About Microsoft SQL Server documentation

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Microsoft Access documents in its Help and in how to use and program a Microsoft Access project that is connected to a Microsoft SQL Server database. You may need information about SQL Server to answer specific product questions you might have. The SQL Server documentation contains the following:

Item	Description
Books Online	Comprehensive documentation for SQL Server 7.0, including programming reference and Transact-SQL reference documentation, conceptual information about SQL Server, and general instructions for using SQL Server.
Transact-SQL Reference Help	Reference information about Transact-SQL syntax. Note   This help information is available from the Access Help Contents window.
SQL Server Error messages	Reference information about SQL Server error messages, numbers, and recovery actions. Note   This help information is available from the Access Help Contents window.
Enterprise Manager Help	Help information about administering an SQL Server database.
Replication wizard	Help information about configuring and managing replication.
Client Configuration Utility Help	Help information about managing SQL Server network connectivity options.
ODBC Driver Help	Help information about creating SQL Server ODBC data source definitions.
Profiler Help	Help information about capturing SQL Server events in a trace file for analysis and replay.
Query Analyzer Help	Help information about a graphical user interface that is used to interactively design and test Transact-SQL statements, batches, and scripts.
Data Transformation Services (DTS) Designer Help	Help information about importing, exporting, and transforming a variety of data sources.
SQL-DMO	Context-sensitive help information that is available from the development environment for SQL-DMO objects, properties and methods.
The Pubs Sample Database	The traditional SQL Server sample database.
The Northwind SQL Sample Database	A new sample database that contains the same Access Northwind sample database tables with specific SQL Server examples.