Baloo index legacy Microsoft files [doc, xls etc]..

[pieter]

I'm working with Trusty right now. I think that baloo skips the old Microsoft files while indexing. .doc, xls etc aren't being indexed. Is there a way to make that happen? Can I install a piece of software?
I tried to find the answer but I can't find it.
Thanks, Pieter

[Rog132]

Baloo links: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...71-Baloo-links

Baloo debug: http://community.kde.org/Baloo/Debugging

Available indexers: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post351489
--> https://projects.kde.org/projects/kd...src/extractors

There are: officeextractor and office2007extractor

You could debug with the command: baloo_file_extractor. Maybe it will show more information ?

[pieter]

As happy as I am with you quick reply as little I can do with it. I'm just a housefather who is working for years with KDE/Kubuntu and loves to do so. I think for me the best thing is to have a little patience.
But officeextractor sounds good.
Pieter

[Rog132]

Downloading an example file: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...atsPreview.doc




Executing the baloo_file_extractor:

:~$ baloo_file_extractor --debug /home/rog/Downloads/FileFormatsPreview.doc
------- IO ---------
Read: 1084 kb
Write: 60 kb
Actual Reads: 16 kb
Actual Writes: 72 kb

No problems...

The baloosearch is finding it:

:~$ baloosearch .doc

3149 /home/rog/Downloads/FileFormatsPreview.doc

But it seems that the Baloo can't index the content (?) - ie:

:~$ balooshow 3149
3149 /home/rog/Downloads/FileFormatsPreview.doc

Is only showing the file path.

[Rog132]

Odt

...and saving the example file as the odt.

The Baloo is indexing the content so the searching is possible:

:~$ baloosearch Excel

3152 /home/rog/Documents/FileFormatsPreview.odt

:~$ balooshow 3152
3152 /home/rog/Documents/FileFormatsPreview.odt
Title: The Microsoft Office Open XML Formats
Creator: LibreOffice/3.5$Linux_X86_64 LibreOffice_project/350m1$Build-2
Page Count: 21
Word Count: 6201
Creation Date: 2005-06-04T01:24:00