Interpreting the zoom logfile

[AndrewD]

For most of the lines in the indexing log file, it is evident which file they refer to. However, when the PDF plugin generates certain messages, it does not indicate the source, e.g.:

10/22/08 14:40:50 - [PDF plugin error] This file is protected by Acrobat Security settings which prohibit content from being extracted.
10/22/08 14:40:50 - PDF plugin failed. File not scanned.

I believe the indexer is running in a multithreaded mode, so it is hard to work out which file is causing the problem. Any tips on how to solve this/could this behaviour be changed?

[wrensoft]

Yes, it might have been better if the error mentioned the name of the PDF in question. But you should be able to narrow it down to just one or two files by looking in the log, just above the error, to see what PDF file was just downloaded.

[Ray]

This is clearer in V6 because you can dynamically change the messages that are shown in the log on-the-fly. This means you can turn off download messages, or any other messages in between which is causing the confusing and then see the file that was last scanned or processed by a plugin right before this error message (as intended).