Search pdf header fields?

[duncan1a]

I need to be able to search an archive of PDFs by the Hearder fields (like Keywords, Author etc).

I know you can set these with PHP, but is there a way to read and search these fields?

Thanks for any help

Duncan

[azkworld]

I had the same question (except for all text in pdf, not just header) 🙂
Let me know if you find something.
In the meantime, the solution I came up with is to install a standalone PDF to Text converter, and use it.
See if you can figure out what these guys use:
http://www.4t-webservice.com/free/pdf2txt/
Their page is written in PHP.