Beginning SQL Server 2000 Programming

From the Publisher SQL Server 2000 is the latest and most powerful version of Microsoft's data warehousing and relational database management system. This new release is tightly integrated with Windows 2000 and offers more support for XML, as well as improved Analysis Services. This book will take you through choosing which version of SQL Server 2000 to purchase, to installing SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition, starting up SQL Server 2000, on to creating an application. As the book progresses, a simple example application will be built taking you stage by stage, how the example is created and developed, in a clear, but simple manner that is easy to follow and understand. This book is for beginners interested in learning how to develop solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 but have no prior knowledge of SQL Server 2000.