Searching PDF Files

Mark Richman

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Feb 16, 1998, 3:00:00 AM2/16/98

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Has anyone configured IIS to search PDF (Adobe Acrobat) files....or is it
possible without buying a $30,000 search engine???

If so, how can this be done with minimal investment? I'm assuming one needs
to generate Adobe Acrobat indexes,and then *somehow* configure IIS / Index
Server to search them.

Thanks!!

Mark Richman
ma...@programmer.net

Aandi Inston

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Feb 16, 1998, 3:00:00 AM2/16/98

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"Mark Richman" <mric...@li.net> wrote:

>Has anyone configured IIS to search PDF (Adobe Acrobat) files....or is it
>possible without buying a $30,000 search engine???
>
>If so, how can this be done with minimal investment? I'm assuming one needs
>to generate Adobe Acrobat indexes,and then *somehow* configure IIS / Index
>Server to search them.

If you don't want an industrial strength solution, there is an IIS
plug-in on Adobe's web site. If you know that and are having problems
using it, you'd better post the specific problems.
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Aandi Inston qu...@dial.pipex.com
Try Quite Imposing for Acrobat Exchange.
http://www.quite.com/imposing/

iand

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Feb 17, 1998, 3:00:00 AM2/17/98

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Mark Richman wrote:
>
> Has anyone configured IIS to search PDF (Adobe Acrobat) files....or is it
> possible without buying a $30,000 search engine???
>
> If so, how can this be done with minimal investment? I'm assuming one needs
> to generate Adobe Acrobat indexes,and then *somehow* configure IIS / Index
> Server to search them.
>

> Thanks!!
>
> Mark Richman
> ma...@programmer.net

If you *do* want an industrial strength solution, you sure don't have to
pay $30k for it... have a look at ISYS:web, at http://www.isysdev.com.

Cheers

-- Ian
Sydney, Australia

Jeremy D. Zawodny

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Feb 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM2/20/98

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On Mon, 16 Feb 1998 08:27:54 -0500, "Mark Richman" <mric...@li.net>
wrote:

>Has anyone configured IIS to search PDF (Adobe Acrobat) files....or is it
>possible without buying a $30,000 search engine???
>
>If so, how can this be done with minimal investment? I'm assuming one needs
>to generate Adobe Acrobat indexes,and then *somehow* configure IIS / Index
>Server to search them.

Given the number of seemingly unrelated groups you posted this to, I
was inclined not to reply.

Try adobe's filter:

http://www.mv.us.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/ifilter.html

Jeremy
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