OyezForms iFilters
Oyez have developed iFilters for OyezForms file formats ( .olf and .olfx files).
iFilters enable Windows Search to index and retrieve saved forms by their user-inputted content ( e.g. by a client's surname, a matter number, a postcode etc). Microsoft technologies utilising iFilters include: Microsoft Search Server 2008, Windows Desktop Search, SharePoint, and SQL Server (full-text search).
By default the iFilters are not registered.
Installing iFilters locally
You can retrieve saved forms from local drives using Windows Desktop Search.
- Ensure Windows Search is enabled and indexing the location from which you wish to retrieve saved forms.
- Download the iFilter install here. Choose the correct version (32/64-bit) for your system. Alternatively, OyezForms v10.01b+ will have an \iFilter sub-folder in the program folder.
- Run the install. Adavanced users can also register the .dll manually.
Installing iFilters on a server: SharePoint 2010
Networked drives are not supported by Windows Desktop Search. You will need to configure your iFilter within amore specialised MS software, for example SharePoint.
- Install iFilter dll on the server, see above.
- In Sharepoint Central Admin, select 'Application Management', then 'Manage Service Applications'
- Select 'Search Service Application' , then 'File Types' under the 'Crawling' sub-heading
- Select 'New File Type', enter 'olf' and click OK.
- In Windows>Administrative Tools>Services, restart the Sharepoint Search Server service
Further iFilter information