How can I search fillable field names across multiple pdfs. Advanced search does not seem to work. I'm trying to find all pdfs that use a certain field name.

[randys-bcc]

I'm trying to find all the pdf docs in a folder that use the same name for a fillable field.  I tried using the Advance Search for "All PDF Documents in" but that only finds text in the pdf docs.  I tried to search using the field name (see yellow box in screen shot #1)  but that returns no results (see red box in screen shot #2) when I know that there are at least 3 pdf docs using this field name in that folder (see example of 1 of the docs in screen shot #3).

Is there any way to accomplish this?

Screen shot #1:

Screen shot #2:

Screen shot #3:

[try67]

The Advanced Search function only searches the value of fields, not their names.
You can use an Action (if you have Acrobat Pro) to print out a list of all files that contain a certain field-name.

[Thom Parker]

This script runs from the Console Window and will search all currently open documents. It could be easily modified to work in an Action.

var aDocList = [];

var oDoc;

for(i=0;i<app.activeDocs.length;i++)

{

     oDoc = app.activeDocs;

     for(var n=0;n<oDoc.numFields;n++)

     {

         if(oDoc.getNthFieldName(n) == "SearchFieldName")

         {

              aDocList.push(oDoc.path);

              break;

          }

      }

}

[randys-bcc]

Thanks for the answers!

I don't have Pro but I'll consider getting it.

I couldn't get the batch file to run but I'll keep working on it as time permits.

[Thom Parker]

The console script solution will work in Reader. You don't need Pro.

[try67]

In the screenshots above it's evident you do have Adobe Acrobat Pro... It's written in the title of the application.

[JR Boulay]

I would say even more: Acrobat Pro version 9 for Windows.