Publisher's Synopsis
The most important new features of SQL Server 2000 concern XML and the added functionality that it provides. This includes the ability to use XML documents to update your database, access SQL Server through HTTP and retrieve data from your database in XML format.;Building extensively on the new features introduced in "Professional SQL Server 2000", this book goes beyond just the key issues and provides blanket in-depth coverage of advanced topics, including the very latest XML schemas and new additions such as XML update grams. It also includes a number of real-world case studies that show exactly how the XML capabilities of SQL Server 2000 can best be exploited.