Learning XQuery can be a pain.  There are a lot of different uses for XML and different languages implement it in many different fashions.  To help clear the air a bit, I wrote a number of posts on XQuery; which this post is a part of.

Now that I’ve posted my initial posts on what I’ve learned about XQuery, I thought I would write a follow-up posts with some links to resource that I’ve found valuable.

StrateSQL Blog Posts

• XQuery for the Non-Expert – Terminology
• XQuery for the Non-Expert – XMLNAMESPACE
• XQuery for the Non-Expert – Nodes
• XQuery for the Non-Expert – Query
• XQuery for the Non-Expert – Value
• XQuery for the Non-Expert – Exist
• XQuery for the Non-Expert – @Variable Use
• XQuery for the Non-Expert – Binary Values
• XQuery for the Non-Expert – Substring() Function
• XQuery for the Non-Expert – Aggregates

Other Blog Posts and Articles

• SQL Server 2005: Intro to XQuery
• Part 1 – An Overview of XML Support in SQL Server 2005
• SQLXML : How to Use SQL Server XML Function exist()
• SQL Server XML- The Crib Sheet
• Working with XQuery Methods
• Shred XML data with XQuery in SQL Server 2005

White Papers

• XML Support in Microsoft SQL Server 2005
• XML Best Practices for Microsoft SQL Server 2005