Scripting XML and WMI for Microsoft(r) SQL Server 2000: Professional Developer's Guide [Paperback]

Tobias Martinsson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471399515 | ISBN-13: 978-0471399513 | Publication Date: January 12, 2001

A quick-start guide to mastering all of SQL Server 2000's hot new Web development and database programming features
SQL Server 2000's new XML features, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), and scripting capabilities make it easier than ever for Web developers to create and manage flexible, scalable database applications optimized for the Internet--especially e-commerce applications. This quick-start guide is for Web developers and database programmers who need to get up to speed on these powerful new features. It begins with a no-frills tutorial on SQL programming basics and all the new SQL features. Then, step-by-step, it shows readers how to use those features to build cool database applications and to optimize database performance.

Editorial Reviews

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"...a welcome and very highly recommended addition to the SQL Server reference shelf." (From Midwest Book Review, February 2001)

"In clear, accessible language.... I would highly recommend it to Web Developers." (CVu, December 2001)

Product Details

• Paperback: 302 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (January 12, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471399515
• ISBN-13: 978-0471399513
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,544,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful, but not a primer., February 6, 2001

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Kent L. Tegels (Sioux Falls, SD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scripting XML and WMI for Microsoft(r) SQL Server 2000: Professional Developer's Guide (Paperback)

This is one most interestingly targeted books you'll find on SQL Server 2000 yet. It is a straight-forward approach to two topics -- XML and WMI -- that have yet to get much helpful documentation. I've found this book good overall, but like the Author's other book "ActivePerl with ASP and ADO," the depth of some of the materal is "no-frills." I think this book makes a great complement to some other XML and SQL Server titles because it ties these topics together in one neat, easy and quick to read package. If you need depth, consider combining this with other related titles.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Save Yer Dough, April 24, 2001

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Mark A. Taylor (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scripting XML and WMI for Microsoft(r) SQL Server 2000: Professional Developer's Guide (Paperback)

I thought this book was one of the worst I have ever purchased. There are annoying mistakes in the sample queries, e.g., mispelled field names that will just drive you crazy. I can't speak for the WMI section, I bought this book for the SQL Server 2000 with XML info. I learned more at MSDN.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, April 30, 2001

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Robert A. Harris (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scripting XML and WMI for Microsoft(r) SQL Server 2000: Professional Developer's Guide (Paperback)

Wanted to learn programming SQL Server 2000 with WMI. I'm a programmer, so the book's approach fits me. WMI text and samples worked for me. I learned WMI. I'm happy.

XML is not what I bought it for. I know MSXML, XSLT, XPath, yada yada yada. But I found some stuff I can use with ADO and MSXML. It's a bonus.

Another bonus: the code samples are available in Perl. Found them on the CD-ROM next to the VBScript samples. A pleasant surprise because the booktext shows example-code in VBScript.