# \[XML\] Search for and manipulate data with multiple XML files

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-search-for-and-manipulate-data-with-multiple-xml-files/194703>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [July 25, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-search-for-and-manipulate-data-with-multiple-xml-files/194703 "2006-07-25T17:51:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![thalamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@thalamus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thalamus)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-search-for-and-manipulate-data-with-multiple-xml-files/194703/1 "2006-07-25T17:51:57Z")

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[SIZE=1]Hello:[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I am developing a small inventory database for a new client using XML. I would like to create a small XML file for each inventory item (8-10 nodes) rather than create one large unwieldy XML file for the entire catalog. I want to make this very manageable because I plan to create an interface where the client can add new items to the inventory and easily create new XML files to upload to the server.

XML file 1:  
\<item\>  
\<number\>  
\<price\>  
\</item\>

XML file 2, etc.:  
\<item\>  
\<number\>  
\<price\>  
\</item\>

RATHER THAN:

\<item\> number = " " price= " " \</item\>  
\<item\> number = " " price =" " \</item\>

I want to make the inventory searchable and pull data from the database, following the XML-Flash tutorials on this site. All the examples & tutorials I have seen here function based on _one_ master XML file. What things do I need to do/ what codes do I need to test these examples with multiple XML files?

Thanks.  
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