Indexing MS Word docs under Windows

phil_ballard · 12-07-2003, 02:35 AM

I've had no success trying to index MS Word (.DOC) documents under Windows. I have:

Code:

define('PHPDIG_INDEX_MSWORD',true);
define('PHPDIG_PARSE_MSWORD','C:\\Program Files\\EasyPHP1-7\\www\\k3\\catdoc');
define('PHPDIG_OPTION_MSWORD','-s 8859-1');

Can anyone comment as to why phpdig makes no attempt to index Word docs?

Any help appreciated

Phil

Charter · 12-07-2003, 11:06 AM

Hi. Is USE_IS_EXECUTABLE_COMMAND set to true (one) or false (zero) in the config file?

phil_ballard · 12-08-2003, 06:05 AM

USE_IS_EXECUTABLE_COMMAND is set at the default value of 1. But things have got worse ...

I decided to can 1.6.2 and try 1.6.5, so I removed all code and the DB tables and re-installed 1.6.5 - install seemed to go OK, but now I can't get past here:

Code:

Spidering in progress...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SITE : http://[whatever]
Exclude paths :
- @NONE@

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: is_executable() in 
c:\program files\easyphp1-7\www\k3\phpdig\admin\robot_functions.php on line 633

Any offers/advice gratefully received.

Phil

Rolandks · 12-08-2003, 07:59 AM

Take a look here: http://www.phpdig.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=272

-Roland-

phil_ballard · 12-08-2003, 08:58 AM

That seemed to work - thanks!

phil_ballard · 12-08-2003, 10:14 AM

we-ell, we're improving .... now it spiders OK without giving errors, but it still isn't indexing the contents of the .doc files ... I tried spidering directly to the URL of a .doc file I knew existed:

Code:

Spidering in progress...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SITE : http://[mysite IP]/
Exclude paths :
- @NONE@
1:http://[mysite IP]/k3/CVs/4.doc
(time : 00:00:03)
No link in temporary table

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

links found : 1
http://[mysite IP]/k3/CVs/4.doc
Optimizing tables...
Indexing complete !
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [Back] to admin interface.

... but there's still no keywords indexed .....

Any more help welcome.

Charter · 12-08-2003, 02:07 PM

Hi. From the command line what does the following produce?

C:\\Program Files\\EasyPHP1-7\\www\\k3\\catdoc -s 8859-1 change-me-4.doc

phil_ballard · 12-09-2003, 01:44 AM

"Cannot load charset cp1251 - file not found"

phil_ballard · 12-09-2003, 02:50 AM

OK, sorted out the charset paths, now seems to extract text OK from the command line, but still not via the web interface...

phil_ballard · 12-09-2003, 04:02 AM

OK, all working; it seems that it didn't like the path name having a space in it at C:\\Program Files\\.......
Once I moved catdoc (and it's config subdirectories) to a path not requiring a space (C:\\ for instance) all was well.
Many thanks for your help, guys. (Though I'm sure I'll be back with more dopy questions

BTW my own requirement is for index searching on just one, local directory full of MS Word files. To facilitate this I have a file index.php which provides a link for the spider to all Word files in the directory:

Code:

<HTML>
<HEAD></HEAD>
<BODY>
<?
// function to return file extension (converts extn to lower case)

function gfext($filename)
{
$pathinfo = pathinfo($filename);
$ext = $pathinfo['extension'];
return strtolower($ext);
}

// read this directory
if ($handle = opendir('.')) {
    while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
        if (gfext($file) == "doc") {   // we only want the Word files
            echo "<a href=\"".$file."\">".$file."</a><br>";
        }
    }
    closedir($handle);
}
?>
</BODY>
</HTML>

At this page the spider encounters a list of href links, one to each word document. Simple stuff, I know, but may help someone?

All the best

Phil

12-07-2003, 02:35 AM	#1
phil_ballard Green Mole Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9	Indexing MS Word docs under Windows I've had no success trying to index MS Word (.DOC) documents under Windows. I have: Code: define('PHPDIG_INDEX_MSWORD',true); define('PHPDIG_PARSE_MSWORD','C:\\Program Files\\EasyPHP1-7\\www\\k3\\catdoc'); define('PHPDIG_OPTION_MSWORD','-s 8859-1'); Can anyone comment as to why phpdig makes no attempt to index Word docs? Any help appreciated Phil

12-07-2003, 11:06 AM	#2
Charter Head Mole Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,539	Hi. Is USE_IS_EXECUTABLE_COMMAND set to true (one) or false (zero) in the config file? __________________ Responses are offered on a voluntary if/as time is available basis, no guarantees. Double posting or bumping threads will not get your question answered any faster. No support via PM or email, responses not guaranteed. Thank you for your comprehension.

12-08-2003, 06:05 AM	#3
phil_ballard Green Mole Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9	USE_IS_EXECUTABLE_COMMAND is set at the default value of 1. But things have got worse ... I decided to can 1.6.2 and try 1.6.5, so I removed all code and the DB tables and re-installed 1.6.5 - install seemed to go OK, but now I can't get past here: Code: Spidering in progress... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SITE : http://[whatever] Exclude paths : - @NONE@ Fatal error: Call to undefined function: is_executable() in c:\program files\easyphp1-7\www\k3\phpdig\admin\robot_functions.php on line 633 Any offers/advice gratefully received. Phil

12-08-2003, 02:07 PM	#7
Charter Head Mole Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,539	Hi. From the command line what does the following produce? C:\\Program Files\\EasyPHP1-7\\www\\k3\\catdoc -s 8859-1 change-me-4.doc __________________ Responses are offered on a voluntary if/as time is available basis, no guarantees. Double posting or bumping threads will not get your question answered any faster. No support via PM or email, responses not guaranteed. Thank you for your comprehension.

12-09-2003, 04:02 AM	#10
phil_ballard Green Mole Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9	OK, all working; it seems that it didn't like the path name having a space in it at C:\\Program Files\\....... Once I moved catdoc (and it's config subdirectories) to a path not requiring a space (C:\\ for instance) all was well. Many thanks for your help, guys. (Though I'm sure I'll be back with more dopy questions BTW my own requirement is for index searching on just one, local directory full of MS Word files. To facilitate this I have a file index.php which provides a link for the spider to all Word files in the directory: Code: <HTML> <HEAD></HEAD> <BODY> <? // function to return file extension (converts extn to lower case) function gfext($filename) { $pathinfo = pathinfo($filename); $ext = $pathinfo['extension']; return strtolower($ext); } // read this directory if ($handle = opendir('.')) { while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) { if (gfext($file) == "doc") { // we only want the Word files echo "<a href=\"".$file."\">".$file."</a><br>"; } } closedir($handle); } ?> </BODY> </HTML> At this page the spider encounters a list of href links, one to each word document. Simple stuff, I know, but may help someone? All the best Phil Last edited by phil_ballard; 12-09-2003 at 04:05 AM.

12-08-2003, 07:59 AM	#4
Rolandks Purple Mole Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Kassel, Germany Posts: 119	Take a look here: http://www.phpdig.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=272 -Roland-

12-08-2003, 08:58 AM	#5
phil_ballard Green Mole Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9	That seemed to work - thanks!

12-09-2003, 01:44 AM	#8
phil_ballard Green Mole Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9	"Cannot load charset cp1251 - file not found"

12-09-2003, 02:50 AM	#9
phil_ballard Green Mole Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9	OK, sorted out the charset paths, now seems to extract text OK from the command line, but still not via the web interface...

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