Pro SQL Server 2008 XML

Knowledge
and ability to apply XML are de rigueur in today¡¯s world, and SQL
Server developers and administrators are no exception to that rule. Pro
SQL Server 2008 XML is your key to unlocking the powerful XML feature
set first introduced in SQL Server 2005 and since refined in SQL Server
2008. Author Michael Coles shows how to store XML using SQL Server¡¯s
built¨Cin XML data type. Learn to query and manipulate XML data using
standard technologies such as XQuery and XSLT. No SQL Server database
professional can afford to be without knowledge of the XML feature set.
Pro SQL Server 2008 XML delivers on the knowledge that you need to
remain competitive in your career.

• Shows how to store, query, and manipulate XML documents in SQL Server
• Provides step¨Cby¨Cstep examples showing best practices and advanced features
• Accurately discusses how SQL Server¡¯s XML feature set stacks up against the ISO XML standards
  

What you¡¯ll learn

• Store XML documents using SQL Server¡¯s built¨Cin XML data type.
• Query those stored documents using SQL/XML and XQuery.
• Manipulate and transform XML using XSLT and XPath.
• Understand how SQL Server¡¯s XML support compares to the ISO XML standards.
• Create SOAP endpoints for use in web services applications.
• Create primary and secondary XML indexes to improve performance of XML queries

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