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

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-file-doc-pdf-xls-etc/55683>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 17, 2016, 7:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-file-doc-pdf-xls-etc/55683 "2016-07-17T07:42:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![akashjarad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/akashjarad/32/25046_2.png) [@akashjarad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/akashjarad)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 7:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-file-doc-pdf-xls-etc/55683/1 "2016-07-17T07:42:04Z")

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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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**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:** [July 17, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-file-doc-pdf-xls-etc/55683/2 "2016-07-17T11:27:16Z")

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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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**Author:** ![akashjarad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/akashjarad/32/25046_2.png) [@akashjarad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/akashjarad)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-file-doc-pdf-xls-etc/55683/3 "2016-07-17T16:39:45Z")

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thanks for reply will try this solution.

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**Author:** ![akashjarad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/akashjarad/32/25046_2.png) [@akashjarad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/akashjarad)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 7:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-file-doc-pdf-xls-etc/55683/4 "2016-07-18T07:46:26Z")

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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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**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:** [July 18, 2016, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-file-doc-pdf-xls-etc/55683/5 "2016-07-18T08:31:23Z")

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What did you send in path field?

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**Author:** ![akashjarad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/akashjarad/32/25046_2.png) [@akashjarad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/akashjarad)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 4:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-file-doc-pdf-xls-etc/55683/6 "2016-07-21T04:46:08Z")

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

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**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:** [July 21, 2016, 6:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-file-doc-pdf-xls-etc/55683/7 "2016-07-21T06:06:48Z")

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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.

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**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, 10:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-file-doc-pdf-xls-etc/55683/8 "2017-07-05T22:33:49Z")

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