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Troubleshooting: Advanced search cannot search in pdf attachment

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    • CommentAuthorYichao
    • CommentTimeJun 20th 2009 edited
     
    however quick search can. I use advanced search-> attachment content, but it doesn't give any result.

    Search is an important feature , maybe the no.1 feature I love zotero. Could anyone help me on this?
    • CommentAuthorpostvak
    • CommentTimeJun 28th 2009
     
    I just started using Zotero and I have the same problem. In "advanced search" there seems to be no option to search the full text of pdf's. Search "attachment content" returns no results whatever I try. Do I miss something or is this rather essential feature really not working in Zotero?
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      CommentAuthormark
    • CommentTimeJun 28th 2009
     
    It is working for me. Is your pdf fulltext indexing set up and working correctly?
    • CommentAuthorpostvak
    • CommentTimeJun 30th 2009
     
    Yes, pdf fulltext indexing has been setup and is working correctly when doing a quick search.
    • CommentAuthorpostvak
    • CommentTimeJun 30th 2009
     
    I just discovered that search "attachment content" for pdf's in advanced search is working in version 1.0.10, but not in version 2.0b5.
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      CommentAuthormark
    • CommentTimeJun 30th 2009
     
    It is working for me in 2.0b5 though. What OS? Which Firefox version?
    • CommentAuthorpostvak
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2009
     
    I am using Windows XP home SP3 and Firefox 3.0.10.
    • CommentAuthordionymnia
    • CommentTimeJul 8th 2009
     
    I'm also having this happen - pdf fulltext indexing is set up correctly, quick search can pull with no problem, but advanced search only provides partial results.

    As an example, there is a name that appears in 8 of my PDFs. When I quicksearch for it, they all appear. When I do an advanced search, it only shows 3 of the PDFs/sources. I got all of the items from the same repository (JSTOR), and they are all fulltext.

    I'm using Windows XP, Firefox 3.5, and have had this happen with Zotero 2.0b5-2.0b6.2 (didn't try with earlier versions).
    • CommentAuthorzalophus
    • CommentTimeDec 18th 2009
     
    I am having the same problem - basic search can find words in the text of a pdf that advanced search cannot. I'm using a Mac (OS X) and Zotero version 2.0b7.6
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      CommentAuthormark
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2010 edited
     
    The behaviour here should be reversed. Basic search shouldn't search fulltext (it's extremely slow on larger databases), or at least that should be an option, and Advanced Search should make fulltext search easier.

    Note, though, that Advanced Search does search for phrases automatically (so entering "in quotes", Google style, doesn't work).
    • CommentAuthormeikon
    • CommentTimeFeb 3rd 2010
     
    I have the same problem in 2.0rc2, in FF 3.5 running WinXP.

    Quick search works flawlessly (and faster than ever); advanced content attachment search not at all. Database is sound, reindexing did not improve the situation.

    Additionaly, closing Zotero after trying a full-text search and then reopening it yields "There was an error starting Zotero."

    Debugging revealed this, from opening the search window, selecting Attachment content, typing the search term, to hitting search:

    (3)(+0012906): Localized string not found for field 'type' -- trying base field
    (1)(+0000000): Invalid item type null

    Hopefully this can be fixed in the next RC or the final release!
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    Hopefully this can be fixed in the next RC or the final release!

    An error that affected quoted quick searches and the "Attachment Content" condition has already been fixed, and it will be in the next release.

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