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Horst
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Content not found with PDF iFilter

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I have problems to find PDF content.
I can find it with Windows Indexer and also with our Everything script.

The installed x64 iFilter is PDFlib TET PDF IFilter
https://www.pdflib.com/download/tet-pdf-ifilter/
I use it since many years and it runs fine as can be seen with the Windows search indexer.

XY searches thru 163 *.pdf files in 10 seconds, which I find much to long, but it finds nothing.
Configuration for using iFilters is set to "Use 64-bit iFilters for content search"
Windows 11 Home x64 Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.3374)
Portable XYplorer (actual version, including betas)
Everything 1.5.0.1371a (x64), Everything Toolbar 1.3.2, Listary Pro 6.3.0.69

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Re: Content not found with PDF iFilter

Post by admin »

Select a PDF file and run text extracttext();. You will see what XY sees.

Horst
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Re: Content not found with PDF iFilter

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With the TET PDF iFilter the result of text extracttext(); is empty.
If I set the PDF iFilter to SumatraPDF or PDF-XChange it finds text
but still doesn't find the content which is for shure there.
Windows 11 Home x64 Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.3374)
Portable XYplorer (actual version, including betas)
Everything 1.5.0.1371a (x64), Everything Toolbar 1.3.2, Listary Pro 6.3.0.69

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Re: Content not found with PDF iFilter

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Can I have one of those PDFs?

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Re: Content not found with PDF iFilter

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Here is one of many examples.
Extract the pdf file from it and search for the word Computing
Windows 11 Home x64 Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.3374)
Portable XYplorer (actual version, including betas)
Everything 1.5.0.1371a (x64), Everything Toolbar 1.3.2, Listary Pro 6.3.0.69

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Re: Content not found with PDF iFilter

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Works fine. (PDF-XChange)

Horst
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Re: Content not found with PDF iFilter

Post by Horst »

Not for me, tested with 3 available iFilter modules :(
Isn't a real problem as I do content searches always with Everything :biggrin:
Windows 11 Home x64 Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.3374)
Portable XYplorer (actual version, including betas)
Everything 1.5.0.1371a (x64), Everything Toolbar 1.3.2, Listary Pro 6.3.0.69

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Re: Content not found with PDF iFilter

Post by highend »

Works fine here as well, SumatraPDF x64 with support for epub, mobi, etc. (https://mega.nz/folder/WwIiFDyZ#eA2g4lws9YNOuEI0a9Dkpw)
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