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Article ID: 842685 - Last Review: February 5, 2007 - Revision: 1.7

You receive an "Error Code: -2147221005" error message when you use a WebDAV query to search a backward-compatible document library in SharePoint Portal Server 2003

SYMPTOMS

When you use a WebDAV query to perform a deep traversal search of a document library (Web Storage System-based) in Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following:
Error Code: -2147221005

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because SharePoint Portal Server 2003 does not support WebDAV queries to backward-compatible document libraries.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods, depending on your situation:
  • Use the Search feature in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to search backward-compatible document libraries on the portal site. For more information about how to use the Search feature to search the portal site, see the "Searching the Portal Site" topic in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Help.
  • Use the Query Service Web service. For more information about the Query Service Web service, see the "Reference" topic in the "Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003" topic in the "Applications" section of the Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2003 Software Development Kit (SDK). To view the Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2003 SDK, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms940484.aspx (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms940484.aspx)

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about how to manage backward-compatible document libraries in SharePoint Portal Server 2003, see the "Managing Document Libraries" topic of the "Administration" chapter of the Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Administrator's Guide. The Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Administrator's Guide (Administrator's Help.chm) is located in the Docs folder in the root directory of the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 CD.

For more information about SharePoint Portal Server 2003, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/PRODUCTS/info/product.aspx?view=22&pcid=2f7ba03d-1762-4ae9-b059-23aa198c08fb (http://www.microsoft.com/PRODUCTS/info/product.aspx?view=22&pcid=2f7ba03d-1762-4ae9-b059-23aa198c08fb)

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003
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