On 12/09/2005 9:59 PM -0700 Jeff Howden wrote: > http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/productdoc/2000/books.mspx Seconded. Or (and I never get sick of recommending this) you can't go wrong with Kalen Delaney's "Inside SQL Server 2000", a great technical reference covering not just WHAT SQL Server does, but why it does it. Worthy of a spot on the bookshelf of any SQL Server developer/admin. Paul