Data From Field and PDF Files

isenhowe · Post by **isenhowe** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:28 pm

I'm trying to use the "Data From Field" feature to replace garbage titles in some of our PDF documents that are indexed.

My config is as follows:
Search: Layout 1
Replace: Some Text
Meta: [blank]
Field: Title
Which Field: Title

I have two questions.

1. This doesn't appear to work with PDF documents. Am I doing something wrong or is this not supported?

2. If it is supported, how can I then replace the Title of the PDF with something like the first few words of the beginning paragraph of the document?

Post by **mark** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:09 am

It should work. But it appears that a side effect of plugin split can break it for some files. Setting Plugin split Depth to -1 should fix it.

isenhowe · Post by **isenhowe** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:51 am

That did fix it. Thanks.

As for the replace string, is there any way I can reference another field (e.g. replace the title with contents of the description)?

Post by **mark** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:59 am

Set "Field" to Description and "Which Field" to Title.

isenhowe · Post by **isenhowe** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:08 pm

Yes, but then the Description is the area searched.

I'd like to search Title for the string "Layout 1", then if found, replace the Title with the contents of the Description.

I was just wondering if there was some variable reference to Description that I could include within the Replace field.

Post by **mark** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:03 pm

Sorry, no. An interesting idea though.