Creates a full-text index for a database.

Note This method is new with Release 6.5.

Defined in

Database

Syntax

public void createFTIndex(int options, boolean recreate)
   throws NotesException

Parameters

int options

Combine options with addition.
• Database.FTINDEX_ALL_BREAKS (4) to index sentence and paragraph breaks
• Database.FTINDEX_ATTACHED_BIN_FILES (16) to index attached files (binary)
• Database.FTINDEX_ATTACHED_FILES (1) to index attached files (raw text)
• Database.FTINDEX_CASE_SENSITIVE (8) to enable case-sensitive searches
• Database.FTINDEX_ENCRYPTED_FIELDS (2) to index encrypted fields

A true removes any existing full-text index before creating one. If this parameter is false and an index exists, no action is taken.

This method works only for local databases.

Note A full-text index will only be created if the fulltextsettings element exists in the DXL and the ReplaceDbProperties property has a value of true.

Language cross-reference

CreateFTIndex method in LotusScript NotesDatabase class

Example
See Also

Accessing database properties
fulltextsettings element
ReplaceDbProperties property

Glossary