"The serialized data is invalid." SharePoint Search results
Hello all,
SharePoint Search service is running, and indexing has been done, however, when I try to execute a search I am always getting the following error:
The serialized data is invalid. at System.Web.UI.ObjectStateF
at System.Web.UI.ObjectStateF
at System.Web.UI.ObjectStateF
at System.Web.UI.Util.Deseria
at System.Web.UI.HiddenFieldP
Any ideas? I have seen this error all over the Internet and have tried some web.config changes but to no avail.
Thanks!
-Geoff
SharePoint Search service is running, and indexing has been done, however, when I try to execute a search I am always getting the following error:
The serialized data is invalid. at System.Web.UI.ObjectStateF
at System.Web.UI.ObjectStateF
at System.Web.UI.ObjectStateF
at System.Web.UI.Util.Deseria
at System.Web.UI.HiddenFieldP
Any ideas? I have seen this error all over the Internet and have tried some web.config changes but to no avail.
Thanks!
-Geoff
ASKER
Thanks, but I did see those links previously. I am a programmer and have been tasked with getting this thing working. The Web Part is the "canned" search box which I am told gets created with the "template" page being used.
This is probably of no help, but, originally no one here could get the Search service running and I changed "Windows Authentication" to use "SA" user and password and SharePoint started up the Search service.
Besides the above, the Search box on the page is "out-of-the-box."
This is probably of no help, but, originally no one here could get the Search service running and I changed "Windows Authentication" to use "SA" user and password and SharePoint started up the Search service.
Besides the above, the Search box on the page is "out-of-the-box."
Have you tried dumping the current index and doing a fresh crawl?
ASKER
Well, I don't know how to do exactly that in SharePoint, but I stopped the service and went through the "Configure Windows SharePoint Services Search Service Settings on server..." configuration with a new database name. I still get the same error when I try the search box after all this,
I can set up the indexing schedule, but nowhere can I find anything which says the site has been indexed, or it's currently indexing the site, etc.
I can set up the indexing schedule, but nowhere can I find anything which says the site has been indexed, or it's currently indexing the site, etc.
1. Open central administration
2. Select your SSP from the menu on the left under "Shared Services Administration"
3. Under the search header, select "Search Settings"
4. Within the page that loads (Configure Search Settings) you can do 1 of 2 things. Either select "Reset all crawled content" or skip this and head directly into "Content sources and crawl schedules". This is where you can fire off a new full or incremental crawl.
Did the SSP get rebuilt after you utilized a new db? Have you run the preupgrade check to make sure that it's not still associated with the old db, sometimes things can get orpahned if you don't prepare the environment for a change like that.
2. Select your SSP from the menu on the left under "Shared Services Administration"
3. Under the search header, select "Search Settings"
4. Within the page that loads (Configure Search Settings) you can do 1 of 2 things. Either select "Reset all crawled content" or skip this and head directly into "Content sources and crawl schedules". This is where you can fire off a new full or incremental crawl.
Did the SSP get rebuilt after you utilized a new db? Have you run the preupgrade check to make sure that it's not still associated with the old db, sometimes things can get orpahned if you don't prepare the environment for a change like that.
ASKER
I see nothing like "Shared Services Administration" in Central Administration. Therefore I don't see "Search Settings."
Maybe I should have said up front it's "Windows SharePoint Services 3.0" ? I don't know if that makes a difference as to the menu (?).
I certainly appreciate your willingness to help.
Maybe I should have said up front it's "Windows SharePoint Services 3.0" ? I don't know if that makes a difference as to the menu (?).
I certainly appreciate your willingness to help.
That definitely makes a difference.
To reset the index, go to Central Administration -> Operations -> Services on Server. For "Windows SharePoint Services Search" click on the Stop link, wait for it to stop then click on the Start link.
http://wiki.threewill.com/display/enterprise/WSS+Search
To reset the index, go to Central Administration -> Operations -> Services on Server. For "Windows SharePoint Services Search" click on the Stop link, wait for it to stop then click on the Start link.
http://wiki.threewill.com/display/enterprise/WSS+Search
ASKER
Ok, so then that's what I did before (see earlier comment). I've just done it again (and several times today) and I still get the same results.
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Checkout this EE question
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23240265/Sharepoint-2007-Second-Front-End-web-server-and-Web-parts.html
This link suggested that you remove and re add the webpart as it may be correupt.
http://sharepointers.blogspot.com/2008/08/webpart-error-argumentexception.html