' get layer
Set Layer = Map.getLayers().getLayerByName("Cities")
Set searchDef = Server.CreateObject("RMIMS.SearchDef")

' select locations by the expression (see Appendix A)
searchDef.setExpression "Capital = ""Y"""
' specify the fields you want to retrieve (all fields by default)
searchDef.setFields "Area Name, State, County"

' returns Recodset object
Set rs = Layer.search((searchDef))