# Search by column

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-by-column/103034>\
**Category:** Ferret\
**Created:** [May 1, 2007, 12:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-by-column/103034 "2007-05-01T00:47:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@sam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 12:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-by-column/103034/1 "2007-05-01T00:47:25Z")

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Hi

How can I search by concrete column in model?

For example I want to ba able to search only titles of posts. (and I  
should be able to search bodies of posts too, of course)

thanx, Sam

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**Author:** ![sam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@sam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-by-column/103034/2 "2007-05-01T00:55:04Z")

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In your query, enter the field name, followed by a colon like so:

q = “title:my title”