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Searching large PDF files
Hello All,
I have a network share with almost 3 TB worth of PDF files (legal briefs, maps, scanned documents). The files average around 200mb each, with some going all the way to 1 GB. These files all have Fast Web View enabled and are in the most current PDF format. The issue we are having is that to open these files takes quite a while still and then searching them is almost impossible. It can take upwards of 10 minutes to search for one word terms using Acrobat Pros Find utility. What utilities or management programs would you suggest to manage these PDF files and make them searchable. We are even willing to pay for the google search appliance if that would work.
Thanks, Justin
I have a network share with almost 3 TB worth of PDF files (legal briefs, maps, scanned documents). The files average around 200mb each, with some going all the way to 1 GB. These files all have Fast Web View enabled and are in the most current PDF format. The issue we are having is that to open these files takes quite a while still and then searching them is almost impossible. It can take upwards of 10 minutes to search for one word terms using Acrobat Pros Find utility. What utilities or management programs would you suggest to manage these PDF files and make them searchable. We are even willing to pay for the google search appliance if that would work.
Thanks, Justin
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Justin,
Sounds good. If you need any help while you're trying it, don't hesitate to ask. I'm very familiar with the program and can probably help you through any problems. Also, their technical support is excellent. When you send an email to <tech@dtsearch.com>, you will get a prompt reply from someone who is extremely knowledgeable. Regards, Joe
Sounds good. If you need any help while you're trying it, don't hesitate to ask. I'm very familiar with the program and can probably help you through any problems. Also, their technical support is excellent. When you send an email to <tech@dtsearch.com>, you will get a prompt reply from someone who is extremely knowledgeable. Regards, Joe
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Thanks for the help again. This looks pretty close to what I am looking for. I am still testing it out, but I wanted to give you a quick update.
Justin,
Thanks for the update — it's very nice to hear back from the asker during a thread (I wish more folks did it). Regards, Joe
Thanks for the update — it's very nice to hear back from the asker during a thread (I wish more folks did it). Regards, Joe
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Thanks for the help. From my testing this seems like a good fit.
Justin
Justin
Glad to hear it! Regards, Joe
@justin: Thank you for the points, but I think Joe deserves the majority. I simply gave you an option, Joe went above and beyond.
Dan,
As always, you are a true gentleman in the EE community!
Justin,
Although it is very kind of Dan to make that offer, don't worry about taking the time to reopen the question to change the points. I'm fine with it as-is.
One other thing about dtSearch. Dan and I both mentioned that it is not the low-priced spread, but one positive point in their pricing is the approach to technical support and product updates. Their store page says, "Technical support and product updates are free for a minimum of one year with all purchases." The "minimum of one year" statement is vague and there is no fee mentioned. Also, the dtSearch Desktop/Network Upgrades page says it is a "free upgrade", but it's not clear if these upgrades are forever free. So I wrote to dtSearch asking for a clarification of the policy and here's what they wrote back (with permission to share the answer publicly):
----- Begin dtSearch response -----
I appreciate your email, and sorry for the confusion!
Our setup licenses provide for a minimum of one year of support and upgrades on all licenses. That said, we have provided support and upgrades at no charge since Year 2000 for all end-user Desktop / Network licenses (!). Because of the higher average cost of developer support, we have been charging annually for developer (Web / Engine / Publish) upgrades and support, but again not Desktop / Network upgrades and support.
I can't always guarantee that this will be the case until the end of time, but that's why you don't find any "upgrade charge" indicators for Desktop / Network on our site currently.
----- End dtSearch response -----
Amortized over a large number of years for technical support and software upgrades/updates, the $199 license fee becomes much more reasonable. dtSearch was careful to say in the response that they "can't always guarantee" no upgrade charge, but I have been using dtSearch for around 20 years, have received technical support and product upgrades on a continuous basis (am currently running the latest release), and have never paid anything beyond the initial license fee. So it's a pretty good bet, if not a guarantee. Regards, Joe
As always, you are a true gentleman in the EE community!
Justin,
Although it is very kind of Dan to make that offer, don't worry about taking the time to reopen the question to change the points. I'm fine with it as-is.
One other thing about dtSearch. Dan and I both mentioned that it is not the low-priced spread, but one positive point in their pricing is the approach to technical support and product updates. Their store page says, "Technical support and product updates are free for a minimum of one year with all purchases." The "minimum of one year" statement is vague and there is no fee mentioned. Also, the dtSearch Desktop/Network Upgrades page says it is a "free upgrade", but it's not clear if these upgrades are forever free. So I wrote to dtSearch asking for a clarification of the policy and here's what they wrote back (with permission to share the answer publicly):
----- Begin dtSearch response -----
I appreciate your email, and sorry for the confusion!
Our setup licenses provide for a minimum of one year of support and upgrades on all licenses. That said, we have provided support and upgrades at no charge since Year 2000 for all end-user Desktop / Network licenses (!). Because of the higher average cost of developer support, we have been charging annually for developer (Web / Engine / Publish) upgrades and support, but again not Desktop / Network upgrades and support.
I can't always guarantee that this will be the case until the end of time, but that's why you don't find any "upgrade charge" indicators for Desktop / Network on our site currently.
----- End dtSearch response -----
Amortized over a large number of years for technical support and software upgrades/updates, the $199 license fee becomes much more reasonable. dtSearch was careful to say in the response that they "can't always guarantee" no upgrade charge, but I have been using dtSearch for around 20 years, have received technical support and product upgrades on a continuous basis (am currently running the latest release), and have never paid anything beyond the initial license fee. So it's a pretty good bet, if not a guarantee. Regards, Joe
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Joe,
Thanks again for all your information. I have setup a few test indexes for my client and they are testing out the dtSearch results.
Thanks for all the help.
Justin
Thanks again for all your information. I have setup a few test indexes for my client and they are testing out the dtSearch results.
Thanks for all the help.
Justin
Justin,
You're welcome again. I always like to hear about "real world" results (good or bad) with my favorite products, so I hope you'll post back here with your client's results after their dtSearch testing. Thanks much, Joe
You're welcome again. I always like to hear about "real world" results (good or bad) with my favorite products, so I hope you'll post back here with your client's results after their dtSearch testing. Thanks much, Joe
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