Queries with the German Wordbreaker Return More Results than Expected (274275)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Index Server 2.0
  • Microsoft Site Server 3.0
  • Indexing Service
This article was previously published under Q274275

SYMPTOMS

When you use the German Wordbreaker, you may get more documents in your query result than expected. The following example demonstrates this by using two documents:

Document A contains the string "Verwaltungsmodernisierung"
Document B contains the string "Verwaltungsvorschriften"

When you execute a phrase query for "Verwaltungsmodernisierung," you receive both documents in the result, even though only Document A is expected.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if the original German noise-word list has been changed, and the "1" key has been removed from the list.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do the following:

For Index Server:

  1. Open the %SystemRoot%\System32\Noise.deu file in Notepad.
  2. Add the "1" key.
  3. Save your changes, and then perform the steps described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

    247561 How to Edit Index Server Noise-Word Lists

For Site Server:

  1. Open the Microsoft Site Server\Data\Search\Config\Noise.deu file in Notepad.
  2. Add the "1" key, and then save your changes.
  3. Stop and restart the Site Server Search and Site Server Gatherer Services for the changes to take effect. To stop and restart the services, use Service Manager or the following command lines:

    net stop "Site Server Search"
    net stop "Site Server Gatherer"
    net start "Site Server Search"
    net start "Site Server Gatherer"

  4. Build the catalog again by using the Site Server MMC snap-in.
  5. Propagate the new catalog by using the Site Server MMC snap-in.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/25/2003
Keywords:kbpending kbprb KB274275
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