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Article #200Re: text search LOCKS UP!
From: Don Schmidt
Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 21:56
Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 21:56
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If you would like to try an outstanding PDF Reader/Viewer give PDF Xchange Viewer a try; http://www.docu-track.com/ There are two versions; Free and the Pro version at a modest cost. -- Don Vancouver, USA <bobg.hahc@gmail.com> wrote in message news:40072eb2-482b-4329-b1d3-c4a14dd17b5b@j22g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > running acrobat reader v8; but I've had this problem with ALL versions > since 6. > I've had this problem on win98, win2k, and winXP. > > This is a common occurrence - it happens frequently. > > I try to do a text search on a PDF, and the search simply NEVER > FINISHES!!! > This is extremely frustrating. When this happens I usually open the > PDF under acrobat reader v5, and i can search OK. I'm tired of doing > this. > > as an example - this document: > http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/partners/netapp_esx_best_practices_whitepaper.pdf > > if I try running a search, the search goes to page 10 of 41, and > simply hangs. it NEVER recovers, or shows me any hits. I'm really > curious to know how a simple search can get so screwed up.... > > Failing that - > I'm beginning to think that maybe there's a third party PDF reader, > that doesn't have so much "bloat" in it, that might work better - or - > simply work. Does anyone know what one of these might be? > > TIA - Bob
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