# Searching problem

**URL:** <https://forum.bubble.io/t/searching-problem/52553>\
**Category:** Database\
**Created:** [March 22, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/searching-problem/52553 "2019-03-22T19:10:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![nihal2015.nh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@nihal2015.nh](https://forum.bubble.io/u/nihal2015.nh)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/searching-problem/52553/1 "2019-03-22T19:10:15Z")

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So I’m creating an app where you can search for blood donors from your city. The search is done using two fields: Blood type and City name.  
After the user enter the fields, they are taken to another **page** where the results are shown from the database in a repeating group. The result include only the donor’s name and contact number.

The problem I’m facing here is that I can’t filter out the donors in the database based on user input.

I’ve tried searching for solutions with matching description but can’t seem to find one. can anyone help me?

PS:- I’ve been using bubble for almost two weeks only.

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**Author:** ![eren](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/eren/32/92848_2.png) [@eren](https://forum.bubble.io/u/eren)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/searching-problem/52553/2 "2019-03-23T13:16:27Z")

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Hi @nihal2015.nh

Have you finished your Bubble lessons? There are tutorials on how to transfer data between pages.

> **[You don't need to be a coder](https://bubble.io/lessons)**
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> Bubble interactive lessons. Learn how to use Bbble click-by-click. Bubble is a visual programing language. Instead of typing code, use a visual editor to build applications.

Good luck;  
Eren

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**Author:** ![nihal2015.nh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@nihal2015.nh](https://forum.bubble.io/u/nihal2015.nh)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/searching-problem/52553/3 "2019-03-23T18:23:37Z")

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Hey,  
Yes i have completed the lesson first. But it’s like I said, I can’t filter out the data to be displayed. I tried to do exactly as lesson said but not working.

Thank you

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**Author:** ![anon65040322](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@anon65040322](https://forum.bubble.io/u/anon65040322)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/searching-problem/52553/4 "2019-03-23T18:40:58Z")

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Here i search for data from an input.

> [@Custom dropdown menu](http://forum.bubble.io/t/custom-dropdown-menu/51255):
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> eyes [https://eunchae.bubbleapps.io/](https://eunchae.bubbleapps.io/)memo [https://bubble.io/page?name=index&id=eunchae&tab=tabs-2](https://bubble.io/page?name=index&id=eunchae&tab=tabs-2)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/8/b/8b715da0be2c0d8e70af005b8cd2c6b3f5e65729.png)  
(SS from different app -shows concept of adding multiple fields to search)

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**Author:** ![jcindy81](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jcindy81/32/37417_2.png) [@jcindy81](https://forum.bubble.io/u/jcindy81)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/searching-problem/52553/5 "2019-03-24T03:28:11Z")

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This may help. I have a detailed walk through on building a search function and displaying it in a group. You can use the same concept.to display results to a page. This shows using a search box but also filters to return the right data.

> [@Creating folders for individualized content - like a real estate app](http://forum.bubble.io/t/creating-folders-for-individualized-content-like-a-real-estate-app/49604/21):
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> Here is a bit more detailed example for you. In this example, I’ve set up the data type “listing” and added the fields. Then, I’ve added a repeating group to show the available listings, and a second group within the first to show the photos, as well as the listing overview. When the user clicks the listing’s title, the details of the listing populate the “details” group on the right side. First, the data type Listing. I’ve added fields to be used later in searches and filters, such as city, st…