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# sp_fulltext_database (Transact-SQL)
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  Has no effect on full-text catalogs in [!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] and later versions and is supported for backward compatibility only. **sp_fulltext_database** does not disable the Full-Text Engine for a given database. All user-created databases in [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] are always enabled for full-text indexing.  
  
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|**Applies to**: [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] ([!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] through [current version](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=299658)), [!INCLUDE[sqldbesa](../../includes/sqldbesa-md.md)].|  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
sp_fulltext_database [@action=] 'action'  
```  
  
## Arguments  
 [ **@action=**] **'***action***'**  
 Is the action to be performed. **action** is **varchar(20)**, and can be one of these values.  
  
|Value|Description|  
|-----------|-----------------|  
|**enable**|Supported for backward compatibility only. Has no effect on full-text catalogs in [!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] and later versions.|  
|**disable**|Supported for backward compatibility only. Has no effect on full-text catalogs in [!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] and later versions.|  
  
## Return Code Values  
 0 (success) or 1 (failure)  
  
## Result Sets  
 None  
  
## Remarks  
 In [!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] and later versions, full-text indexing cannot be turned off. Disabling full-text indexing does not remove rows from **sysfulltextcatalogs** and does not indicate that full-text enabled tables are no longer marked for full-text indexing. All the full-text metadata definitions are still in the system tables.  
  
## Permissions  
 Only members of the **sysadmin** fixed server role and **db_owner** fixed database role can execute **sp_fulltext_database**.  
  
## See Also  
 [DATABASEPROPERTYEX (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/functions/databasepropertyex-transact-sql.md)   
 [FULLTEXTSERVICEPROPERTY (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/functions/fulltextserviceproperty-transact-sql.md)   
 [System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)