# XML - Search and Display

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-search-and-display/227401
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 29, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-search-and-display/227401 "2007-05-29T23:56:42Z")
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### Author: ![rkeiser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f9ae1b/32.png) [@rkeiser](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rkeiser)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-search-and-display/227401/1 "2007-05-29T23:56:42Z")

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\*\*FIRST PART:\*\*I am creating an application where users can select certain types of products by selecting up to three items from three drop down lists. Once they select the items I want it to do a search. Between the lists I want to generate a number (or rank) and then display all products within an XML file that are within a certain range of that rank.

I don’t need any ActionScript, just a push in the right direction. What method would be best to do this?

**SECOND PART:** Secondly, I want to give users the ability to pull a certain category for a product and display all products within that category.

Again, just a push in the right direction. What method would be best to do this?

In total there would be over 100 products, each with its own rank within a category and/or search.

Any help is much appreciated.