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> HTML search field, Search through a buch of pdfs included in a folder through one search
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post Mar 20 2011, 08:55 AM
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Hello everyone,

In my company we have a server to which everyone is connected. Since we use a large panel of legal texts, someone compiled them and listed them in a word doc with hyperlinks that lead to PDFs. He then saved the doc as HTML and put the entire 'database' into a folder located on the server. The html doc appears in Firefox on each PC of ours as a link and since we all have access to the common server it is like a local website. Quite simple and easy to use.

I would like to add a search field to the document that would enable us to search directly in the folder that includes all the pdfs and inside those documents.

Since I know very little in html I am not even sure if it is possible. Great thanks for your help!

Looking forward to hear from someone... smile.gif
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post Mar 20 2011, 10:23 AM
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That wouldn't be HTML anyway. It takes a server side programming language. There are ready-made site search scripts you can use. Browse sites like http://hotscripts.com . Not all of them will do PDF though. I don't think all PDF files are searchable either, a setting when they are created IIRC, but I don't know much about PDF so don't take my word for it.
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post Mar 20 2011, 12:18 PM
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Apparently, it can be done with PHP, provided the server runs PHP. Search for "search pdf files for text php". I don't know if any of the results is accurate, though.
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post Mar 20 2011, 01:55 PM
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Neat. Didn't know that.
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