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| <b>PDF type</b>
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|| <b>Software/Service</b>
|| <b>PDF type</b>
|| <b>Software / service</b>
|| <b>full text search</b>
|| <b>full text search</b>
|| <b>metadata search</b>
|| <b>metadata search</b>
|| <b>comments</b>
|| <b>comments</b>
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| Text-PDF
| {{Gd}}
|| Text-PDF
|| [http://www.adobe.com/go/gntray_dl_get_reader Adobe reader] 7.0.7 or Adobe acrobat
|| [http://www.adobe.com/go/gntray_dl_get_reader Adobe reader] 7.0.7 or Adobe acrobat
|| OK
|| OK
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|| (1)the search function combined the full-text and metadata search, (2) locate the keywords you type
|| (1)the search function combined the full-text and metadata search, (2) locate the keywords you type
|-
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| Text-PDF
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|| Text-PDF
|| [https://share.adobe.com/ Adobe SHARE beta]
|| OK (English only)
|| No
|| access: 2007-11-28
|-
|
|| Text-PDF
|| [[Google desktop search]] v4
|| [[Google desktop search]] v4
|| OK, but only index the first 10,000 words
|| OK, but only index the first 10,000 words
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||  
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| Text-PDF
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|| Text-PDF
|| [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/desktopsearch/default.mspx Windows Desktop Search] 02.06.5000.5378
|| [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/desktopsearch/default.mspx Windows Desktop Search] 02.06.5000.5378
|| OK (with [http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/acrobat/win/all/ifilter60.exe PDF IFilter][http://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/default.aspx/Channel9.DesktopSearchIFilters])
|| OK (with [http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/acrobat/win/all/ifilter60.exe PDF IFilter][http://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/default.aspx/Channel9.DesktopSearchIFilters])
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| Text-PDF
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|| Text-PDF
|| [http://homepage.oniduo.pt/pdfe/pdfe.html PDF Explorer] 1.5
|| [http://homepage.oniduo.pt/pdfe/pdfe.html PDF Explorer] 1.5
|| OK
|| OK
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|| (1)not highlight and locate the keywords you type; (2)extract and index the internal images
|| (1)not highlight and locate the keywords you type; (2)extract and index the internal images
|-
|-
| Text-PDF
|
|| Text-PDF
|| [http://www.docu-track.com/home/prod_user/pdfx_viewer PDF-XChange Viewer] 1.0 (Build 0017)
|| [http://www.docu-track.com/home/prod_user/pdfx_viewer PDF-XChange Viewer] 1.0 (Build 0017)
|| OK
|| OK
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|| (1) Search "elearning" will find "creative learning", "e-Learning", and "elearning.";  (2)[http://playpcesor.blogspot.com/2007/06/pdf-xchange-viewer-pdf.html 異塵行者的介紹]
|| (1) Search "elearning" will find "creative learning", "e-Learning", and "elearning.";  (2)[http://playpcesor.blogspot.com/2007/06/pdf-xchange-viewer-pdf.html 異塵行者的介紹]
|-
|-
| Text-PDF
|
|| Text-PDF
|| [http://www.lefteous.de/tc/xpdfsearch_eng.htm xPDFSearch] 1.02 ([http://www.ghisler.com/index.htm Total Commander] extension)
|| [http://www.lefteous.de/tc/xpdfsearch_eng.htm xPDFSearch] 1.02 ([http://www.ghisler.com/index.htm Total Commander] extension)
|| OK
|| OK
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|| not highlight and locate the keywords you type
|| not highlight and locate the keywords you type
|-
|-
| Text-PDF
|
|| Text-PDF
|| [http://desktop.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Desktop Search] 1.2
|| [http://desktop.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Desktop Search] 1.2
|| OK
|| OK
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|| (1)not highlight and locate the keywords you type; (2)not support Chinese folder name
|| (1)not highlight and locate the keywords you type; (2)not support Chinese folder name
|-
|-
| Text-PDF
|
|| Text-PDF
|| [https://mail.google.com/mail/ GMail]
|| [https://mail.google.com/mail/ GMail]
|| No
|| No
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|| but  [[Search Gmail|Gmail search]] supports searching the [https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=7190&query=search+filename&topic=&type=f&ctx=search filename] in Chinese. access: 2007-05-17
|| but  [[Search Gmail|Gmail search]] supports searching the [https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=7190&query=search+filename&topic=&type=f&ctx=search filename] in Chinese. access: 2007-05-17
|-
|-
| Text-PDF
| {{Gd}}
|| [http://mail.yahoo.com.tw/ Yahoo! Mail]
|| Text-PDF
|| OK
|| No
|| [http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/bizmail/manage/manage-04.html support] English only. access: 2007-05-17
|-
| Text-PDF
|| [http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php Fox Reader] 2.2
|| [http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php Fox Reader] 2.2
|| OK
|| OK
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|| locate the keywords you type. access: 2007-10-02
|| locate the keywords you type. access: 2007-10-02
|-
|-
| Image-PDF
|
|| Image-PDF
|| [[Google desktop search]] + [http://desktop.google.com/plugins/omnipagesearch.html OmniPage Search Indexer]
|| [[Google desktop search]] + [http://desktop.google.com/plugins/omnipagesearch.html OmniPage Search Indexer]
|| OK, but only index the first 10,000 words
|| OK, but only index the first 10,000 words
|| Title only
|| Title only
|| Quick, English Only
|| Quick, English Only
|-
| {{Gd}}
|| Text-PDF
|| [http://mail.yahoo.com.tw/ Yahoo! Mail]
|| OK
|| No
|| [http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/bizmail/manage/manage-04.html support] English only. access: 2007-05-17
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Revision as of 22:27, 28 November 2007

尋找多個PDF檔案裡的資料


Suggestion

  • full text search: Adobe reader or Google Desktop search are both good choices because they highlight and locate the keywords you type.
  • metadata search: PDF Explorer or xPDFSearch (Total Commander extension) are both good choices to perform the metadata search.


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Snapshot of xPDFSearch (Image hosted on Zooomr Photo Sharing)


Comparison of Solutions

PDF type Software / service full text search metadata search comments
Good.gif Text-PDF Adobe reader 7.0.7 or Adobe acrobat OK OK (but slow) (1)the search function combined the full-text and metadata search, (2) locate the keywords you type
Text-PDF Adobe SHARE beta OK (English only) No access: 2007-11-28
Text-PDF Google desktop search v4 OK, but only index the first 10,000 words Title only
Text-PDF Windows Desktop Search 02.06.5000.5378 OK (with PDF IFilter[1]) OK ex: author:someone
Text-PDF PDF Explorer 1.5 OK OK (1)not highlight and locate the keywords you type; (2)extract and index the internal images
Text-PDF PDF-XChange Viewer 1.0 (Build 0017) OK No (1) Search "elearning" will find "creative learning", "e-Learning", and "elearning."; (2)異塵行者的介紹
Text-PDF xPDFSearch 1.02 (Total Commander extension) OK OK not highlight and locate the keywords you type
Text-PDF Yahoo! Desktop Search 1.2 OK No (1)not highlight and locate the keywords you type; (2)not support Chinese folder name
Text-PDF GMail No No but Gmail search supports searching the filename in Chinese. access: 2007-05-17
Good.gif Text-PDF Fox Reader 2.2 OK No locate the keywords you type. access: 2007-10-02
Image-PDF Google desktop search + OmniPage Search Indexer OK, but only index the first 10,000 words Title only Quick, English Only
Good.gif Text-PDF Yahoo! Mail OK No support English only. access: 2007-05-17


PDF type

  • Text-PDF: The PDF file generated from text files. 由文件檔轉成的PDF檔
  • Image-PDF: The PDF file generated from image files. 由圖檔轉成的PDF檔