Plz help: how can i index multiple directories including pdfs with oracle text??

Question

problem:
i habe several subdirectories with pdf files which must be indexed by a fulltext index.
.../dir/
sub_dir1/
1.pdf
2.pdf
sub_dir2/
3.pdf
4.pdf
it's possible that other users create new subdirs.
try #1:
i tried to update the FILE_DATASTORE parameter PATH with the concatenated directory list
i.e.: (.../dir/subdir1:.../dir/subdir2:...) and updating the index.
that fails, because the directory string is too long (1637 chars)
try #2:
i set the FILE_DATASTORE PATH parameter to the basedir
i.e.: ('.../dir')
now i generate a list of all pdf's including the subdirectories to store them into
a new table.
i.e.: '12345', 'subdir1/1.pdf'
'23456', 'subdir1/2.pdf'
this one fails, 'cause it seems that the database uses some kind of basename() function to
get the "filename_only" part of the table entry 'subdir1/1.pdf' => '1.pdf'.
so, the db fails to open (and indexing of cause) the file.
how can i solve this prob?
thanks in advance!!!
best regards.
/achim

Answer 1

If you need to use multiple directories, you'll need to put the full directory and filename into the table, and not use the PATH attribute at all. PATH only works where all files are in the same directory (though you MAY find you can use more than one directory on certain OS's).
- Roger