Accessing SQL Server over HTTP
To get started accessing SQL Server via HTTP, you should set up an IIS virtual directory using the Configure IIS Support menu option in the SQLXML program folder. Of course, you can retrieve XML data from SQL Server without setting up a virtual directory (e.g., by using ADO or OLE DB); I'm referring exclusively to retrieving XML data from SQL Server via HTTP.
Configuring a virtual directory allows you to work with SQL Server's XML features via HTTP. You use a virtual directory to establish a link between a SQL Server database and a segment of a URL. It provides a navigation path from the root directory on your Web server to a database on your SQL Server.
SQL Server's ability to publish data over HTTP is made possible ...
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