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Search for content in files (PDF)
Posted: 25 Aug 2025 11:51
by HerrRilke
Hi there,
I am trying to find text in PDF files.
The PDF files are readable in (OCRed).
Other full-text searches find content.
But XYplorer finds nothing.
Any clues?
Thank you in advance!
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XYplorer 27.10 - Win 11
Re: Search for content in files (PDF)
Posted: 25 Aug 2025 12:14
by Horst
Works fine here.
Fill the fields
Name & Location *.pdf
Contents your_searched_word
Check the applied filters.
For example:
Screenshot - 25.08.2025 , 12_13_57.png
Re: Search for content in files (PDF)
Posted: 25 Aug 2025 12:31
by admin
Select a PDF file and run this script through the address bar:
You should now see the contained text. Otherwise, either the PDF does not contain text or you don't have the necessary IFilter installed. If it's the latter, make sure that
Configuration > Other > Shell Integration > 64-bit Windows > Fall back to IFilters of the other bitness is checked to use any 64-bit IFilters.
Re: Search for content in files (PDF)
Posted: 25 Aug 2025 18:17
by HerrRilke
thank you,
seemms to be an error @ 64-bit settings:
settings.jpg
error for
text extracttext();
is:
Failed to load an IFilter. Error 80004002: Der angeforderte NachschlageschlĂĽssel konnte in keinem aktiven Aktivierungskontext gefunden werden.
anything I can do about that?
Re: Search for content in files (PDF)
Posted: 26 Aug 2025 09:37
by admin
Hm. Can you preview PDFs? Do they get thumbnails?
Re: Search for content in files (PDF)
Posted: 26 Aug 2025 10:42
by HerrRilke
yes, both working
Re: Search for content in files (PDF)
Posted: 26 Aug 2025 11:42
by admin
What software do you use to open PDFs?
Re: Search for content in files (PDF)
Posted: 26 Aug 2025 13:09
by HerrRilke
Re: Search for content in files (PDF)
Posted: 26 Aug 2025 18:11
by admin
I don't know what it can do. Apparently, extracting text is not one of its functions.
Re: Search for content in files (PDF)
Posted: 27 Aug 2025 16:27
by HerrRilke
mh,
that ist really a drawback.
would it be helpfull to install acrobat pdf reader, just to provide sufficient dlls or what ever?
(i guess it doen't have to be the standard pdf handler for my pdf-files or am i mistaken?)
best
Re: Search for content in files (PDF)
Posted: 27 Aug 2025 18:02
by Horst
HerrRilke wrote: ↑27 Aug 2025 16:27
mh,
that ist really a drawback.
would it be helpfull to install acrobat pdf reader, just to provide sufficient dlls or what ever?
(i guess it doen't have to be the standard pdf handler for my pdf-files or am i mistaken?)
best
You need a tool which provides an iFilter search for *.pdf
The best is here, the free PDF-XChange viewer.
To check what iFilters you have installed, use the NirSoft tool
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/search_filter_view.html
Re: Search for content in files (PDF)
Posted: 27 Aug 2025 20:50
by HerrRilke
allright,
here comes the output
genpix.dll
ieframe.dll
mimefilt.dll
MSGFILT.DLL
nlhtml.dll
ODFFILT.DLL
OffFilt.dll
OFFFILTX.DLL
ONFILTER.DLL
query.dll
rtffilt.dll
shell32.dll
Windows.Data.Pdf.dll
Windows.Storage.dll
xmlfilter.dll
PDF-XChange is on my machine already. i use it sometimes for editing PDFs.
Re: Search for content in files (PDF)
Posted: 28 Aug 2025 08:06
by admin
If PDF-XChange is installed you should have these two:
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XCShInfo.x64.dll PDF-XChange Filter Handler PDF-XChange Shell Extension 9.5.368.0 9.5.368.0 Tracker Software Products (Canada) Ltd. C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\Shell Extensions\XCShInfo.x64.dll {2B2CE3D4-B29D-4FDC-A855-C60D215B8F69} {74F7C392-4DFA-4F71-AFCE-31CA972AC619}
XCShInfo.dll PDF-XChange PDF IFilter Handler PDF-XChange Shell Extention 2.5.0315.0000 2.5 Tracker Software Products (Canada) Ltd. C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\Shell Extensions\XCShInfo.dll {DDA60C00-9937-453d-99E4-15967383ACE8} {1AC7939A-F487-4C8D-97AA-062FCA5DFA3C}
Re: Search for content in files (PDF)
Posted: 28 Aug 2025 08:46
by HerrRilke
perfect!
brilliant hints! thank you!
i had to re-install PDF-XChange making sure "shell-extension" were included in the installation - now it works!
i found a maybe helpfull link on the way:
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/knowledgeba ... extensions
best