search.rb

  def searchin(array, fieldname, searchfor)
    if h = array.find { |h|
      if h[fieldname].is_a(Array)
        l = h[fieldname].find { |l| l[fieldname] == searchfor }
      else
        h[fieldname] == searchfor
      end
      }
      return h
    else
      return false
    end
  end