IFilterShop DWF IFilter Server Edition Release 3.0 README

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General Information

DWF IFilter is a plug-in that allows Microsoft Search products and services to index DWF files, enabling customers to search and organize their content. DWF extracts metadata and content from design documents stored in Autodesk Design Web Format (DWF). DWF IFilter supports WHIP!, DWF 6.x, DWF 7.x and 3D DWF formats. Installation of AutoCAD, Autodesk Design Review (or any CAD program) is not required.

DWF IFilter supports Indexing Service, SharePoint Portal Server, SQL Server Full-Text Search, Window Search Service and all other products based on Microsoft Search technology.


System Requirements

DWF IFilter supports the following Microsoft server operating systems:

DWF IFilter supports the following Microsoft desktop operating systems:

DWF IFilter supports the following Microsoft Search products

Information Retrieval

DWF IFilter indexes text and the following metadata in DWF files:

DWF MetadataProperty NameProperty TypeDescription
AuthorauthorVT_LPWSTRauthor of the drawing
CommentscommentsVT_LPWSTRcomments regarding the drawing
CompanycompanyVT_LPWSTRcompany for which the drawing was created
CopyrightcopyrightVT_LPWSTRcopyright information
Creation Timecreation_timeVT_FILETIMEcreation time of the drawing
DescriptiondescriptionVT_LPWSTRdescription of the drawing
Embedded Filenameembed_filenameVT_LPWSTRembedded source data file name
Embedded Descriptionembed_descriptionVT_LPWSTRdescription of the source data
KeywordskeywordsVT_LPWSTRkeywords to facilitate text searches upon the drawing
Modification Timemodification_timeVT_FILETIMEmodification time of the drawing
Source Creation Timesource_creation_timeVT_FILETIMEcreation time of the source data from which the drawing was created
Source Filenamesource_filenameVT_LPWSTRfilename of the source data from which the drawing was created
Source Modification Timesource_modification_timeVT_FILETIMEmodification time of the source data from which the drawing was created
SubjectsubjectVT_LPWSTRnature of the drawing such as the discipline or type of drawing
TitletitleVT_LPWSTRtitle of the drawing
URL ItemhrefVT_LPWSTRrendition attribute describing the hyperlink to be applied to subsequent geometry

In accordance to Microsoft IFilter specification, DWF IFilter defines each DWF metadata as combination of Property Set and Property Name. All DWF metadata belong to {D6F25A0B-EF4E-48A9-920A-DE76D7B6A55B} Property Set GUID.

DWF IFilter also outputs values of DWF metadata as text content of DWF file.


Office Document Properties

DWF IFilter outputs the following standard Indexing Service properties as duplicates of certain DWF properties.

Property Friendly NameProperty Set GUIDProperty NameDescriptionDWF Metadata
DocAuthor{F29F85E0-4FF9-1068-AB91-08002B27B3D9}4The document's authorAuthor
DocComments{F29F85E0-4FF9-1068-AB91-08002B27B3D9}6Comments about the documentComments
DocCreatedTm{F29F85E0-4FF9-1068-AB91-08002B27B3D9}12Time document was createdCreation Time
DocKeywords{F29F85E0-4FF9-1068-AB91-08002B27B3D9}5Keywords for the documentKeywords
DocLastSavedTm{F29F85E0-4FF9-1068-AB91-08002B27B3D9}13Time document was last savedModification Time
DocSubject{F29F85E0-4FF9-1068-AB91-08002B27B3D9}3Subject of the documentSubject
DocTitle{F29F85E0-4FF9-1068-AB91-08002B27B3D9}2Title of the documentTitle


Installation Instructions

Setup file is a self-extracting archive that must be downloaded and opened on the machine where you wish to use DWF IFilter.

  1. Stop all appropriate Search services.
  2. Uninstall any previous version of DWF IFilter.
  3. Start setup file and follow the on-screen instructions.
  4. Start all appropriate Search services.
  5. Re-index catalogs containing DWF files.


Additional Setup Steps

Some Microsoft Search products require additional setup steps as described below:

SharePoint Portal Server 2001:

  1. Open the web folder for the workspace you are using
  2. Open the Management folder
  3. Open the Content Sources folder
  4. Click on "Additional Settings"
  5. Click on "File Types..."
  6. Make sure that ".dwf" file type is included

SharePoint Portal Server 2003:

  1. Open "Site Settings" web page
  2. In the "Search Settings and Indexed Content" section click on "Configure search and indexing"
  3. Click on "Include file types"
  4. Make sure that ".dwf" file type is included

Office SharePoint Server 2007:

  1. Open Shared Services Provider Admin Site
  2. In the "Search" section click on "Search settings"
  3. Click on "File type inclusions"
  4. Make sure that ".dwf" file type is included

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0:

  1. Open registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\12.0\Search\Applications\<WSS Server Name>\Gather\Search\Extensions\ExtensionList"
  2. Add ".dwf" extension to the list of indexable file types
  3. Restart Windows SharePoint Services Search

SharePoint Server 2010:

  1. In SharePoint Central Administration go to "General Application Settings" page
  2. In the "Search" section click on "Farm-Wide Search Administration"
  3. Click on " Search Service Application" link
  4. On the left side menu select "File Types"
  5. Make sure that ".dwf" file type is included

SharePoint Foundation 2010:

  1. Open registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\14.0\Search\Applications\<WSS GUID>\Gather\Search\Extensions\ExtensionList"
  2. Add ".dwf" extension to the list of indexable file types
  3. Restart SharePoint Foundation Search


How to Uninstall

If you ever have to uninstall DWF IFilter application you can easily do it using any of the following methods:


Known Issues

DWF files are not searchable in Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows Desktop Search

When integrated with Windows Desktop Search DWF IFilter may use temporary directory to process DWF files. By default it uses system temporary directory. For Window Desktop Search versions 3.x and later DWF IFilter must be set to work with user specified temporary directory. To change temporary directory settings:

  1. Stop Windows Search service.
  2. Open registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IFilterShop\DwfFilter"
  3. Add new String value named "TempPath" and enter the full path to the new temporary directory. If this value is missing, empty or the path is not pointing to a valid directory, system temporary directory will be used. Please make sure that "Users" or "Authenticated Users" Group has "Full Control" permissions to the custom temporary directory.
  4. Start Windows Search service.
When using custom temporary directory, we recommend that you set it as "not indexable" in all your indexing products. Otherwise temporary files may be indexed. This will pollute the index and also can prevent temporary files from proper removal by DWF IFilter.


What's new in this version

Version 2.3

Version 2.2

Version 2.1

Version 2.0


Contact Information

WWW:
http://www.ifiltershop.com
E-mail:
support@ifiltershop.com