# XML Search not Returning

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-search-not-returning/257066>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 9, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-search-not-returning/257066 "2008-04-09T22:14:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![coloradocelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@coloradocelt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/coloradocelt)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-search-not-returning/257066/1 "2008-04-09T22:14:13Z")

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Hey all,

Everything that I am doing here is on the main timeline:

var symptoms:XML =  
\<symptoms\>  
\<protocol name=“Front6”\>  
\<name1\>Talus Longus\</name1\>  
\</protocol\>  
\</symptoms\>;

var mainSymp:String = “name”;  
var specName:String = “Front6”;  
var text1:XMLList = symptoms.(attribute(mainSymp) == specName).name1;  
trace(text1);  
firstProtocol.text = text1;

This returns nothing. This is the first time I have ever used XML and Flash together, and I am confused.

:hair: