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# sp_fulltext_load_thesaurus_file (Transact-SQL)
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  Causes the server instance to parse and load the data from the thesaurus file that corresponds to the language whose LCID is specified. This stored procedure is useful after updating a thesaurus file. Executing **sp_fulltext_load_thesaurus_file** causes recompilation of full-text queries that use the thesaurus of the specified LCID.  
  
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 ![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  
  
```  
  
sys.sp_fulltext_load_thesaurus_file lcid [ , @loadOnlyIfNotLoaded  = action ]   
```  
  
## Arguments  
 *lcid*  
 Integer mapping the locale identifier (LCID) of the language for which you want to lade the thesaurus XML definition. To obtain the LCIDs of languages that are available on a server instance, use the [sys.fulltext_languages (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-fulltext-languages-transact-sql.md) catalog view.  
  
 **@loadOnlyIfNotLoaded** = *action*  
 Specifies whether the thesaurus file is loaded into the internal thesaurus tables even if it has already been loaded. *action* is one of:  
  
|Value|Definition|  
|-----------|----------------|  
|**0**|Load the thesaurus file regardless of whether it is already loaded. This is the default behavior of **sp_fulltext_load_thesaurus_file**.|  
|1|Load the thesaurus file only if it is not yet loaded.|  
  
## Return Code Values  
 None  
  
## Result Sets  
 None  
  
## Remarks  
 Thesaurus files are automatically loaded by full-text queries that use the thesaurus. To avoid this first-time performance impact on full-text queries, we recommend that you execute **sp_fulltext_load_thesaurus_file**.  
  
 Use [sp_fulltext_service](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-fulltext-service-transact-sql.md)'**update_languages**' to update the list of languages registered with full-text search.  
  
## Permissions  
 Only members of the **sysadmin** fixed server role or the system administrator can execute the **sp_fulltext_load_thesaurus_file** stored procedure.  
  
 Only system administrators can update, modify, or delete thesaurus files.  
  
## Examples  
  
### A. Load a thesaurus file even if it is already loaded  
 The following example parses and loads the English thesaurus file.  
  
```  
EXEC sys.sp_fulltext_load_thesaurus_file 1033;  
GO  
```  
  
### B. Load a thesaurus file only if it is not yet loaded  
 The following example parses and loads the Arabic thesaurus file, unless it is already loaded.  
  
```  
EXEC sys.sp_fulltext_load_thesaurus_file 1025, @loadOnlyIfNotLoaded = 1;  
GO  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [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)   
 [Configure and Manage Thesaurus Files for Full-Text Search](../../relational-databases/search/configure-and-manage-thesaurus-files-for-full-text-search.md)   
 [Configure and Manage Thesaurus Files for Full-Text Search](../../relational-databases/search/configure-and-manage-thesaurus-files-for-full-text-search.md)