Microsoft KB Archive/309450

= FIX: Inconsistent Results Reported by TOP N Using Full-Text CONTAINSTABLE =

Article ID: 309450

Article Last Modified on 11/30/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q309450



BUG #: 355712 (SHILOH_BUGS)

BUG #: 102056 (SQLBUG_70)



SYMPTOMS
When performing a CONTAINSTABLE query against a full-text indexed table using the TOP N syntax to return the highest ranked hits, the query may return inconsistent results.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack

Hotfix
NOTE: The following hotfix was created prior to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: Date       Time       Version        Size             File name - 3-AUG-2001 14:20:39   9.107.6223.3   1,515,520 bytes  Tquery.dll NOTE: Due to file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the above files may also contain additional files.



WORKAROUND
Execute the query supplying the TOP N operator immediately following the SELECT operator in the column section. This causes the TOP N function to be handled by SQL Server's query processor instead of by the Microsoft Search service.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbsqlserv2000presp2fix KB309450

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