sys.fulltext_catalogs (Transact-SQL)
Contains a row for each full-text catalog.
Note
The following columns will be removed in a future release of SQL Server: data_space_id, file_id, and path. Do not use these columns in new development work, and modify applications that currently use any of these columns as soon as possible.
Column name  | 
Data type  | 
Description  | 
|---|---|---|
fulltext_catalog_id  | 
int  | 
ID of the full-text catalog. Is unique across the full-text catalogs in the database.  | 
name  | 
sysname  | 
Name of the catalog. Is unique within the database.  | 
path  | 
nvarchar(260)  | 
Name of the catalog directory in the file system.  | 
is_default  | 
bit  | 
The default full-text catalog. True = Is default. False = Is not default.  | 
is_accent_sensitivity_on  | 
bit  | 
Accent-sensitivity setting of the catalog. True = Is accent-sensitive. False = Is not accent-sensitive.  | 
data_space_id  | 
int  | 
Filegroup where this catalog was created.  | 
file_id  | 
int  | 
File ID of the full-text file associated with the catalog.  | 
principal_id  | 
int  | 
ID of the database principal that owns the full-text catalog.  | 
is_importing  | 
bit  | 
Indicates whether the full-text catalog is being imported: 1 = The catalog is being imported. 2 = The catalog is not being imported.  | 
Permissions
In SQL Server 2005 and later versions, the visibility of the metadata in catalog views is limited to securables that a user either owns or on which the user has been granted some permission. For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.