FIX: You receive an "Invalid column name 'FREETEXTSEARCH_Rank'" error message when you perform a free text search in Commerce Server 2002 (902073)

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'

RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

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 Microsoft 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.

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.

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Catalog.dll	4.5.3884.0	954,536	12-Jul-2005	04:16	x86
Catalogcreate.sql	Not Applicable	616,578	12-Jul-2005	04:16	Not Applicable

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, DatabaseName is a placeholder for the name of the database.
In SQL Query Analyzer, click Open on the File menu.
Locate the 1682.sql file that is included in the hotfix package, and then click OK.
On the Query menu, click Execute.

Note This step will update the site database.
Repeat steps 3 - 7 for every Commerce Server site where you experience the symptoms that are described in the "Symptoms" section.

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

898459 FIX: You receive an "Invalid column name 'FREETEXTSEARCH_Rank'" 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://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/csvr2002/htm/cs_net_catalogsearch_class_3982.asp