# XML newbie stuff

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-newbie-stuff/133944>\
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**Created:** [January 13, 2005, 7:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-newbie-stuff/133944 "2005-01-13T07:01:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrFlashALot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@MrFlashALot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MrFlashALot)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 7:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-newbie-stuff/133944/1 "2005-01-13T07:01:52Z")

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I just cant seem to get my head around how how to work with xml.

I have a simple xml-file:

```auto

<data>
  	<row	Day="20050116" Assignment="Homework" />  
	<row	Day="20050117" Assignment="Read" />  
	<row	Day="20050118" Assignment="Grammar" />  
</data>

```

Well, I want to be able to search for an Assignment knowing the correct date.

```auto

var XMLvalue:string = "20050117";
var my_xml = new XML();  	
my_xml.onLoad = function(success){ 
 	if (success){  			
  		// search for correct Assignment using the variable "XMLvalue"
  	}  		
my_xml.load("data.xml");

```

So its the searching part that I dont know how to do. Please help 🙂