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Jelke5FF7
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April 19, 2021
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Boolean search operator issue

  • April 19, 2021
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Hello Adobe community,

 

I'm trying to search in multiple files using a Boolean search task. I want to look for the term: WO II 

In the searchbox I write: "WO II" in order to have Acrobat return to me files that only consist WO II. However, it does not find anything. This is strange, as I know that many of the files do in fact contain that term.

When I search for just WO II (without quotes) it does give me files that contain the term but also many other fails containg phrases like: 'Wormer verstrooiing"

 

Secondly: I have tried to search with the Boolean 'OR' operator as follows:

"Tweede Wereldoorlog" OR "WO II" OR "WO 2" OR WOII OR WO2

This was without any success.

 

Can someone help me understand what I can and can not do in Acrobat regarding Boolean search operators? The general helppage for this is not detailed enough to help me out.

 

Many thanks in advance!

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Correct answer try67

There aren't that many options, but I think you can solve your issue simply by ticking the "Whole words only" option.

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Dion23311124f19p
Participant
February 24, 2022

Disgracefull advanced search it is unaccepatable. Adobe immediatly post a working example of how to use advanced search to search a set of pdf documents that are in a folder and also in sub folders of that folder. Show a Boolan expression that works like find lets say Table AND fridge AND Door OR Handle but does not contain House

I believe adobe should refund my subscription, WHY because there product acrobat does not work as is described. FIX IT!!

 

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Dion23311124f19p
Participant
February 24, 2022

I may be wrong, But I have had nothing but trouble with boolean searches and there is very little help about it.

Certainly at the very least if Adobe claim it works then they should give a working example of a complex boolean search.

try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
April 19, 2021

There aren't that many options, but I think you can solve your issue simply by ticking the "Whole words only" option.

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    Jelke5FF7Author
    Participant
    April 19, 2021

    Many thanks for your advice. Unfortunately I can't tick the "whole words only" option if I'm using Boolean search option.

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