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STS: Error Message When You Use Search Component: An <%if ...%> Was Found Without a Matching <%else%> or <%endif%>

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This article was previously published under Q292659

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Symptoms

When you type text into a Search box in a Microsoft FrontPage Web and then click Start Search, you may receive a message similar to the following:
An <%if ...%> was found without a matching <%else%> or <%endif%>.

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Cause

This behavior occurs if the following conditions are true:
  • You have a SharePoint team Web site installed on a server that is using Indexing Service.

    -and-
  • A Database Results region and a Web Search component are both displayed on the same Web page.

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Workaround

To work around this issue, do not insert a Database Results region and a Web Search component in the same Web page.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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More information

The Web Search component uses the Indexing Service, which has Active Server Pages-like syntax, and the Database Results region uses Active Server Pages (ASP) to link to the database. Therefore, a conflict results when both of these components are inserted into the same Web page.

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Keywords: KB292659, kbpending, kberrmsg, kbbug

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Article Info
Article ID : 292659
Revision : 5
Created on : 1/31/2007
Published on : 1/31/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 296