"Commerce Server: Invalid column name 'Freetex'" Error Message When You Remove One Catalog from the Catalog Search Class

When you try to remove one catalog from the Catalog Search, you receive exception error messages. When the following line is modified to remove Catalogue B the following error is logged in the application event log:

The data lengths of three temporary variables are not enough to store the data.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Commerce Server 2002. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

File information

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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Commerce Server 2002. This problem was first corrected in Commerce Server 2002 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

Changes Implemented in Catalogcreate.sql: To correct an existing site configuration:

1. Open SQL Query Analyzer.
2. Run the Q324804.sql SQL script on each site database (where the site catalog resides). The hotfix installer replaces Catalogcreate.sql in your \Program Files\Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 directory.
   
   NOTE: Do not run Catalogcreate.sql on an existing site database.