Can I search the content of PDF files?

Q: Can I search the content of PDF files?

Yes. UltraSearch uses the so-called IFilter interface for full text search, which is provided by the operating system. To search PDF files, you need a filter for this file type, which is provided by Adobe, for example. Many file formats, are already handled by the operating system's own routines. There is also an article in our knowledge base about problems you may encounter when searching for file contents of PDF files .

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Yes. UltraSearch uses the so-called IFilter interface for full text search, which is provided by the operating system. To search PDF files, you need a filter for this file type, which is provided by Adobe, for example.
Many file formats, are already handled by the operating system's own routines.

There is also an article in our knowledge base about problems you may encounter when searching for file contents of PDF files.

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Can I search the content of PDF files?

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