Microsoft KB Archive/821250

= Catalog Search Cannot Use Wildcard Characters =

Article ID: 821250

Article Last Modified on 10/5/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Service Pack 1

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SYMPTOMS
A FREETEXT search on the catalog does not support the use of wildcard characters. For example, if you search for &quot;micro*&quot;, the search does not return &quot;Microsoft&quot; in the search results.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Commerce Server 2002 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) 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.   Date       Time      Size     File name ---  2003-5-29  14:54:26  603.631  catalogcreate.sql



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
This hotfix enables search queries that have the wildcard character appended to the query (for example, &quot;Microsoft*&quot;). Prepending the query (for example, &quot;*Microsoft&quot;) is not supported.

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