# Automated generator for 'advanced search' or filter?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/automated-generator-for-advanced-search-or-filter/113623>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 3, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/automated-generator-for-advanced-search-or-filter/113623 "2007-09-03T00:55:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![ktheory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@ktheory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ktheory)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/automated-generator-for-advanced-search-or-filter/113623/1 "2007-09-03T00:55:32Z")

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Hello!

I’m not sure where to look up this kind of information, but I was  
looking around for a Gem that might be able to generate a view with  
search options or filter options.

For example, if I have a list view with Dates and Numeric information or  
Categorical information, it could generate a view where it lists filters  
by category and numbers by ranges and dates by one year ago, etc.

Is there such a Gem? Or would I have to program a view by hand to  
generate a find(:all, :conditions =\> [@searchstring])?

Thanks!