Microsoft KB Archive/197519

= Err Msg: Invalid Column Name Found in the Columns Property =

Article ID: 197519

Article Last Modified on 7/22/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q197519



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.



SUMMARY
When you attempt to search any catalog with Site Server Search the following error appears:

Invalid column name found in the Columns Property.



MORE INFORMATION
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

The following text is from the Site Server Search readme file (http://localhost/SiteServer/docs/readme_sss.htm):   Changing the Location of Site Server Search

If you reinstall Site Server or change your system configuration, and the path to Search is changed, you must manually update the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndexCommon\ DefaultColumnFile. The value for this registry key should point to  \Data\Search\Config\DefineColumns.txt.

Because this key is shared with Index Server, this key is not updated during setup, and it is not deleted when you remove Site Server from your system.

To correct the problem, view the registry key above and make sure that the path points to the \Data\Search\Config\DefineColumns.t  xt file.

Keywords: kbinfo KB197519

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