Adobe acrobat 7.0.5 sdk User Manual

Searching and Indexing

Using the Acrobat JavaScript 

 object’s properties and using 

 flags with the Search API methods from a plug-in, you can specify 

the scope and search options for your search.

You can set the scope of the search to be one or more of the following:

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Document text

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Bookmarks

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Document metadata (XMP)

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Signatures

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DocInfo fields

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Object data

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Attachments

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EXIF data in associated JPEG images

You can also specify whether the search should match:

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an exact phrase

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all words without regard to order

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any of the words

You can also specify whether case and diacritical marks are used or ignored in the search.

Using the Acrobat SDK, you can search any of the following:

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the active document

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a specified folder

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a specified index

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all active indices

The Acrobat Search plug-in provided with Acrobat is a true Acrobat plug-in. You can 
remove it from the system by simply removing it from the Plug-ins directory and restarting 
Acrobat.

Full-text search developers can create a customsearch plug-in using the Acrobat core API.

This search plug-in can be represented as one or more toolbar buttons or menu items, and 
it can use the capabilities provided in the API.