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Resolved Searching for keywords in files in W7

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by rickduley, 2013/03/16.

  1. 2013/03/16
    rickduley

    rickduley Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I have a folder (tree) full of PDF files.
    Is there a way in Windows Seven to search the folder(s) for keywords in the files?
    Thanks
     
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  2. 2013/03/16
    PeteC

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    Possibly not in 7, but with the aid of a 3rd Party program such as Agent Ransack (freeware) should be possible.

    I use FileLocator Pro - the paid version and both have the ability to search for 'File Name' -in your case this would be *.pdf, 'Containing Text' which would be your keyword. Screenshot from Agent Ransack below.
     

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  4. 2013/03/16
    SpywareDr

    SpywareDr SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    Keep in mind that when a PDF contains a scanned page, there are no "words" in the PDF file . . . it's nothing more than a picture in a PDF.

    If that 'picture' has words displayed on it, you can use "OCR" (Optical Character Recognition) software to try and find the "characters" on the page.
     
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  5. 2013/03/18
    rickduley

    rickduley Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Thanks, PeteC.
    That's a very handy piece of gear.
    I wonder why MS dropped the "Find " function in Windows Explorer.
     
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  6. 2013/03/19
    PeteC

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    You're welcome :)
     
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  7. 2013/04/01
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    Good one! I LOVE Agent Ransack, which I have been using for years. You'll love it, too.
     
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