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Export PDF search results

2011-08-18 07:45:46

SLDC

Registered: Oct 25 2010

Posts: 70

Answered

Is there any way to export the results of a PDF search to another format?
For example, I'm using advanced search to scan through all the PDFs in a directory for a particular phrase. Acrobat (or Reader) comes up with 35 files and 62 instances. I'd like to export a list of those files to any other format - Excel, even a text file. Does anyone know of a method for this?

Thanks.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.4.3, Windows

2011-08-18 09:41:47

daka630

Registered: Mar 1 2007

Posts: 1420

Accepted Answer

Using Acrobat X Pro you can save the search results as a PDF or CSV file.
Previous Acrobat releases do not have this capability.
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At the on line help for Acrobat X Pro there is a link to a video that demonstrates the capability.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/acrobat/pro/using/WSdd9016941e183011-4959e09912ac82d1410-8000.php
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Be well...

2011-08-18 10:00:09

SLDC

Registered: Oct 25 2010

Posts: 70

Thanks, daka630.

2011-08-18 11:43:48

try67

Registered: Oct 30 2008

Posts: 2398

I have developed an application that can do just that. It can create a summary of all the instances of a phrase in multiple PDF files in various formats (PDF, Word document, plain text), and even include the context in which the phrase appears. If you're interested, contact me personally.

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