PDF search tool

Hi everyone,
Is there anyway I can created a search tool that will search a bunch of PDF files on a folder? I cant find anything online (most of the stuff that shows up seems to be boggus software). I am interested in creating an index of all the PDF located on a specific folder (that allows the user to view the PDF when the file name is clicked on) and allowing the user to search the folder for specific PDF. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Rafa.

Hi kglad,
I did what you suggested. I am using:
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("PDF.pdf");
var pdf = new HTMLLoader();
pdf.height = 800;
pdf.width = 600;
pdf.load(request);
container.addChild(pdf);
And I get no errors when I publish the project, but the window shows a dark grey. At first it seemed to have loaded the PDF, and it even showed PDF controls, I am guessing it used the installed AdobeReader, but now it just shows the dark grey in the window. What am I doing wrong?
Rafa.

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