*.msg files cannot be searched in SQL 2005 without extended MAPI

Hello,

I have a table where I store *.msg files. I wanted to use full text search capability within SQL 2005 to search within the *.msg files for its content. There are filters that I can use to do that.

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=254432&SiteID=1

But, there is a problem - the problem is that for any of these filters to work one needs extended MAPI on the SQL Server Box.

This is highly undesirable to any DBA as the only way to install extended MAPI on a box is to either install the outlook client or an exchange tool.

Any suggestions as to what one can do - whether I am right in the first place regarding extended MAPI? Is there any other way to install it apart from what I have mentioned? Any clues?

Thanks in advance

Anshuman Singh

Have you looked at what is on offer at http://www.indexserverfaq.com/iFilters.htm