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Started by bobg.hahc
Thu, 01 May 2008 19:39
text search LOCKS UP!
Author: bobg.hahc
Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 19:39
Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 19:39
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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
Re: text search LOCKS UP!
Author: 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
Re: text search LOCKS UP!
Author: Bob P
Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 11:32
Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 11:32
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bobg.hahc@gmail.com wrote: > 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 I'm not having any problem with searches using Acroread 7 or Foxit. I suspect there's a corrupted DLL that's somehow spanned those operating systems that's called by Acro. (Have you done OS "updates" on the same box? Not a good idea...) See if PDF exchange or Foxit Reader have the same problem.
Re: text search LOCKS UP!
Author: bobg.hahc
Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 21:28
Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 21:28
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TX to both Don & Bob P; I will certainly try your recommendations.... Frankly I would love nothing more than to rip the adobe-bloat-reader off my system forever! ;-) Bob On May 1, 4:56 pm, "Don Schmidt" <Don Engin...@PNB.Retired_1987> wrote: > 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.h...@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_wh... > > > 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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