Indexing uploaded files

Rails
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hello,

i would like to be able to index uploaded word and pdf files on the
database before storing them to the filesystem. i need some direction
in doing this and have been googling to no avail. can anyone point me
in the right direction?

thanks,
-r

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On 28 Nov 2006, at 09:45, Reza Shibli wrote:

i would like to be able to index uploaded word and pdf files on the
database before storing them to the filesystem. i need some direction
in doing this and have been googling to no avail. can anyone point me
in the right direction?

Have you decided what to use for indexing your documents? If not,
you might like to consider SimpleSearch[1] and Ferret[2].

SimpleSearch works best for unstructured data whereas Ferret works
best for structured data. Ferret is more sophisticated than
SimpleSearch.

It sounds like the former suits your needs more unless the contents
of your documents are structured.

Once you have decided how to index your documents, you need to
actually do the indexing. I’d suggest doing that in a background
process, so have a look at BackgrounDRb[3].

Hope that helps,
Andy S.

[1] http://chadfowler.com/SimpleSearch
[2] http://ferret.davebalmain.com
[3] http://backgroundrb.rubyforge.org/