Ends up that the iFilter is a great way to handle this and fits very well with my need, as it easy connects to the parser. It also works for many of the document types that this customer wants to support in the future, as it solves reading the data from most of the MS Office document types.
I have one final issue that I am trying to figure out. If this application is installed on a server without Word, will this work? Does the IFilter get installed with Windows or with Word? Can you deploy the Word iFilter without Word? Or can I install Word, then uninstall it and keep the Word iFilter there? I'm trying to figure out if I need to tell the client that they have to purchase and install a copy of each supported document type... on the server. They are also looking at OneNote, which does have an iFilter but that iFilter is only installed when you install OneNote and it seems that you have to go in and manually configure the iFilter. So it would seem that they have to buy a copy for the server and do some work on their end before we could deploy this app. Does anyone know if this is true? Is there a way around buying separate copies for the server or is that a must? Can you install an iFilter without the parent product? Thanks, Jon =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
