A bit stuck here, and just can't get started on a project.

I basically want to offer a search function through an XML file.

I have a sample file let's say a list of hotels

<hotels>
 <hotel>
  <id>1</id>
  <name>Sheraton</name>
  <address>11 Test st</address>
  <city>New York</city>
  <state>NY</state>
 </hotel>

 <hotel>
  <id>1</id>
  <name>Marriott</name>
  <address>11 Test st</address>
  <city>New York</city>
  <state>NY</state>
 </hotel>

 <hotel>
  <id>1</id>
  <name>Sheraton</name>
  <address>11 Test st</address>
  <city>Los Angeles</city>
  <state>CA</state>
 </hotel>
<hotels>

I want to be able to query XML file and retrieve the list of hotels in, let's say New York and then manipulate the data for display....  Any ideas where I can start? 

Also, as a side question - my original XML file is quiet large and as I understand it might deliver a slow performance. It contains a little over 100k records. Is there a way to make it a little more efficient? Or will it not be a big issue? 

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you,
Nick

 You can use XPATH. For example to find New York:

//city[. = 'New York']

 Yeah, that's what I came across as well.

Any sample code?  This will be helpful.

Thank you,

Nick

 I have to dig through my snippets. I use XSLT and pass the search parameter to the stylesheet. I will try to find it.

 THank you Bonekrusher

Nick