Using XML Templates
An XML template is an XML document that contains T-SQL statements that are executed when you specify the template name in the URL. This is handy because you don't want to use URL queries when you have many lines of T-SQL code to execute. Also, if you uncheck the Allow URL Queries option from your Northwind virtual directory (using the IIS Virtual Directory Management for SQL Server tool as explained earlier), the security hole opened by URL queries is closed and URL access is limited to addresses that specify template filenames.
When a template filename is specified in a URL query, the SQL Server 2000 ISAPI filter executes the statements inside. The ISAPI filter uses the virtual name called Templates (or any other virtual ...
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