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The SQL Server standards support documentation provides detailed support information for certain standards that are implemented in Microsoft SQL Server.

• The SQL Server standards support documentation provides detailed support information for certain standards that are implemented in Microsoft SQL Server.

Files

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File	Size
SQLServerStandards.zip SHA1: 8669d03b95658f9a6445018a62091c10a3c49e7b	4.44 MB
[MS-SQLXQUERY].pdf SHA1: 088d5c161c318a4e70fdb0241f20d2b8cf3cf38b	698 KB
[MS-TSQLISO02].pdf SHA1: 382191fd5a43fb3dd91857a0e25cf48805b77763	1.81 MB
[MS-TSQLISO03].pdf SHA1: 1a87596e8756df01ca783716ef777ea89bca0f29	440 KB
[MS-TSQLISO11].pdf SHA1: d6d92b4ec9a9fa5fd9476a2e117c6d46875089b1	645 KB
[MS-TSQLISO14].pdf SHA1: 868fc2dc9414f295eb0059d05457619c3fcc3111	824 KB
[[ReadmefirstSQL]].pdf SHA1: b822968071c5e108f25fd6ef25256bb99d744a95	228 KB

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• Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP Service Pack 2
  
  The SQL Server standards support documents are available in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), which you can open by using Adobe Reader, available at http://www.adobe.com/.
  
  
  Note: For optimal readability of the PDF documents, it is recommended that they be opened and viewed by using Adobe Reader 8.0. Earlier versions of Adobe Reader might not provide the same reading quality.

• Individual PDF files should be stored in a single directory to enable links between the SQL Server standards support documents. Note that if you download additional SQL Server standards support documents from Microsoft, they should also be stored in the same directory to enable linking.
  
  The self-extracting Zip file (SQLServerStandards.zip) in this list of files contains all of the SQL Server standards support documents. Please download and read the readme file. This package does not collect any personal information.
  
  Audience
  The SQL Server standards support documentation is intended for use in conjunction with publicly available standard specifications. It assumes that the reader either is familiar with this material or has access to it. The documentation provides the following levels of audience support:
  
  • Implementer: Conceptual and reference information to implement an interoperable solution using one or more specifications for a given task or scenario.
  
  • Reviewer: A resource for readers who want to evaluate or understand the Microsoft implementation of these specifications.