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How to index .doc and .pdf files in asp.net

How do I index .doc and .pdf files stored in a database (which uses MS SQL Server) in asp.net (C#)?

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Daniel O Avatar asked Jun 30 '09 08:06

Daniel O


2 Answers

You need to read into Full Text Search and iFilter- here is the MSDN docs for IFilter. It looks like there is even an IFilter MSDN blog.

This site looks like it has a good list of filters you can download.

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RichardOD Avatar answered Sep 28 '22 00:09

RichardOD


Lucene.net is another well supported option. It's open source, too.

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smercer Avatar answered Sep 28 '22 00:09

smercer