Thanks for your help. I looked into that product, which was stopped at a very green age. There is also itextsharp.sourceforge.net[^] which seems to be extensive in its generation ability but specifically points out the same as you have, that PDF's aren't made to rip text. So the solution I have found that works for me is that Adobe has a filter for Microsofts indexing server that allows for searching through PDF files. See http://www.adobe.com/support/salesdocs/1043a.htm[^] for more information. I can use Chris Mauders article on using indexing server as a search facility to code the rest. Enjoy Craig

I am trying to find a way to read the text out of a PDF file as a search facility. This is a requirement that a client has asked me to quote on. My application is written in C#. I am having a lot of difficulty trying to find any examples or even .NET components that I could purchase to do this task. This application will be running on a server with very limited permissions. I have no ability to install standard COM components. Hope someone can help. Enjoy Craig

I used to get it cause of a crap 4Mb video card. Upgraded to a cheap TNT2 and it is all good.