Add Full Text Search to an Existing Instance of Microsoft SQL Server Express 2016

You can optionally add full text searching to an existing instance of SQL Express 2016. Full text searching allows the searching of embedded entity and relationship documents.

System Requirements

Supported Operating System

Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019

Processor
- Intel - Compatible processor with a minimum speed of 1 GHz or a faster processor.
RAM
- Minimum 512MB
Hard Disk Space
- 4.2 GB of Disk Space

Limitation: Microsoft SQL Server Express supports 1 physical processor, 1 GB memory and 10 GB storage.

Instructions

Use the following steps to add full text searching to your existing instance of SQL Express.

Exit Sentinel Visualiser, if the program is running.

If you have not downloaded SQL Server Express 2016, execute the download below.
SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.exe

Select 'New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation'.

Wait for the next screen to launch.

Select [License Terms], check the box next to 'I accept the license terms and Privacy Statement' and click [Next].

Select 'Add features to an exisiting instance of SQL Server 2016' and use SENT4EXPRESS as the instance. Click [Next].

Under 'Instance Features', select 'Full-Text and Semantic Extractions for Search'. Click [Next].

Accept the default settings for Server Configuration. Click [Next].

When the installation has been successfully completed, click the [Close] button.

The following message may appear when the installation is complete. If you receive this message restart your computer before using Sentinel Visualizer. Otherwise, you can begin using Sentinel Visualizer.

Install SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).

Install the Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Packs, named 'FilterPack64bit.exe'.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17062

Install the PDF iFilter 64.
https://supportdownloads.adobe.com/detail.jsp?ftpID=5542

Open SQL Server Management Studio.

Select [New Query] from the toolbar.

Copy the Query below, by clicking the [Copy Text] button.
```
EXEC sp_fulltext_service 'update_languages'; 
EXEC sp_fulltext_service 'load_os_resources', 1;
EXEC sp_fulltext_service 'restart_all_fdhosts';
```

Select the database to run the query against, paste the Query into the query window. Click the [Execute] button.

Verify the installation was configured properly.

Copy the next Query below, by clicking the [Copy Text] button.
```
SELECT document_type
FROM sys.fulltext_document_types
WHERE document_type = '.docx' OR document_type = '.pdf'
```