XCCC: "The Search Could Not Be Completed" Error Message When You Search for Addresses (812218)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000

SYMPTOMS

If you try to search for an entry in the Exchange 2000 Global Address List by using Outlook 2000, you may receive the following error message:
The search could not be completed. The table requested by this operation contains too many names and cannot be accessed

CAUSE

This problem occurs because too many records are returned during your search.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, create subsets of the Global Address List by creating address lists on your Exchange 2000 computer. Address lists permit users to search for records in smaller subsets of data. For additional information about address lists, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

319213 HOW TO: Use Address Lists to Organize Recipients in Exchange 2000

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Outlook 2000 contains static limits for the amount of data that can be returned by a search. Searches that are completed on 16-bit clients can return up to 32 KB, and searches that are completed on 32-bit clients can return up to 64 KB.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/13/2003
Keywords:kbBug kbprb KB812218