I want to use the IFilter interface to extract and then search the text from different documents. The IFilter interface fits this need perfectly, but there is an issue with 32/64 bit components.
The host OS is 64-bit. The application is 32-bit. I want to extract text from a .docx file, so I try to install the 32-bit Office 2010 Filter Pack. The installer fails with a message: 'The MSI Installer type does not match the platform architecture.'
When I install the 64-bit version of the Filter Pack, the 32-bit dlls are not installed so the filters are still not available. How do I install the 32-bit filters on a 64-bit system? it's possible ?
Thanks a lot in advance
I found a way to install Filter Pack 32bits in a 64bits OS. To other file formats is similar. Install Filter Pack 32 bits in a 32bits OS. Copy ifilters files in directory “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Filters” from 32 bits OS to the a directory “C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Filters” in 64bits OS.