diff --git a/application/controllers/Search.php b/application/controllers/Search.php
index 5c28493b..b0189c14 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Search.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Search.php
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ class Search extends CI_Controller {
 
         $this->load->library('form_validation');
 
+        $this->load->model('Search_filter');
+
+        $data['get_table_names'] = $this->Search_filter->get_table_columns();
+
+        //print_r($this->Search_filter->get_table_columns());
+
         if ($this->form_validation->run() == FALSE)
         {
             $this->load->view('interface_assets/header', $data);
diff --git a/application/models/Search.php b/application/models/Search.php
index 97fdf4ff..1889e725 100644
--- a/application/models/Search.php
+++ b/application/models/Search.php
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ class Search extends CI_Model {
 		return $query;
 	}
 
+	function get_table_columns() {
+		$query = $this->db->query('DESCRIBE '.$this->config->item('table_name'));
+
+		return $query;
+	}
+
 }
 
 ?>
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diff --git a/application/models/Search_filter.php b/application/models/Search_filter.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c215c780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/models/Search_filter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+class Search_filter extends CI_Model {
+
+	function __construct()
+	{
+		parent::__construct();
+	}
+
+	function get_table_columns() {
+		$query = $this->db->query('DESCRIBE '.$this->config->item('table_name'));
+
+		return $query;
+	}
+
+}
+
+?>
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diff --git a/application/views/search/filter.php b/application/views/search/filter.php
index 23cad5a7..cc3fccf3 100644
--- a/application/views/search/filter.php
+++ b/application/views/search/filter.php
@@ -18,6 +18,25 @@
 	    <h5 class="card-title">Explore & Poke the Logbook</h5>
 	    <p class="card-text">
 	    	Select functions go here
+
+	    	<form>
+
+
+<div class="form-group">
+    <label for="columnName">Select Column</label>
+    <select class="form-control" id="columnName">
+	    <?php foreach ($get_table_names->result() as $row) { ?>
+	    	<?php 
+	    	$value_name = str_replace("COL_", "", $row->Field);
+	    	if ($value_name != "PRIMARY_KEY") { ?>
+	    		<option value="<?php echo $row->Field; ?>"><?php echo $value_name; ?></option>
+	    	<?php } ?>
+        <?php } ?>
+    </select>
+  </div>
+
+
+	    	</form>
 	    </p>
 
 		<p class="card-text">