The FullTextCatalog object exposes the properties of a single Microsoft Search persistent data store.
Microsoft Search enables full-text queries on data maintained by Microsoft® SQL Server™. The service both builds the indexes providing full-text query capability and participates in query resolution by providing result data during a full-text query. Index data is maintained within a full-text catalog. A FullTextCatalog exposes the properties of a Microsoft Search full-text catalog.
With the FullTextCatalog object, you can:
The Name property of a FullTextCatalog object uses the SQL Server data type sysname. The value of the Name property must be unique within a SQL Server database.
By default, a user must have database owner permissions to create, remove, or modify Microsoft Search full-text catalogs.
| GenerateSQL Method (FullTextCatalog) | Script Method |
| Rebuild Method | Start Method (FullTextCatalog) |
| Remove Method (Objects) | Stop Method |