# Searching PDF

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/searching-pdf/273393>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 15, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/searching-pdf/273393 "2008-10-15T03:11:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![DHDesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@DHDesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DHDesign)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/searching-pdf/273393/1 "2008-10-15T03:11:34Z")

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i have a client that wants to be able to search PDFs (their contents) for keywords via Flash…im guessing i have to parse the PDF and convert it to XML or text, and then search that?

any other thoughts on how to accomplish this?

btw, its a local app in flash and not web based.