Indexing file (.doc,.pdf.xls etc)

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i want to index the content of files like .doc or .pdf using elasticsearch . i read about elasticsearch-mapper-attachments but it is storing whole file , i just want it to index the content of file not to store the whole file as i have to index more than 90000 files .can any one have suggestion?

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Wait for 5.0 and use ingest attachment plugin.

In the mean time you can use source exclude.
IIRC it's written in plugin docs.

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thanks for reply will try this solution.

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hey David i tried disabling _source like my json schema is
{
"mappings": {
"person": { "_source" : { "enabled" : false },
"properties": {
"documents ": { "type": "attachment" },
"path": { "type": "string" }
}
}
}
}

now i am able to search through documents but my "path" is not showing, i need "path " for retrieving it from disk.

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What did you send in path field?

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path to the document . the directory address where my document is present.

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So if you sent a doc containing field path, this document should come back.

If not, create a script which recreates your problem. Note that you don't need attachment to reproduce it.