SQL - FULLTEXT INDEX

Question

I am currently trying to add a FULLTEXT Index to be able to search for key words in a narrative column which contain key words. I have tried many different tutorials and although I copy them exactly I am unable to replicate the results when using the 'CONTAINS' feature in the 'WHERE' section.

Below is a example of my script that I have been using with some example data. Would someone be able to explain to me why this is not working, as I am seriously struggling to see where the error may lie.

CREATE TABLE dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5
    (ID INT Identity(1, 1) NOT NULL
    ,LOCATION VARCHAR (255)
    ,NARRATIVE VARCHAR(MAX)
    )

ALTER TABLE dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 add constraint PK_FullTextTest5 PRIMARY KEY (ID)

INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('USA Texas', 'WRIGHT BROTHERS')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('Worldwide', 'CROWN PROS Builders LTD')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('Devon United Kingdom', 'J PJH ROOFING LTD')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('UK', 'Shoreham Port Authority and Shoreham Port Developments & The Port of Shoreham Trustees ')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('EUROPE AND RUSSIA', 'ZHY SERVICES')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('Austrialia', 'BrotherLimited')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('ASIA', 'DRILLING SERVICES LTD')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('JAPAN', 'BROOKS WASTE LTD')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('Melbourne', 'TRC Service Company')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('GERMANY & HOLLAND', 'Samson Group')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('Frankfurt', 'SCAFFOLDING LTD')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('Swindon, England', 'Scaffold Access Ltd')

CREATE FULLTEXT CATALOG FullTextTest5

CREATE FULLTEXT INDEX ON dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (
             Location language 1033
            ,Narrative language 1033)
KEY INDEX PK_FullTextTest5 ON FullTextTest5
WITH CHANGE_TRACKING AUTO

SELECT * FROM dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 
WHERE CONTAINS(NARRATIVE, 'Access')

Answer 1

Based on the instructions here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms142497.aspx, the following appears to work properly in my local installation of SQL Server 2008 R2, as well as my local installation of SQL Server 2012:

CREATE TABLE dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5
    (ID INT Identity(1, 1) NOT NULL
    ,LOCATION VARCHAR (255)
    ,NARRATIVE VARCHAR(MAX)
    )
GO

CREATE UNIQUE INDEX UI_AAAA_FullTextTest5 ON dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5(ID)
GO

INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('USA Texas', 'WRIGHT BROTHERS')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('Worldwide', 'CROWN PROS Builders LTD')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('Devon United Kingdom', 'J PJH ROOFING LTD')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('UK', 'Shoreham Port Authority and Shoreham Port Developments & The Port of Shoreham Trustees ')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('EUROPE AND RUSSIA', 'ZHY SERVICES')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('Austrialia', 'BrotherLimited')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('ASIA', 'DRILLING SERVICES LTD')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('JAPAN', 'BROOKS WASTE LTD')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('Melbourne', 'TRC Service Company')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('GERMANY & HOLLAND', 'Samson Group')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('Frankfurt', 'SCAFFOLDING LTD')
INSERT INTO dbo.AAAA_FullTextTest5 (LOCATION, NARRATIVE) VALUES ('Swindon, England', 'Scaffold Access Ltd')
GO

CREATE FULLTEXT CATALOG AAAA_FTCat;
GO

CREATE FULLTEXT INDEX ON AAAA_FullTextTest5
(
    NARRATIVE                         --Full-text index column name 
    Language 2057                 --2057 is the LCID for British English
)
KEY INDEX UI_AAAA_FullTextTest5 ON AAAA_FTCat --Unique index
WITH CHANGE_TRACKING AUTO            --Population type;
GO

With the above setup in place, I can then query:

SELECT * FROM AAAA_FullTextTest5
WHERE CONTAINS(NARRATIVE, 'Access')

And get this result set:

ID    LOCATION            NARRATIVE
12    Swindon, England    Scaffold Access Ltd