The primary source of information about Microsoft SQL Server is SQL Server Books Online. If you have access to SQL Server 2000 on either a local or remote computer, then you have access to SQL Server Books Online through the Start menu. However, if you don't have access to SQL Server Books Online, you can download it from the SQL Server Books Online download Web page.
An overview of the SQL Server documentation
SQL Server documentation contains the following information.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| SQL Server Books Online | Contains comprehensive documentation about SQL Server 2000 including:
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| Enterprise Manager Help | Help information about administering an SQL Server database. |
| Replication Wizard | Help information about configuring and managing replication. |
| Client Configuration Utility Help | Help information about managing SQL Server network connectivity options. |
| ODBC Driver Help | Help information about creating SQL Server ODBC data source definitions. |
| Profiler Help | Help information about capturing SQL Server events in a trace file for analysis and replay. |
| Query Analyzer Help | Help information about a graphical user interface that is used to interactively design and test Transact-SQL statements, batches, and scripts. |
| Data Transformation Services (DTS) Designer Help | Help information about importing, exporting, and transforming a variety of data sources. |
| SQL Distributed Management Objects (SQL-DMO) | Context-sensitive help information that is available from the development environment for SQL-DMO objects, properties and methods. |
| The Pubs Sample Database | The traditional SQL Server sample database. |
| The Northwind SQL Sample Database | A sample database similar to the Access Northwind sample database with specific SQL Server examples. |