SQL Server Error : 9998, Severity: 16. The column ‘%.*ls’ cannot be added to a

SQL Server Error : 9998 Details

SQL Server Error: 9998
Severity: 16
Event Logged or not: No
Description:
The column ‘%.*ls’ cannot be added to a full-text index. Full-text indexes are limited to 1024 columns. When you create a full-text index, add fewer columns.
Severity 16 Description:
Indicates general errors that can be corrected by the user.

Reading sql server error log location from SQL Query

Identifying SQL Server Error Log File used by SQL Server Database Engine can be done by reading SQL Server Error Logs. DBA can execute the XP_READERRORLOG extended stored procedure to read the SQL Server Error Log and search for its location used by the instance of SQL Server.

USE master
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xp_readerrorlog 0, 1, N'Logging SQL Server messages in file', NULL, NULL, N'asc'
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Solution for Resolving the Error

Make sure the column names are coorect. This error “The column ‘%.*ls’ cannot be added to a full-text index. Full-text indexes are limited to 1024 columns. When you create a full-text index, add fewer columns.”  comes when too columns are there in Full text indexes…

 

SQL Server Error Code and solution summary

SQL Server Error: 9998
Severity: 16
Event Logged or not: No
Description:
The column ‘%.*ls’ cannot be added to a full-text index. Full-text indexes are limited to 1024 columns. When you create a full-text index, add fewer columns.