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Mainframeguy

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Hey guys - for my work I needed to find a manual and so I like have all this documentation in .pdf files - a shed load of them in various sub-directories all over a CD. So I tried using the native XP file search on the string I seek within the files, but guess what it finds zilch :(

My guess is this would be down to Adobe encrypting or compressing? :mad:

Now why do they not provide an intuitive file search ability in their Acrobat? Or have they and I cannot find it? :confused: BTW I have an updating version of the Acrobat at level 5 and a Read onyl Version at level 6, if that matters....

Hope someone has hit this and can help....
 
my solution... anyone know better?

Here is what I found - it will work (really slowly) but it costs $60.... Anyone know anything either better or cheaper?

I could try asking my clients to pay for it - or even take a "world" license, but I cannot see them springing for either the $60, never mind the $2,500! :rolleyes:
 

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Also Hi EP and people. I found this place again while looking through a oooollllllldddd backup. I have filled over 10TB and was looking at my collection of antiques. Any bids on the 500Mhz Win 95 fix?
Any of the SP crew still out there?
Xie wrote on Electronic Punk's profile.
Impressed you have kept this alive this long EP! So many sites have come and gone. :(

Just did some crude math and I apparently joined almost 18yrs ago, how is that possible???
hello peeps... is been some time since i last came here.
Electronic Punk wrote on Sazar's profile.
Rest in peace my friend, been trying to find you and finally did in the worst way imaginable.

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