hmm..i didn't realize that type of searching was available in PDFs. Is it thru Verity?
Unfortunately tho, it would also mean having to re-do all of the table of contents. but at least it's an option i can present for consideration. thx, charlie Tim Laureska writes: > Are these docs too large to incorporate into 1 PDF ?... if you do that, > then there is that type of search capability ... just a thought > > -----Original Message----- > From: charlie griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 3:02 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Searching (Verity?) > > Tim: > > I'd still have 30-ish PDFs, which, when searched, would go to the top of > > each PDF. Looking for some way to point not only to a document that > contains the search term, but to point to the spot within the document > that > contains the search term. > > There is actually a desktop version of this application, which is what > the > mgmt wants me to duplicate. On the desktop version (which seems to be a > > little VB app), you do your search, it shows the results in a window, > and > when you click the results, it takes you to the spot in the document > where > the search term is located. > > That's the mandate here. They want that...but on the Intranet :) > > charlie > > > Tim Laureska writes: > >> How about a pdf? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: charlie griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 2:52 PM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: Searching (Verity?) >> >> Hey All: >> >> I've been given about 30 HTML docs. They comprise a manual that mgmt >> wants >> to put online. >> >> These are very long pages (there's a table of contents with close to a > >> hundred links...pointing to anchors within pages). >> >> A request has come in to make it searchable. I built a Verity search, >> but >> the powers-that-be are not happy with the results. Because these > pages >> are >> so long, any search result takes you to the top of a long page...then >> you >> pretty much have to do a ctrl-f to find the term you were searching > for >> originally. >> >> Is there any way (using Verity or any other product that might be out >> there) >> where the search result will link to a position in a document? >> >> I can't see how there would be, as each word would have to be >> anchored...but >> i've been told to look into it. >> >> Incidentally, this is updated every quarter, so the thought of taking >> these >> HTML pages and dumping the contents into a database isn't really an >> option >> (the contents would have to be re-done with each update, in addition > to >> importing the content itself)...more maintenance than mgmt cares to >> allocate >> to this particular project. >> >> Any leads would be appreciated. >> >> Thx, >> Charlie >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
