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Why is full-text index grayed out?
If “Full-Text Indexing” is greyed out it means that full-text indexing is not enabled. NOTE: If you are using SQL Server 2012 Please see the SQL Server 2012 notes at the bottom of this article.
What is the use of full text search in SQL Server?
Full-text search refers to the functionality in SQL Server that supports full-text queries against character-based data. These types of queries can include words and phrases as well as multiple forms of a word or phrase.
What is the difference between varchar and text in SQL Server?
TEXT has a fixed max size of 2¹⁶-1 = 65535 characters. VARCHAR has a variable max size M up to M = 2¹⁶-1 . So you cannot choose the size of TEXT but you can for a VARCHAR . The other difference is, that you cannot put an index (except for a fulltext index) on a TEXT column.
Is there a default full text index in SQL Server?
In SQL Server, all user-created databases are full-text enabled by default. Additionally, an individual table is automatically enabled for full-text indexing as soon as a full-text index is created on it and a column is added to the index.
How are full text indexes created and maintained?
The process of creating and maintaining a full-text index is called a population (also known as a crawl ). There are three types of full-text index population: Incremental population based on a timestamp. For more info, see Populate Full-Text Indexes. Returns a row for each full-text catalog to full-text index reference.
How do I remove a full text index from a table?
Remove a full-text index from a table In Object Explorer, right-click the table that has the full-text index that you want to delete. Select Delete Full-Text index. When prompted, click OK to confirm that you want to delete the full-text index.
How to create a full text index in SSMS?
The Full-Text Indexing Wizard in SSMS walks you through a series of steps designed to help you create a full-text index. In Object Explorer, right-click the table on which you want to create a full-text index, point to Full-Text index, and then click Define Full-Text Index. This action launches the Wizard in a separate window.