MS Index Server and pdf files

[Glen Davies]

Hi

I posted a message a few weeks ago about not being able to get MS 
Index Server to index the text of pdf files. I managed to get it 
sorted so for the sake of the web4lib archive here is the solution.

I downloaded the latest beta version of adobes ifilter from
http://www.adobe.com/supportservice/custsupport/LIBRARY/4e06.htm
I tried installing and following all the installaytion instructions 
but still no text indexed. I then uninstalled every piece of adobe 
software on the server and reinstalled  just the ifilter, followed 
the extra step of editing the registry outlined in the above URL and 
we were in business. I think the problem was due to having  the adobe 
acrobat reader installed before the the ifilter, which messed up the 
registry entries required by the ifilter.

It is now actually a reasonably  useable and customisable search 
engine for our  small IIS website  (and  best of all free). I just need 
to get the custom META tags sussed.

Regards
Glen

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Glen Davies
IT Librarian
Christchurch College of Education
Dovedale Ave 
Christchurch
Ph. 64-3-343 7737
glen at rimu.cce.ac.nz
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The more I read, the more questions I have. 
Everytime I pass a library I get an anxiety attack.
O'Neill in "SeaQuest DSV" (1993)
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