accent insensitive full text search

I am running SQL 2000 SP3a on Windows 2000.
Is it possible to obtain accent insensitive results from full-text searches
so that a search for caf will return all records for caf and cafe as if
these were the same?
In the four queries below queries 2a and 2b return the same results as each
other whereas queries 1a and 1b return different results from each other.
1a. select * from MyTable where CONTAINS(*,'cafe')
1b. select * from MyTable where CONTAINS(*,'caf')
2a. select * from MyTable where searchtext like '%cafe%'
2b. select * from Mytable where searchtext like '%caf%'
Thanks
Joseph
No,it is not possible.
This issue has already been discussed in detail several times, do a search
in this newsgroup.
Matthias
"Joseph Tervit" <joseph@.company-net.com> wrote in message
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> I am running SQL 2000 SP3a on Windows 2000.
> Is it possible to obtain accent insensitive results from full-text
searches
> so that a search for caf will return all records for caf and cafe as if
> these were the same?
> In the four queries below queries 2a and 2b return the same results as
each
> other whereas queries 1a and 1b return different results from each other.
> 1a. select * from MyTable where CONTAINS(*,'cafe')
> 1b. select * from MyTable where CONTAINS(*,'caf')
> 2a. select * from MyTable where searchtext like '%cafe%'
> 2b. select * from Mytable where searchtext like '%caf%'
> Thanks
> Joseph
>
|||Joseph,
Matthias, yes this has been discussed many, many (too many) times in this
newsgroup, IMHO. However, with the new Microsoft newsgroup msg roll-off
policy, the past replies might not be searchable (except via Google groups,
of course! ;-). One easy solution is to simply install SharePoint Server
2001 or 2003 as either will upgrade the MSSearch service to the SPPS version
that does support accent insensitive search.
Regards,
John
"Matthias HALDIMANN" <matthias.haldimann@.epfl.ch> wrote in message
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> No,it is not possible.
> This issue has already been discussed in detail several times, do a search
> in this newsgroup.
> Matthias
>
> "Joseph Tervit" <joseph@.company-net.com> wrote in message
> news:eaRfNYeMEHA.1340@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> searches
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> each
other.
>
|||Hi,
I have two questions relating to your suggestion of installing sharepoint.
1. will this work for both sql fts and indexing server fts
(I currently have a file system catolog that I have linked into slq server, I do joined queries that search that catalog and and sql catalog for the same phrases)
2. if so, hwo do I rebuild the catalogs to be case insensitive?
thanks in advance
randyr
"John Kane" wrote:

> Joseph,
> Matthias, yes this has been discussed many, many (too many) times in this
> newsgroup, IMHO. However, with the new Microsoft newsgroup msg roll-off
> policy, the past replies might not be searchable (except via Google groups,
> of course! ;-). One easy solution is to simply install SharePoint Server
> 2001 or 2003 as either will upgrade the MSSearch service to the SPPS version
> that does support accent insensitive search.
> Regards,
> John
>
>
> "Matthias HALDIMANN" <matthias.haldimann@.epfl.ch> wrote in message
> news:409883a9$1@.epflnews.epfl.ch...
> if
> other.
>
>
|||Randyr,
Hmm... a blast from the past... a past posting of mine...
1. will this work for both sql fts and indexing server fts
A. No. While the SQL FTS and Indexing Services use the same basic underlying
technology, they are implemented differently and SharePoint was developed
after both of these products were shipped.
2. if so, how do I rebuild the catalogs to be case insensitive?
A. You cannot rebuild a SQL Server 2000 FT Catalog to be "case insensitive"
or "accent insensitive" as I'm assuming that's what you meant to say...
.. However, this will be possible with SQL Server 2005 (Yukon) this will be
supported via T-SQL: "CREATE FULLTEXT CATALOG FT_Catalog_Name WITH
ACCENT_SENSITIVITY = OFF AS DEFAULT"
Either way, I'd highly recommend that you test this functionality this in a
test environment FIRST before implementing it on your production servers.
Regards,
John
"randyr" <randyr@.online.nospam> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I have two questions relating to your suggestion of installing sharepoint.
> 1. will this work for both sql fts and indexing server fts
> (I currently have a file system catolog that I have linked into slq
server, I do joined queries that search that catalog and and sql catalog for
the same phrases)[vbcol=seagreen]
> 2. if so, hwo do I rebuild the catalogs to be case insensitive?
> thanks in advance
> --
> randyr
>
> "John Kane" wrote:
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