Everywhere you look these days Microsoft SQL Server is there. You hear about dotcom companies running SQL Server and accessing terabytes of data, and applications that need to be scaled up from Access to use SQL Server. You just can't seem to escape the presence of SQL Server in the workplace. SQL Server 2000 is the latest release and, because of performance enhancements and new features, this is a great time to learn how to use SQL Server and how to incorporate it into your applications. Whether you are building VB applications (front-end or back-end) or web applications, if you need data...