Summary
Within reason, there’s nothing you can’t do with XML in SQL Server 2008. The Microsoft team has addressed nearly every XML complaint and wish-list item gathered from the days of SQL Server 2000 and 2005.
For the beginner and expert alike, SQL Server 2008 offers much to master in the realm of XML processing. The sheer quantity of new features may seem challenging at first. Remember that you need only utilize those features that are appropriate to your current application needs. How your applications develop and grow from there is entirely up to you.
In Chapter 48, “SQL Server Web Services,” shows how to expose T-SQL routines to Internet clients using native XML Web services.
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