Search indexes pdf attachments

[Bryan]

It would be really great if search could also index pdf attachments added to a file field. Others might like other file formats like raw text, HTML, MS Word, but for me pdf would be the best.

This would make Airtable search competitive with Spotlight on a Mac, where all files are automatically indexed.

[Indresh_Kumar]

yes, evernote does this

[Bill_French]

I kind’a did this -

Airtable Search (Personal Edition - Free) Show and tell

I’ve been working on a search concept for Airtable that has kept me awake a few nights. One of the [many] problems with universal search (i.e., a search that spans multiple bases and multiple tables) is the complex types of fields and content you’ll find when the entire galaxy of data possibilities will be encountered. You have to embrace all that Airtable could ever store and in a way that is not only findable but indexable in a reliable and compressed manner. Another problem; Airtable is fun…

[Leonard_Nuara]

Hey Bill
I am intrigued. I’d love to chat about it.
Please send me your contact details
Lennie
LNuara@Flatiron.Legal

[Moe]

This extension will extract the text from each PDF attachment and then add it back to Airtable in a new field as plain text.