xPDFSearch 1.02
xPDFSearch is a Content plugin for Total Commander.
Content
- Plugin description
- Field descriptions
- System requirements
- Use
- Version history
- Author contact
- License
1. Plugin description
xPDFSearch can be used to perform full text search in PDF files. In addition xPDFSearch provides meta data information from PDF files. It's possible to display title, subject, keywords, author, application, PDF producer, number of pages, PDF version, created and modified.
2. Field descriptions
Text | The fulltext search is only available in the search function of Total Commander. |
Title | The document tile. |
Subject | The doucment subject. |
Keywords | Keywords describing the document. |
Author | The document author. |
Application | The application which has been used to create the document. |
PDF Producer | The component which has b een used to perform the conversion to PDF. |
Number of Pages | The number of pages of the document. |
PDF Version | The PDF version of the document. |
Created | The creation date of the document. |
Modified | The date were the document has been modified. |
3. System requirements
You need Total Commander 6.50 or higher for this plugin. To use the Created and Modified fields Total Commander 6.53 or higher is required.
4. Use
To start a full text search do the following:
- In menu click Commands/Search.
- Now activate the tab "Plugins".
- Select Plugin in the Plugin combobox. The other comboboxes Property (=Text) and OP (=contains) are already set to appropriate values for full text search.
- Enter the search text in the value field.
- Press start search button.
Of course it's possible to search for the other fields as well.
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Search for all PDF documents containing the word bicyle. |
The other fields can be used can be additionally used in files by file type, custom columns, tooltips, and thumbnail view.
5. Version history
Version 1.02 | |
FIXED | For the fields Created and Modified random values were displayed, although these information are not contained in the document. Now these fields display an empty field. |
FIXED | For the fields PDF Version and Number of Pages random values were displayed if certain other metadata fields don't exist in the document. Now these fields are displayed correctly. |
CHANGED | xPDF version updated to version 3.01. |
FIXED | Metadata string values were not displayed correctly. |
Version 1.01 | |
ADDED | Russian and Danish translation. |
CHANGED | Optimized speed and size. |
ADDED | New fields PDF Version, Created and Modified. |
FIXED | Fixed various resource leaks. |
Version 1.00 | First release. |
6. Author contact
Visit the Total Commander Forum. Copyright (C) 2005 Christian Hillbricht
7. License
This Total Commander Plugin is licensed under the General Public License (GPL). The license can be found in the file GPL.txt.