Microsoft KB Archive/902073

= FIX: You receive an &quot;Invalid column name 'FREETEXTSEARCH_Rank'&quot; error message when you perform a free text search in Commerce Server 2002 =

Article ID: 902073

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you perform a free text search in Microsoft Commerce Server 2002, you receive the following error message:

Source:Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL ServerDescription:Invalid column name 'FREETEXTSEARCH_Rank'.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Source:Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL ServerDescription:Invalid column name 'FREETEXTSEARCH_Rank'



CAUSE
This problem occurs when you run the free text search, and you set the CategoryName option on the CatalogSearch object.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
You must apply Commerce Server 2002 Service Pack 3 (SP3) before you apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix. However, you must restart Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) after you install this hotfix. To restart the IIS services, use the following command:

IISReset /restart

File Information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
You must also update the catalog databases for existing Commerce Server sites. To update the catalog databases, follow these steps:  Back up the existing catalog database before you install this hotfix. Run the hotfix installer. This will replace the Catalogcreate.sql script and will make sure that future unpackaged sites will receive the stored procedure update. To change the existing site database, run SQL Query Analyzer.  In SQL Query Analyzer, choose the Commerce Server database that contains the catalog by running the following command: use DatabaseName Note In this step,  is a placeholder for the name of the database.  In SQL Query Analyzer, click Open on the File menu.</li> Locate the 1682.sql file that is included in the hotfix package, and then click OK.</li> On the Query menu, click Execute.

Note This step will update the site database.</li> Repeat steps 3 - 7 for every Commerce Server site where you experience the symptoms that are described in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section.</li></ol>

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

898459 FIX: You receive an &quot;Invalid column name 'FREETEXTSEARCH_Rank'&quot; error message when you perform a search in Commerce Server 2002

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

For more information about the CatalogSearch object, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms963170.aspx

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbcommserv2002presp4fix kbbug kbfix KB902073

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