* Full coverage of SQL Server tools, from installation Query Analyzer to English Query applications.
* Shows how to integrate SQL Server into your VB applications using ADO.
* Extensive coverage of Transact-SQL, and particularly building stored procedures and calling them from VB code.
* Coverage extends right down to advanced topics like SQL Server XML and building web reports.
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 will be a significant new revision of the fastest rising player in the RDBMS marketplace. Microsoft is actively encouraging a growing number of users onto the SQL platform, by making it cheaply available. The new release, SQL 2000, is tightly integrated with Windows 2000, offering more support for XML and much improved OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) services.