# Searching Lists, Local Databases, or Local Storage

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/searching-lists-local-databases-or-local-storage/74229>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** beginner\
**Created:** [April 8, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/searching-lists-local-databases-or-local-storage/74229 "2019-04-08T13:22:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Colby\_Frechette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@Colby\_Frechette](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Colby_Frechette)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/searching-lists-local-databases-or-local-storage/74229/1 "2019-04-08T13:22:39Z")

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I am making an app for an app challenge and I am trying to add a way to search, store, and create new PR’s (personal record) for a track team. I want to be able to have text boxes such as (Athlete Name, Event, PR, Date, Meet). However, I cannot figure out which way of storing information would be best as I want the user to be able to input, or select from a list, all of these elements. My main issue is how can I edit one of these information banks to what a user inputs.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![aliencaocao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@aliencaocao](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aliencaocao)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/searching-lists-local-databases-or-local-storage/74229/2 "2019-04-10T01:24:40Z")

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pls search in the forum first…theres multiple viable solutions posted already

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**Author:** ![marcoiacovone239x3u](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@marcoiacovone239x3u](https://community.thunkable.com/u/marcoiacovone239x3u)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/searching-lists-local-databases-or-local-storage/74229/3 "2020-02-20T20:04:51Z")

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I suggest you to use local database but I don’t know if you can modify database values without the app you used it in. However, this is the most simple database to configure and use.

[https://docs.thunkable.com/local-db](https://docs.thunkable.com/local-db)

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/searching-lists-local-databases-or-local-storage/74229/4 "2024-11-08T11:40:53Z")

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