Issue with search function on CHM containing large table.

[Felipe_Ha]

Hi,

I am having problem with CHM output from HTML file.
The source file is HTML of 1 table with 10,000+ rows * 7 column.
After I managed to convert it to CHM using flare, the search function works erratically : both on Search Tab and normal search (ctrl+f).

Some words are searchable but many are not to be found.
I heard Search Tab supports regex syntax only so I've tried wildcard string but still the same.

So I am wondering if there is a size limit on CHM that can cause this kind of behavior.
Please let me know if anyone has background knowledge on the constraint of CHM file.
I could not find information about that on the web so far.

Thank you.
- Felipe

[Felipe_Ha]

I'm answering my own question here

The cause of the problem is this.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936955/en-us

I was using IE 7.0 (due to compatibility with intranet system) and it had limit on the search capability on CHM file.
This hotfix was installable only on English OS, so it didn't work for me.

So I upgraded to IE 8.0 to see how it works and now the issue's gone.

Hope this helps for someone who's in the same shoes.

[lacastle]

Thanks for posting your solution!