Office IFilter Does Not Index Complex Documents Correctly

ID: Q247289

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Site Server version 3.0
Microsoft Index Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When indexing Microsoft Office documents the Office filter only outputs the field codes in Microsoft Word documents.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Site Server service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date      Time     Version     Size    File name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
                      99.11.18.0  188.416 OffFilt.dll   x86

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Site Server 3.0.

Additional query words:

Keywords :
Version : winnt:2.0,3.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug