PDFs stored in a database

[SJP]

Will pdfs that are stored in a database be indexed if a link is provided to the pdf? The pdfs are written to an aspx page using Response.ContentType = "application/PDF".

[David]

Yes, you can index PDF files.

See also these pages for more details,
http://www.wrensoft.com/zoom/editions.html
http://www.wrensoft.com/zoom/support/databases.html

[mayden]

One of my sites has a lot of PDF files, but they use images rather than actual text. Can anyone recommend good optical character recognition to translate the documents?

[David]

Adobe Acrobat can do this & you might already have the software if you are creating PDF files.

But there is lots of others as well.

[mayden]

yes but it is not free. I was looking for a free one. I think I may have one now though, am testing it.