Add a search function to my online PDF Portfolio?

Hi there,
I'm wondering if it's possible to add a search function that searches for keywords within all the documents in my online PDF Portfolio, like there is in the standalone desktop version.
I want to make the PDF's available online but a key function is for users to be able to search for various topics within the documents without reading each and every one of them.
Best wishes,
Thorsteinn

Has nobody every wanted this function? It seems to me the key function of PDF portfolio's and it is blatantly missing in the online version. Whats up?!

Similar Messages

When will Apple add a search function to the iCloud calendar?

I'd like to know if anyone in this community knows when Apple will add a search function to the iCloud calendar?

Everyone here is a user just like yourself.
No one here can say what Apple plans to do.
You can leave Apple your feedback here.

Add user search functionality in a custom form

Hi,
I am new to IDM . I have two doubts regarding search functionality. Please help me out.
1. I want to add a user search option for a field and populate the value(user name ) from the searched result to that filed. The search option should have some search criteria like firstname ,lastname ,userid etc; depending on which we can search a particular user and after selecting one record that data should populate to that filed. Please let me know how can I archive that functionally? Is it possible to use the existing (out of box) search operation for it.
2. When we use selector, is it possible to change the default search option. I want to search depending on some criteria like firstname,lastname ,userid etc.
Thank in advance.
Regards,
Nirupam

I know this is old post - but I dealed with this requirement one and I knew it's pain. So, I just want to share my little expereinced here if someone else needed it.
For this requirement - I have to customed the jsp pages. The file is tjspSearchUserTiles.jsp in the xlWebApp war file under tiles folder. What I did is check the current loging user's group. If he/she belong to Manager group, I set the search value Users.Manager Login equal to the username (this user name attribute alway available in the selvet section throught the USR BEAN.
If you could make this cutomization work from your OIM env you then could customize alot more.
Let me know if you need help - [email protected]

Search Functionality from Outside a PDF?

Hi All,
I would like to create search bar that lets you choose a country, then product (each product+ country will be associated with a signle pdf), then search for a key word (s). At that time the PDF will open on the webpage below search bar with the key word or term highlighted.
Is it possible to utilize CTRL+F functionality from outside a .pdf?
Thanks!

Atul,
the result list from the BS is displayed like a read-only list.
How do i select the required row from the pop-up window.
also, i dont have a bpa script. i have a stand along ui map called from the context menu, using portals.
could you please help me out?
thanks.

Add web search function to website

I need to add a web search funtion to my company website. The website was build with some cold fusion codes. I have also added some hardcoded pages to the website. I need to add a web search function that can search both the datebase pages and the hardcoded pages. I have tried using google custom search engine, but it works really good with the hardcoded pages but not with the database pages. I wonder if there is something in Dreamweaver that I can use to create the web search??? Help!

Thank you very much for the comments. To answer your question, yes, the dynamic content do have links from other pages on the site. I have a few questions:
1. How do I build a database search page using the built in server behaviors? I am not familiar with server and the website is host through Host My Site. Do I need to work with Host My Site or it is something I can do on my end?
2. You mention that any search engine (including google) should be able to index pages. I have tried Google Custom Search Engine. It doesn't work very good with the dynamic pages. Should I try other serach engine as well? Any recommendation of search engine?

Can you add decent "Search" functionality to the Mozilla Support website?!

One of my biggest frustrations with Firefox is trying to make use of the Mozilla Support website. Almost every search I enter in the Search box yields 1000+ results. String delimiters (") to define phrases and operators like AND and OR appear not to work at all, and results seem to include ANY article that contains ANY of the words in the search box. This is next-to-useless, and I usually exhaust my patience sifting through unrelated articles, exiting the support site again with just a little less respect for Firefox/Mozilla.

This is a well known issue.
The search is even hardcoded into crash stats pages where it results in meaningless or misleading results.
Regulars know to use an external search engine because of this shortcoming. There are numerous instances where a string is useful the name of software or a feature for instance, but if one of the words is commonly used results max out and bury the real hits.
Compare for instance
*'''''Ask Toolbar''''' (Problematic software)
** [https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22ask+toolbar%22site%3Asupport.mozilla.org&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&sourceid=Mozilla-search&start=0#hl=en&q=%22ask+toolbar%22site:support.mozilla.org&start=290 Google] I only scrolled the first 30 pages, all would appear good hits.
** [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/search?q=ask+toolbar&esab=a&page=3 sumo] maxed out 1000 results maybe two proper hits per page in the first few pages
I know I have often mentioned this. Including in the contributors forums [/forums/contributors/709812?last=55863#post-55708 (most recent)]. There are old & current bugs
* ''[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791200 Bug 791200] - Switch to AND search in advanced search ''
* ''[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791250 Bug 791250] - [tracker] Add way to be specific with the advanced search ''
* ''[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794083 Bug 794083] - add query_string support to advanced search ''
* https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=voting.html
* https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html
Bugs are a workplace for developers rather then a discussion forum, and so it is usual practice to discuss matters elsewhere, but anyone may register and then express an interest by voting, or add themselves to the cc list (by default just click [Save Changes] ). N.B. email addresses used are displayed in public.

Adding Global Search function in Webhelp

I have been asked to add global search functionality to my
website. As far as i understand, the only way of doing this using
Webhelp is to use merged projects?
As i have 40 separate XPJ files (some very large), this
merged projects method didn't work very well. For a start you got
lost in the vast number of projects and bookmarks displayed in the
merged TOC. Instead, from a main menu, each guide opens up in the
same fixed window and just displays its owns TOC. Curently you can
only search in the selected guide.
Having looked at Peter Graingers site, ZoomSearch would seem
to work OK. Does anyone know of any other method i could use or
free alternatives to ZooomSearch?
Thanks

First, if you Google "refresh page" you'll have several
JavaScript options available to choose from.
Second, I can't show you my merged WebHelp, because it's
proprietary online Help provided with our product, but I used
Peter's method for a merged project of 42 projects, ~2.5K topics,
and mucho graphics. Unfortunately, in a WebHelp merged project, RH
provides an anemic, basic search only.
We had elected to place our projects within 14 major
categories in the TOC, so as to reduce the size of the TOC when the
help was opened. Each category links to a "navigation" page in the
parent project that provides a description of the category and all
first-level topics within each project in the category. This
category structure helps the user identify the major functional
areas, and helps the seven writers keep track of where their
particular projects appear.
GETTING STARTED
+ Release Notes
+ Installation
+ etc.
TRADING
+ Program Trading
+ Fixed Income Trading
+ etc.
This proved serendipitous when we decided to use Zoom, since
we were able to classify the same RH project folders under
identical Zoom categories, allowing users to select a single
category from a dropdown menu if they want more tightly focused
results.
Because our help is provided on a CD and is distributed on a
customer's server, we've had to implement Zoom search in Javascript
mode. Admittedly, the JavaScript mode in Zoom doesn't provide full
functionality either, but it's still better than RH (you can use
wild cards, special characters (underscore, colon, slash, etc.) to
"join" words, etc.).
Some Zoom issues:
Since RH ignores special Zoom tags in source files, such as
ZOOMSTOP/ZOOMRESTART, ZOOMKEYWORDS, etc., and over-writes them in
the output when generating/publishing topic modifications, we are
running the Zoom indexer against the source files and placing the
five Zoom files (search.html, zoom_pageinfo.js, etc.) in the output
folder. The Zoom 5.0.1005 build will automatically rename the path
from the source "/projects" to the output "/mergedProjects" if you
select that option.
Currently, a bug in Zoom replaces any closing HTML tag (HREF,
SPAN, etc.) that appears before a period, comma, semicolon, or
colon with a space. So, you need to run a Find/Replace to eliminate
those extra leading spaces (in the zoom_pageinfo.js file). I use
FAR for this; you can create a .FarRun file with entries like this
to do them in batch. Note that the 90_zoompageinfo_docsql01.FAR
FarList was created to contain only the zoom_pageinfo.js file, and
the "OpenFarList" line only needs to appear once in the .FarRun
file. After I run the Zoom indexer against the project, I only have
to double click the .FarRun file to run the batch replace.
Good luck,
Leon

Search function in web galleries

Does anyone know of a way to add Keyword search functionality to Aperture web galleries?
I have an image library I would like to make available to a client who regularly re-use photo's from their (rather large) back-catalog. As I am already using Aperture to process and manage their images a searchable online gallery seems like the obvious solution, but I can't seem to find a way to add a Keyword Search function.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated...

The Search function is a field where you can type a word and
it will return topics in which that word is located. So when you
state that is what is WAS and then say "NOW it seems that it's just
a listing of every word in the Help and the number of occurrences"
I can't quite see the difference.
It is a listing of all the words in the help, that is pretty
much what any search is although they do vary in their ability to
deal with multiple words and so on.
RH has a default Stop list and you can add to that. Click
File | Project Settings and then click the Advanced button. You
will see a list of excluded words that you can add to. That is the
approach rather than hacking the list produced when you generate
the help.

Search function in DPS

Hey there,
I was wondering if there was a possibility to add a HTML search function inside the indesign DPS file.
We're currently working more and more with HTML features and it's kind of hard to know what eventually works and what doesn't.
At our agency we're "simple" graphic designers, we're not programmers. And since we're very bust, there isn't much time to expermint with somethinh that maybe won't work in the end. I think we all know that feeling ;-)
For some clients it's hard to tell what they exactly want and when they need to switch to XCODE for example.
And for us it's hard to say what's possible and what's not possible. We of course would like to keep as much as possible inside of indesign.
But the line of when to switch to full HTML/XCODE is really thin...
It has happend before that you start working on project an everything has been layed out, and one guy comes running into a meeting and says.
"Can't you add a search function? Or a function that exports pdf's? I've seen the app for XXXXX and they had it!"
For a client that works with a large productrange it sure would be nice if a search function could be integrated,
And it would also be handy if pdf's could be generated from a DPS app.
Can this be done? And is there a way to tell what's "DPS fiction" and "DPS non fiction"?
Thank you!
Kevin

Hi Kevin,
MEI's Nervous Pixel division created search capabilities for the Sotheby's app. Our team worked to make the experience straightforward, but also easy for the design team to implement on a folio by folio basis. What is nice about that specific search approach is that it allows you to provide a search that gives greater context than just a word in a paragraph. In Sotheby's case, this allows them to return search results that reference a specific lot within their auction catalog with a preview of the piece and other important details.
MEI has created a number of custom functions for customers. In your second example regarding a PDF, there are a number of options that could be considered depending on the use case.
If you'd like to discuss how we could help your group, please feel free to email me directly at bkizner (at) maned.com.
Best regards,
Brett

Search in IGS across several PDF files

Dear All,
does anyone know how to search in IGS within a bunch of PDF files? I like to create a search for a term, lets say "Naked pope" across several PDF's in one step. I just started to use SAP, but maybe it's necessary to create a query?
Best regards,
Klaus

Adobe Reader has the ability to search multiple pdf's. Just open it, select Search from the Edit menu and select All PDF Documents in from the Where would you like to search? option group.
You could also set up a search folder in Finder. Add a search category of "Kind" is "PDF." Limit the scope to whatever folder holds them all.

Problem in adding Search function in HeadMast.

Hello All,
I am working on EP6 SP2 and wanted to know how can I add the Search function (which is on Toolbar and appears below the HeadMast in Portal), to be included as a prt of HeadMast.
Please refer to this link:
http://www.sapdesignguild.org/resources/htmlb_guidance/index.html
Under General -> Customer Branding and Style Editor topic, kindly refer to the 1st snapshot shown.
It shows Search within the MastHead Area.
I tried doing this by manually adding the code of Search into MastHead using MastHead.par file (in Eclipse 2.1) but it gives me an error saying " No security zone - access is denied: ". I really cannot make out the differnce where I am exactly goind wrong.
Can anyone please help me sort this.
Awaiting Reply.
Thanks and Warm Regards,
Ritu

Hi Senthil,
Firstly thank you for your input.
I have checked the Portalapp.xml file and found a Security tag. Its like:

<property name="SecurityZone" value="com.sap.portal/no_safety"/>
Is it OK??
Senthil, I have another question too?
I am new into Portal development programming, so am trying differnet options:
Another experimet I was just checking was:
1> I imported the existing Headmast.par & ToolArea.par file.
2> Integrated both the methods together into HeadMast.par file.
The Help, Personlize& LogOut options that we see on right side of MastHead is into a table.
I want to insert the ToolArea below it (within the HeadMast), such that the search option appears below it.
3> Integrated the Portalapp.xml file, added Property tags from Search Portalapp.xml file into HeadMast Portalapp.xml file.
4> To test whether its possible to add anything below the Help, Personalize & LogOut table, I have successfully added a text to check the results. I need to replace this text with the Search textbox & button.
Can it be possible this way...?
Am I exploring different options.
Have I missed anything in the above steps??
Please help.
Awaiting Reply.
Thanks and Warm Regards,
Ritu

Controller Class: Search functionality.

Hello,
Here is a snapshot of the Controller class what NetBeans have created by default which interacts with the entity class. I need to add a search functionality to this bean which a JSF search form can utilize. Can anyone help me out to add without breaking it's structure.
public class ProductController {
 private Product product = null;
 private List<Product> products = null;
 @Resource
 private UserTransaction utx = null;
 @PersistenceUnit(unitName = "ExApp")
 private EntityManagerFactory emf = null;
 public EntityManager getEntityManager() {
 return emf.createEntityManager();
 public int batchSize = 15;
 private int firstItem = 0;
 private int itemCount = -1;
 public SelectItem[] getProductsAvailableSelectMany() {
 return getProductsAvailable(false);
 public SelectItem[] getProductsAvailableSelectOne() {
 return getProductsAvailable(true);
 private SelectItem[] getProductsAvailable(boolean one) {
 List<Product> allProducts = getProducts(true);
 int size = one ? allProducts.size() + 1 : allProducts.size();
 SelectItem[] items = new SelectItem[size];
 int i = 0;
 if (one) {
 items[0] = new SelectItem("", "---");
 i++;
 for (Product x : allProducts) {
 items[i++] = new SelectItem(x, x.toString());
 return items;
 public Product getProduct() {
 if (product == null) {
 product = getProductFromRequest();
 if (product == null) {
 product = new Product();
 return product;
 public String listSetup() {
 reset(true);
 return "product_list";
 public String createSetup() {
 reset(false);
 product = new Product();
 return "product_create";
 public String searchSetup() {
 reset(false);
 product = new Product();
 return "product_search";
 public String create() {
 EntityManager em = getEntityManager();
 try {
 utx.begin();
 em.persist(product);
 utx.commit();
 addSuccessMessage("Product was successfully created.");
 } catch (Exception ex) {
 try {
 if (findProduct(product.getId()) != null) {
 addErrorMessage("Product " + product + " already exists.");
 } else {
 ensureAddErrorMessage(ex, "A persistence error occurred.");
 utx.rollback();
 } catch (Exception e) {
 ensureAddErrorMessage(e, "An error occurred attempting to roll back the transaction.");
 return null;
 } finally {
 em.close();
 return listSetup();
 public String detailSetup() {
 return scalarSetup("product_detail");
 public String editSetup() {
 return scalarSetup("product_edit");
 private String scalarSetup(String destination) {
 reset(false);
 product = getProductFromRequest();
 if (product == null) {
 String requestProductString = getRequestParameter("jsfcrud.currentProduct");
 addErrorMessage("The product with id " + requestProductString + " no longer exists.");
 String relatedControllerOutcome = relatedControllerOutcome();
 if (relatedControllerOutcome != null) {
 return relatedControllerOutcome;
 return listSetup();
 return destination;
private Product getProductFromRequest() {
 String theId = getRequestParameter("jsfcrud.currentProduct");
 return (Product) new ProductConverter().getAsObject(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance(), null, theId);
 private String getRequestParameter(String key) {
 return FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().getRequestParameterMap().get(key);
 public List<Product> getProducts() {
 if (products == null) {
 products = getProducts(false);
 return products;
 public List<Product> getProducts(boolean all) {
 EntityManager em = getEntityManager();
 try {
 Query q = em.createQuery("select object(o) from Product as o");
 if (!all) {
 q.setMaxResults(batchSize);
 q.setFirstResult(getFirstItem());
 return q.getResultList();
 } finally {
 em.close();
 private void ensureAddErrorMessage(Exception ex, String defaultMsg) {
 String msg = ex.getLocalizedMessage();
 if (msg != null && msg.length() > 0) {
 addErrorMessage(msg);
 } else {
 addErrorMessage(defaultMsg);
 public static void addErrorMessage(String msg) {
 FacesMessage facesMsg = new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_ERROR, msg, msg);
 FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().addMessage(null, facesMsg);
 public static void addSuccessMessage(String msg) {
 FacesMessage facesMsg = new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_INFO, msg, msg);
 FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().addMessage("successInfo", facesMsg);
 public Product findProduct(Integer id) {
 EntityManager em = getEntityManager();
 try {
 Product o = (Product) em.find(Product.class, id);
 return o;
 } finally {
 em.close();
 public int getItemCount() {
 if (itemCount == -1) {
 EntityManager em = getEntityManager();
 try {
 itemCount = ((Long) em.createQuery("select count(o) from Product as o").getSingleResult()).intValue();
 } finally {
 em.close();
 return itemCount;
 public int getFirstItem() {
 getItemCount();
 if (firstItem >= itemCount) {
 if (itemCount == 0) {
 firstItem = 0;
 } else {
 int zeroBasedItemCount = itemCount - 1;
 double pageDouble = zeroBasedItemCount / batchSize;
 int page = (int) Math.floor(pageDouble);
 firstItem = page * batchSize;
 return firstItem;
 public int getLastItem() {
 getFirstItem();
 return firstItem + batchSize > itemCount ? itemCount : firstItem + batchSize;
 public int getBatchSize() {
 return batchSize;
 public String next() {
 reset(false);
 getFirstItem();
 if (firstItem + batchSize < itemCount) {
 firstItem += batchSize;
 return "product_list";
 public String prev() {
 reset(false);
 getFirstItem();
 firstItem -= batchSize;
 if (firstItem < 0) {
 firstItem = 0;
 return "product_list";
 private String relatedControllerOutcome() {
 String relatedControllerString = getRequestParameter("jsfcrud.relatedController");
 String relatedControllerTypeString = getRequestParameter("jsfcrud.relatedControllerType");
 if (relatedControllerString != null && relatedControllerTypeString != null) {
 FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
 Object relatedController = context.getApplication().getELResolver().getValue(context.getELContext(), null, relatedControllerString);
 try {
 Class<?> relatedControllerType = Class.forName(relatedControllerTypeString);
 Method detailSetupMethod = relatedControllerType.getMethod("detailSetup");
 return (String) detailSetupMethod.invoke(relatedController);
 } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
 throw new FacesException(e);
 } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
 throw new FacesException(e);
 } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
 throw new FacesException(e);
 } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
 throw new FacesException(e);
 return null;
 private void reset(boolean resetFirstItem) {
 product = null;
 products = null;
 itemCount = -1;
 if (resetFirstItem) {
 firstItem = 0;
 private Map<Object, String> asString = null;
 public Map<Object, String> getAsString() {
 if (asString == null) {
 asString = new HashMap<Object, String>() {
 @Override
 public String get(Object key) {
 if (key instanceof Object[]) {
 Object[] keyAsArray = (Object[]) key;
 if (keyAsArray.length == 0) {
 return "(No Items)";
 StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
 for (int i = 0; i < keyAsArray.length; i++) {
 if (i > 0) {
 sb.append(" ");
 sb.append(keyAsArray);
return sb.toString();
return new ProductConverter().getAsString(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance(), null, (Product) key);
return asString;
Thank you.

Can you tell us what "not working" means? Can you give us some more detail to try and narrow down the problem? Also you say the search works on your local machine. Have you tried running the help from the generated / published location yourself?

Apple Should Add A Search Funtion to 5.g

Apple should add a search funtion like with a update or something Its it possiable

Hi chep!
If you have the latest model of Fifth Generation iPod, you can access the Search function by by navigating to: Music > Search from your iPod's Main Menu.
If you have one of the older Fifth Generation iPod models, then read ahead:
As far as I know, you cannot upgrade the firmware for your Fifth Generation to 1.2, or something later, to add the Search function to it. (At least, that's what they did with the nanos, and I'm pretty sure that's what they did with the Fifth Gens as well).
I honestly doubt that Apple will, after introducing new iPods with search functions now 7 months and 12 days ago (yes, the date is permanantly engrained in my head , would bother to let users upgrade their old iPods to have such a function.
They haven't done it yet for 7 months, thus I tend to doubt that they will.
Also, it's always going to be about getting the newest and latest thing if you want the newest and latest features with Apple products. If you get the newest iPod, sooner or later, you will be "outdated".
But, nonetheless, you could let Apple know about your ideas, since someone is guaranteed to read over your ideas, if you submit a feedback note on their Feedback form for iPods:
iPod Feedback
-Kylene

Can't Build a PDF Portfolio

The HELP function suggests building a PDF Portfolio, which would be helpful for me when doing serches on PDF documents. But when I go to the File drop-down menu, no option appears for PDF portfolio, as the HELP instructions says there should occur. How do I build a Portfolio?

Adobe Reader can't create PDF Portfolios. In Adobe Acrobat use 'Combine Files'.

After Annotation PDF on Preview, lost search function and some words are replaced by weird characters

This is the original
The next one is what it look after I highlighted few sentences.
Apparrently, the search function lost as well

I am not familiar with Skim, but I use Adobe Reader all the time and it is quite fast on my Mac mini. Perhaps not as fast as Preview but still quite acceptable. If it is running that slow on your Mac I would suspect either you are low on RAM or perhaps the file you are reading is ill-formed. Are these problems occurring on more than one PDF from more than one original source? Do all PDFs scroll slowly or just some?

Add a search function to my online PDF Portfolio?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for