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(841364) - Resolves an issue that occurs when SharePoint Portal Server 2003 tries to process certain queries that contain FREETEXT clauses. To fix the problem, you have to install a hotfix.

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Article ID: 841364 - Last Review: July 27, 2006 - Revision: 4.4

A search with a custom IFilter returns unexpected results on SharePoint Portal Server

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SYMPTOMS

When you search for content on the portal site after you configure Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to use a custom IFilter, some items are not returned in the search results in certain situations. For example, when you search for content by using a query that contains an ORDER BY clause that uses the DESC sort order, you may receive fewer items than you expected in the search results.

CAUSE

This problem occurs in situations when SharePoint Portal Server 2003 incorrectly processes certain queries that contain FREETEXT clauses.

RESOLUTION

This problem was first fixed in a hotfix that is now contained in a service pack. If you installed the latest SharePoint Portal Server 2003 service pack, you do not have to install the hotfix.

Service pack information

This problem is corrected in Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SharePoint Portal Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
889380  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=889380/ ) How to obtain the latest service pack for SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Hotfix information

How to obtain the hotfix

This issue is fixed in the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 1 Hotfix Package that is dated September 17, 2004. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
883920  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=883920/ ) Description of the English version of the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 17, 2004

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003
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