. i know Director can do that, but i also have some confidence that Flash should be able too. anyone have a sample to my question here? I have tried to do a search (telephone book) but that is only for a single phrase. What if someone type a long sentence like “Automotive Dealers” then it will capture each n every word too…

Thanks

Hope someone can help me here. and hopefully my question is clear

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![randomagain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@randomagain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/randomagain)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/search-function-within-a-compiled-flash-movie/261119/2 "2008-05-23T12:02:56Z")

</div>

in other words you want us to tell you how to do a job so you get paid…

I’d assume xml, search xml, print out results

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![snowmiu19](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@snowmiu19](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snowmiu19)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/search-function-within-a-compiled-flash-movie/261119/3 "2008-05-27T01:17:51Z")

</div>

Hello there

Dont get me wrong here, im not here to ask ppl to do my job, im just seeking for answers on how i can solve that problem here with all the panel of experts in flash. Can we read MS Access instead of XML?

thanks