# Building advanced search in ruby on rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-advanced-search-in-ruby-on-rails/117725>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 19, 2007, 6:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-advanced-search-in-ruby-on-rails/117725 "2007-10-19T18:59:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![oweism](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/898d66/32.png) [@oweism](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oweism)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 6:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-advanced-search-in-ruby-on-rails/117725/1 "2007-10-19T18:59:49Z")

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hi,  
i am trying to build and advance search functionality for my  
application. I am able trying to build a form that passes the parameters  
to a filter method which will use both the find and exists name like  
methods to find what i am searching for.  
Can you write down a good line of code that can perform this search  
action.  
regards  
mo