Apparently there's been a bit of confusion out there lately about the list of deprecated technologies in the Data Access Road Map . Both Ken and Bryant blogged about it, and I just wanted to clarify a few things: - This article specifically referrs to...

Well, we're all back from the holidays here, spinning up again, looking forward to kicking out Yukon Beta 3 and Whidbey Beta 2. As I promised, changes are coming after the new year. The Xml Team blog should replace this one in the next day or two. In...

Tomorrow, hopefully, you'll all notice some changes to the blog here on the MSDN XML Dev Center. No, I'm not leaving, I promise. However, the blog here is being changed to move to a new blog - the XmlTeam blog. This blog will have contributions from various...

I know everyone missed me the last two weeks, but rest assured, I'm back and on top of things. Thanks to all those who were patient in waiting for a response from me. I was bouncing around the East for two weeks in Bermuda and New Jersey, loving every...

Read through my RSS items, I found a reference to this post about " The Church of XML ". Seems like someone's been burned by this stuff a bit, huh? While the article is a obviously dripping with sarcasm, I actually thought it was a pretty funny read that...

Redux? Yes, that seems to be appropriate. I think I've done 2 or 3 of these "first post" entries now, but a new endeavor calls for a new First Post for what I'm sure will become the millions of my fans out there. So here we go... Welcome to my blog! My...

SqlXml 3.0 SP3 has just been released and is now availalbe for download from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=51D4A154-8E23-47D2-A033-764259CFB53B&displaylang=en . This release includes bug fixes and QFE rollups, as well as...

Yes, for my faithful readers, I am still here. It has been quite some time since I last posted, but I hope to make these much more frequently again. Curious what I've been working on? Well... SqlXml 3.0 SP3 - We're fixing issues with SqlXml running on...

Sorry, got this rather late, but for anyone interested, the System.Xml team be on for the next hour or so: Title: C# and XML Use XML? Use C#? Have some questions, comments, or just want listen to people talk about your favorite technologies? Join...

I'm sure many of you have seen it, but the Daily WTF is among the sites I check everyday (works well with the “daily” part). If not, check it out, it provides a new, amusing bit of computing wizardry each day. Today's hit particularly close...

There are a few new SqlXml-related articles up on MSDN . First we have Amar Nalla's XML to SQL: Using SQLXML Bulkload in the .NET Framework which gives great examples on constructing annotated schemas and using Bulkload within .Net. Amar goes into...

As promised, the sample code for my presentation. The Object Demo was from Andy Conrad 's article “Death, Taxes, and Relational Databases, Part 2” . The other demo was mine, and here's the code. Again, the point of this demo was to show how...

So I was hoping to have updated the blog a bit more during the week, but the internet access in the Cabana areas was iffy, and sitting back in the room here I usually just fell asleep. This was my first Tech Ed US (I went to Barcelona last year) and I...

There's a great new article up on MSDN giving an overview of the XML Support in Sql Server 2005: XML Support in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 How do I know its great? Well, because I contributed of course! Just a little, I did the section on SqlXml...

The past couple of weeks I've been working on my slide deck and demos for Tech Ed (DAT 405 if you're coming). My biggest concern is to make sure that my talk isn't stale. I want to ensure that anyone who comes, whether they're brand new to SqlXml or they...

Someone recently forwarded me this article on Developer.com about the SqlXml Managed Classes. It was a nice little article giving a simple introduction on the usage of our managed classes along with a very simple mapping. Certainly enough to get people...

Viewer's Choice So I've notice lately that several TV shows, most notably “Friends”, have gone to a viewer's choice system where folks vote on their favorite episodes to see. This seems to happen to either a) lengthen the season or b) raise...

On the front page of SqlJunkies today is an article about XML Templates in SqlXml. In “ An Introduction to XML Templates with Sql Server 2000 ”, Denise White gives a brief overview of what XML Templates are and how to access them over HTTP...

Well, I suppose that my first post should be somewhat of an intro post so you have some idea of who I am. Hopefully, this will reassure you that I am not a complete nut, but rather do know a bit what I'm talking about. Late night does seem the time to...