# use viewof value in Arquero filter

**URL:** <https://talk.observablehq.com/t/use-viewof-value-in-arquero-filter/4595>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [February 7, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/use-viewof-value-in-arquero-filter/4595 "2021-02-07T12:47:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![espinielli](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/espinielli/32/142_2.png) [@espinielli](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/espinielli)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/use-viewof-value-in-arquero-filter/4595/1 "2021-02-07T12:47:04Z")

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I would like to filter an Arquero table from an observable input selector.  
But I am stuck, the following is a snapshot of a [reproducible example](https://observablehq.com/d/0d5adbc58c079b52) I created:  
 ![Screen Shot 2021-02-07 at 12.24.19](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/observablehq/original/2X/9/943d4cf0dff02081cc15232f0b161a580086125a.png)

Any suggestions is super welcome  
Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![mbostock](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/mbostock/32/9_2.png) [@mbostock](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mbostock)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/use-viewof-value-in-arquero-filter/4595/2 "2021-02-07T15:23:52Z")

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2 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Get month name in Arquero table](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/get-month-name-in-arquero-table/4432)

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**Author:** ![mbostock](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/mbostock/32/9_2.png) [@mbostock](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mbostock)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/use-viewof-value-in-arquero-filter/4595/3 "2021-02-07T15:23:52Z")

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