Invalid file name trying to create catelog

I am trying to "Define full text indexing" on a table but
when it attempts to create the catelog, I get the
following error:
Execution of the full text operation failed. The
directory name is invalid.
Any ideas? I check to ensure the directory is correct....
Mike B
What is the path? Normally if the path is too long you get a very specific
error message stating that. Also are you trying to create your catalog on a
fixed disk?
Hilary Cotter
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"Mike B" <mbujak@.psi-hci.com> wrote in message
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> I am trying to "Define full text indexing" on a table but
> when it attempts to create the catelog, I get the
> following error:
> Execution of the full text operation failed. The
> directory name is invalid.
> Any ideas? I check to ensure the directory is correct....
> Mike B
|||
>--Original Message--
>What is the path? Normally if the path is too long you
get a very specific
>error message stating that. Also are you trying to
create your catalog on a[vbcol=seagreen]
>fixed disk?
>--
>Hilary Cotter
>Looking for a book on SQL Server replication?
>http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
>
>"Mike B" <mbujak@.psi-hci.com> wrote in message
>news:0a7701c46e71$f0b72230$a301280a@.phx.gbl...
but[vbcol=seagreen]
correct....
>
>.
>
I was using the default path :
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\FTDATA
I also created a testing folder on C where the catelog
directory name would have been
C:\Tesging
Fixed disk, yes, right on the server c:
Mike B
|||Mike,
What is the <value> for the following registry key on the server where this
problem exists?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL
Server\<named_instance>\MSSQLServer
FullTextDefaultPath= <value>
Do you get the same error if you specify a specific path for your new FT
Catalog name <Cat_Address>?
There should be no invisible or un-printable characters in the above <value>
for FullTextDefaultPath. Could you use Regedit and delete the current string
and re-enter it? In the past I've had customer's who had un-printable
(un-viewable) characters in this Registry key value cause similar
problems...
Regards,
John
<anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> get a very specific
> create your catalog on a
> but
> correct....
> I was using the default path :
> C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\FTDATA
> I also created a testing folder on C where the catelog
> directory name would have been
> C:\Tesging
> Fixed disk, yes, right on the server c:
> Mike B
>