Pro SQL Server 2008 XML (Expert's Voice)

pKnowledge and ability to apply XML are de rigueur in today’s world, and SQL Server developers and administrators are no exception to that rule. emPro SQL Server 2008 XML/em is your key to unlocking the powerful XML feature set first introduced in SQL Server 2005 and since refined in SQL Server 2008. Author strongMichael Coles/strong shows how to store XML using SQL Server’s built–in 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. emPro SQL Server 2008 XML/em delivers on the knowledge that you need to remain competitive in your career. /p ul liShows how to store, query, and manipulate XML documents in SQL Server /li liProvides step–by–step examples showing best practices and advanced features /li liAccurately discusses how SQL Server’s XML feature set stacks up against the ISO XML standards /li /ul h3What you’ll learn/h3ul liStore XML documents using SQL Server’s built–in XML data type/li liQuery those stored documents using SQL/XML and XQuery/li liManipulate and transform XML using XSLT and XPath/li liUnderstand how SQL Server’s XML support compares to the ISO XML standards/li liCreate SOAP endpoints for use in web services applications/li liCreate primary and secondary XML indexes to improve performance of XML queries/li /ul h3Who this book is for/h3 p SQL Server SQL/T–SQL developers and .NET developers who want to take advantage of the specific server–side XML functionality available in SQL Server 2008. /p