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Scripting with Windows Desktop Search
Hello fellow scriptwriters,
I have been tasked with creating an automated search that will return file names of office documents containing a keyword, spread over hundreds of UNC paths.
I can return the list of files in each path (using powershell), but cannot find a way to script WDS to search within the office documents and return only the file names that contain the keyword.
I have been tasked with creating an automated search that will return file names of office documents containing a keyword, spread over hundreds of UNC paths.
I can return the list of files in each path (using powershell), but cannot find a way to script WDS to search within the office documents and return only the file names that contain the keyword.
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jb-smith
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I would prefer PowerShell.
I have a loop that extracts data from a spreadsheet and converts to readable UNC, that was the easy part.
I am having problems scanning within office documents (I guess only WDS can do this).
The only missing component is scriping WDS.
I have a loop that extracts data from a spreadsheet and converts to readable UNC, that was the easy part.
I am having problems scanning within office documents (I guess only WDS can do this).
The only missing component is scriping WDS.
If it has to be Windows Desktop Search then take a look at theses.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/06/25/build-a-query-to-search-the-windows-index-from-powershell.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/06/26/search-windows-index-with-powershell-helping-with-input.aspx
I've never done it and it looks like a bit of a pain.
Looks like there's more info out there too: https://www.google.com/#q=calling+Windows+desktop+search+powershell
http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/06/25/build-a-query-to-search-the-windows-index-from-powershell.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/06/26/search-windows-index-with-powershell-helping-with-input.aspx
I've never done it and it looks like a bit of a pain.
Looks like there's more info out there too: https://www.google.com/#q=calling+Windows+desktop+search+powershell
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Read through those same pages last week, but was holding out to see is there was some API call that would make everything easy. Something that accepted a string to search for and returned a string as the list of files found (metadata and all).
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Well! That changes EVERYTHING! Thanks!
Will read tonight, meeting tomorrow on the progress of this script.
No time constraint on the search so this may work out well.
Will read tonight, meeting tomorrow on the progress of this script.
No time constraint on the search so this may work out well.
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OK! Based on what you posted, Jeremy, I was able to use Microsoft Interop to do everything I needed. Wow, its like a great weight was lifted from my shoulders.
Do you have the list of UNC paths in a txt file?
You could use something like this:
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