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Create a Searchable CD-ROM

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by leo74

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Hi folks,

When I go to a conference, I keep getting these cool CDs that allow you to search the info on the CD by keyword. They seem to work on both Mac and Win.

I'm wondering how they do that? Are there programs out there for this or are they writing their own?

Thanks

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by thechas

Thinking about this, how are these CDs setup?

Are they HTML documents?
Adobe Acrobat documents?

From either, there are tools to create embeded search lists.

For Acrobat documents, the indexing tools are built into the full version of the PDF creation software.

For HTML documents, there are numerous ways depending on the software used to create the document.

The next question would be what if any software opens, or is installed when you insert the CD.

Chas

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