There is also a product called ISYS Workgroup (not free) which seems to work
well at indexing PDFs. Searches are fast.
I have no affiliation whatsoever with the makers of this product, other than
using it.
> Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:43:19 -0700
> From: s...@pscsi.net
> Subject: Re: creating mainframe bookmanager from pdf documents???
> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
>
> On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Stan Weyman <stan.wey...@emc.com> wrote:
> > I take it the index cannot be built after the fact using a standard
> > version of Adobe let alone just the reader right? From your post I take it
> > the author has to consider this ahead of time and 'attach' this index to
> > the PDF somehow for distribution? The CTRL-SHIFT-F that has been mentioned
> > is nice but dreadfully slow...
>
> Definitely not with the free standard version of Acrobat.
>
> It may however be possible to create an index after the fact with an
> "authoring" version of Acrobat. There may be some dependencies on the
> embedded security, etc. which were applied when the pdf was created.
>
> Try searching on things like 'pdf index creation', etc.
>
> Cheers,
> Sam
>
>
> >
> > Thanks for the education none the less Sam.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Stan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf
> > Of Sam Siegel
> > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 12:56 PM
> > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
> > Subject: Re: creating mainframe bookmanager from pdf documents???
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Stan Weyman <stan.wey...@emc.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Bookmanager's ability to search across shelves was the main feature I
> >> used when in Bookmanager otherwise I spent more time in the PDF version.
> >> It
> >> would be nice if Abobe would search across a group of PDF files as well as
> >> Bookmanager does.
> >>
> >
> > Adobe Reader can search across multiple pdf files via an index. It is up to
> > the person/organization which creates the pdf to build and distribute the
> > related index.
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Stan
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On
> >> Behalf Of Grinsell, Don
> >> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 12:16 PM
> >> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
> >> Subject: Re: creating mainframe bookmanager from pdf documents???
> >>
> >> It's possible I misunderstood the original question, but why would you want
> >> to??? We use library server and view the documents via a web browser. IMO
> >> it's a case of using the best tool for the job and viewing manuals via a
> >> 3270 interface just doesn't make sense to me. If 3270 is all you have,
> >> then
> >> I don't have any suggestion for you.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Donald Grinsell
> >> State of Montana
> >> 406-444-2983
> >> dgrins...@mt.gov
> >>
> >> "The only rational patriotism is loyalty to the nation all the time, and
> >> loyalty to the government when it deserves it."
> >> -- Mark Twain
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On
> >> Behalf Of Jan MOEYERSONS
> >> Sent: Thursday, 17 March 2011 05:22
> >> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
> >> Subject: Re: creating mainframe bookmanager from pdf documents???
> >>
> >> On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:34:56 +0000, Grinsell, Don <dgrins...@mt.gov>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Chris,
> >> >
> >> >I don't know if this is of interest, but it is possible to create an
> >> >extended
> >> bookshelf and load your pdf files to make them accessible via book manager.
> >> You can also index and search the pdf files if desired. I've taken that
> >> approach with several vendors manuals.
> >> >
> >> And how do you go about displaying PDF on a 3270?
> >>
> >> Jantje.
> >>
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