I have a repeating field and I need to run a search on the contents of a single repetition across several records.

Example:

Status[1] = 1 Means a project has been opened.

Status[2] = 1 Means it's with an editor

Status[3] = 1 Means it's in mockup

So what I need to do is find all records where Status[3] = 1 but when you run a search on a repeating field it searches all the repetitions. I didn't realize this when I built my database and now it seems as if I may have to start over! Unless someone can help me run a find that does the job...

You really should ditch the repeating fields and put your data into proper related records, although with your current example, I dont even know why you chose repeaters to begin with.

Yep, it sure may have been a mistake to do it this way, but not if there's an answer to my question. Does anyone know if what I'm asking is possible, or should I just get straight to rebuilding from scratch?

Thanks.

Well, assuming that the stages are "accumulating", you could add a calculation field =

Sum ( Status )

and search for "3" in there to find projects that have reached stage 3.

I am not sure that's worth the bother, when a simple redesign could solve the issue. In any case, it's not possible to limit a find to a specific repetition.