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To create a New full text catalog follow the following steps 1. Go to Database => Storage => Full Text Catalog 2. Right clcik and select 'New Full Text Catalog' 3. Enter the name in 'Full Text Catalog Name' (Leave Accent Sesitivity as default). Click OK 4. Right click on the Catalog (you just created) and click on Properties 5. Go to Table/View tab and select the table/view that needs to be assigned to the catalog 6. Select the eligible column and the language for word breaker 7. Let the Track Changes be 'Automatic' . Click on 'Ok' For more info on Full Text visit   http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/learn-sql-server/understanding-full-text-indexing-in-sql-server/

SQL Server programmers can choose between two functions in SQL Server for converting expressions from one type to another. In many cases there will be a need within a stored procedure or other routine to convert data from, say, a datetime type to a varchar type; CONVERT and CAST are used for such things. Because SQL Server provides both functions, there may be some confusion about which is best to use and under what circumstances. CONVERT is specific to SQL Server , and allows for a greater breadth of flexibility when converting between date and time values, fractional numbers, and monetary signifiers. CAST is the more ANSI-standard of the two functions, meaning that while it's more portable (i.e., a function that uses CAST can be used in other database applications more or less as-is), it's also less powerful. CAST is also required when converting between decimal and numeric values to preserve the number of decimal places in the original expression. For those reasons, it