Microsoft Office Search Web Folders Returns Incorrect Hits (238783)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office 2000 Server Extensions
This article was previously published under Q238783

SYMPTOMS

When you perform a search from the Search Web Folders page of the Office Start Pages on a virtual server, the search returns results from the catalog of the Default Web Site.

CAUSE

The search page does not specify which Index Server catalog to use. Therefore, it uses the default catalog listed in the registry.

WORKAROUND

In Notepad, open the Search.asp file for the virtual server. The file is located in the Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\ScriptsX\1033 directory, where X is the number that matches the instance number of the virtual server (For example, Scripts1 would be the folder for the server instance LM/W3SVC/1). Locate the following line: 

Conn.ConnectionString = "provider=msidxs;"

Change the line to read as follows: 

Conn.ConnectionString = "provider=msidxs;data source=catalog;"

Where catalog matches the name given to the catalog in the Index Server Manager.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Office 2000 Server Extensions.

MORE INFORMATION

In addition to modifying the Search.asp file, you must create new catalogs for each virtual site. For more information on how to create new catalogs, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

203796 How to configure FrontPage to search a site by using Index Server

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/5/2006
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB238783
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