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Nicklas Lundgren	Tuesday 04 August 2009 2:25:50 am Hi, I have problems with making embedded files searchable, in the default eZ Search engine. When embedding a pdf-file from the media library into an article, I want that pdf-file to be searchable, even though the media library itself is not searchable. I think this should make sense, since the media library then can be a repository where not everything is visible to the visitors. Then, using the online editor, I can embed files from media library into articles. And of course, then the file embedded should be searchable. Does anyone have an idea on how to achieve this? Best regards! /Nicklas Nicklas Lundgren, Managing Director Novitell AB, Sweden
André R.	Tuesday 04 August 2009 3:37:26 am This is currently not possible. But this is work in progress in ezfind, where similar support for the relation and relation list datatypes where added (in next version, 2.1 I think). embeds in ezxml text could be added as well in a similar way. The result is that when you search for something that exists in the embed/related object, then the object that embeds it will also show up in search results. So in your case the article will show up, and I guess that is what you want ( as letting the pdf show up on its own when user can't read it, wouldn't make sense imho ). EDIT: The new "subattribute" feature will be extensible and documented, so it will be possible to write meta data extractors for data types like ezxmltext and others easily. eZ Online Editor 5: http://projects.ez.no/ezoe \|\| eZJSCore (Ajax): http://projects.ez.no/ezjscore \|\| eZ Publish EE http://ez.no/eZPublish/eZ-Publish-Enterprise-Subscription @: http://twitter.com/andrerom

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Nicklas Lundgren

Tuesday 04 August 2009 2:25:50 am

Hi,

I have problems with making embedded files searchable, in the default eZ Search engine.

When embedding a pdf-file from the media library into an article, I want that pdf-file to be searchable, even though the media library itself is not searchable.

I think this should make sense, since the media library then can be a repository where not everything is visible to the visitors. Then, using the online editor, I can embed files from media library into articles. And of course, then the file embedded should be searchable.

Does anyone have an idea on how to achieve this?

Best regards!
/Nicklas

Nicklas Lundgren, Managing Director
Novitell AB, Sweden

André R.

Tuesday 04 August 2009 3:37:26 am

This is currently not possible.
But this is work in progress in ezfind, where similar support for the relation and relation list datatypes where added (in next version, 2.1 I think). embeds in ezxml text could be added as well in a similar way.

The result is that when you search for something that exists in the embed/related object, then the object that embeds it will also show up in search results. So in your case the article will show up, and I guess that is what you want ( as letting the pdf show up on its own when user can't read it, wouldn't make sense imho ).

EDIT: The new "subattribute" feature will be extensible and documented, so it will be possible to write meta data extractors for data types like ezxmltext and others easily.

eZ Online Editor 5: http://projects.ez.no/ezoe || eZJSCore (Ajax): http://projects.ez.no/ezjscore || eZ Publish EE http://ez.no/eZPublish/eZ-Publish-Enterprise-Subscription
@: http://twitter.com/andrerom