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Finished Programs / Re: [IDEA] Check folder and tell me which PDFs are images (non-searchable)
« Last post by skwire on July 15, 2011, 01:56 PM »Here's a test application to try: PDF Text Checker
This is a native AHK solution and it, currently, doesn't work as well as I'd like. Basically, what is does is look for the hex equivalent of "FontName" within the file. If it's found, that PDF is definitely searchable. The problem comes in when it's NOT found. I have some PDFs that don't have that string but are still searchable. Anyway, give it a shot.
If the results aren't satisfactory, I may have to approach this in a different manner and use a PDF-to-Text type of application to determine if a PDF has any searchable text. At any rate, let me know how this works.
This is a native AHK solution and it, currently, doesn't work as well as I'd like. Basically, what is does is look for the hex equivalent of "FontName" within the file. If it's found, that PDF is definitely searchable. The problem comes in when it's NOT found. I have some PDFs that don't have that string but are still searchable. Anyway, give it a shot.
- Download, extract and run PDFTextChecker.exe.
- You will be presented with the standard folder selection dialog asking for your PDF source folder.
- You will then be asked if you want the application to search sub-directories as well.
- Scanning will take time but you can check which file it's on by hovering over the tray icon.
- Another message box will alert you as to when it's finished.
- Two text files will be generated in your chosen folder: !Searchable.txt and !Not_Searchable.txt
If the results aren't satisfactory, I may have to approach this in a different manner and use a PDF-to-Text type of application to determine if a PDF has any searchable text. At any rate, let me know how this works.
There are no playback controls, volume controls or otherwise.
Please let me know if this works for you. I've tested it on Windows XP SP3 32-bit.
Good find. I'll fix this. Thanks for the report.
