--getting xml fro relational data Select * from Customer For xml raw, Select * from Customer For xml raw ('customer'), elements, root('customers') --xml as a data type Create table memo ( MemoID int identity(1,1) Primary key, MemoXml xml ) Insert into memo(MemoXml) Values ( ' Dr. Davd Jones Edith Smith 3/2/2009 Magazine Sales Magazine sales really suck right now. I suggest we call an executive meeting to see what we can do ') Insert into memo(MemoXml) Values ( ' Dr. Robert Larson Edith Smith 3/2/2009 Magazine Sales We have two magazines that have never sold a copy I think we should drop them from our list ') Select * from Memo --xpath/xquery Select MemoXml.query('//head/date') as "Date", MemoXml.query('//head/about') as subjects from memo