# How to index documents (in normal terms, like pdf, docs, spreadsheets) in elasticsearch (2.3.2)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 3, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-index-documents-in-normal-terms-like-pdf-docs-spreadsheets-in-elasticsearch-2-3-2/51800 "2016-06-03T13:42:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vicky2000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vicky2000/32/10142_2.png) [@Vicky2000](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vicky2000)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-index-documents-in-normal-terms-like-pdf-docs-spreadsheets-in-elasticsearch-2-3-2/51800/1 "2016-06-03T13:42:49Z")
Hi everyone. I am using ES 2.3.2. I want to search inside pdf, excel and word files with it. I successfully installed mapper attachment using command "sudo /path to ES/bin/plugin install mapper-attachments. However, it is not running properly. I am using Java API to index and search. However, I am getting the error message as mentioned below. Is mapper attachment the right way to go for my requirements, or should I do something else? If the former, what version and how should I install it? If you need more details, please tell me. I have joined this forum only today and not accustomed to it. Thanks in advance. The detailed error message I am getting is: Jun 04, 2016 10:37:30 AM org.elasticsearch.node.Node INFO: [Devos the Devastator] version[2.3.2], pid[5024], build[b9e4a6a/2016-04-21T16:03:47Z] Jun 04, 2016 10:37:30 AM org.elasticsearch.node.Node INFO: [Devos the Devastator] initializing ... Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalStateException: failed to load bundle [file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/tagsoup-1.2.1.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/pdfbox-1.8.10.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/tika-parsers-1.11.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/commons-codec-1.10.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/poi-ooxml-schemas-3.13.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/mapper-attachments-2.3.2.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/bcmail-jdk15on-1.52.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/commons-logging-1.1.3.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/commons-compress-1.10.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/bcpkix-jdk15on-1.52.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/poi-scratchpad-3.13.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/fontbox-1.8.10.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/xmlbeans-2.6.0.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/poi-3.13.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/commons-io-2.4.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/juniversalchardet-1.0.3.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/bcprov-jdk15on-1.52.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/poi-ooxml-3.13.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/jempbox-1.8.10.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/tika-core-1.11.jar, file:/home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/stax-api-1.0.1.jar] due to jar hell at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadBundles(PluginsService.java:421) at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.(PluginsService.java:129) at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:158) at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:140) at org.elasticsearch.node.NodeBuilder.build(NodeBuilder.java:143) at org.elasticsearch.node.NodeBuilder.node(NodeBuilder.java:150) at com.kodcu.main.JavaAPIMain.main(JavaAPIMain.java:22) Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: jar hell! class: org.apache.commons.io.ByteOrderMark jar1: /home/varun/.m2/repository/commons-io/commons-io/2.2/commons-io-2.2.jar jar2: /home/varun/elasticsearch-2.3.2/plugins/mapper-attachments/commons-io-2.4.jar at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.JarHell.checkClass(JarHell.java:282) at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.JarHell.checkJarHell(JarHell.java:186) at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadBundles(PluginsService.java:419) ... 6 more ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-index-documents-in-normal-terms-like-pdf-docs-spreadsheets-in-elasticsearch-2-3-2/51800/2 "2016-06-03T14:13:51Z")
> If you need more details, please tell me. Yes. > I am getting the error something like What is the exact full error you have? ---
**Author:** ![Vicky2000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vicky2000/32/10142_2.png) [@Vicky2000](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vicky2000)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 5:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-index-documents-in-normal-terms-like-pdf-docs-spreadsheets-in-elasticsearch-2-3-2/51800/3 "2016-06-04T05:11:15Z")
Thanks for your prompt reply. I have added the exact error in the question. ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 6:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-index-documents-in-normal-terms-like-pdf-docs-spreadsheets-in-elasticsearch-2-3-2/51800/4 "2016-06-04T06:17:35Z")
You are embedding Elasticsearch. This is not supported. If you do this, here, you have to deal with conflicts. Common-io is in Elasticsearch already. You have to remove it from your classpath ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-index-documents-in-normal-terms-like-pdf-docs-spreadsheets-in-elasticsearch-2-3-2/51800/5 "2017-07-05T22:46:14Z")