Microsoft Office Search Web Folders Returns Incorrect Hits

ID: Q238783

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Office 2000 Server Extensions

SYMPTOMS

When you perform a search from the Search Web Folders page of the Office Start Pages on a virtual server, the search returns results from the catalog of the Default Web Site.

CAUSE

The search page does not specify which Index Server catalog to use. Therefore, it uses the default catalog listed in the registry.

WORKAROUND

In Notepad, open the Search.asp file for the virtual server. The file is located in the Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\ScriptsX\1033 directory, where X is the number that matches the instance number of the virtual server (For example, Scripts1 would be the folder for the server instance LM/W3SVC/1). Locate the following line:


Conn.ConnectionString = "provider=msidxs;"

Change the line to read as follows:


Conn.ConnectionString = "provider=msidxs;data source=catalog;"

Where catalog matches the name given to the catalog in the Index Server Manager.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Office 2000 Server Extensions.

MORE INFORMATION

In addition to modifying the Search.asp file, you must create new catalogs for each virtual site. For additional information on how to create new catalogs, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q203796 Configuring FrontPage 2000 to Search Using Index Server

Additional query words: front page

Keywords : fpse2000
Version : winnt:
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug