client-side-and-server-side-formatting-sqlxml-4-0.md

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Client-side and Server-side Formatting (SQLXML 4.0)

[!INCLUDEappliesto-ss-asdb-xxxx-xxx-md] SQLXML provides two ways to format an XML document:

• Server-side formatting

• Client-side formatting

This section includes information about formatting XML documents on either the client side or the server side from the rowsets that are generated by queries executed against a database in [!INCLUDEmsCoName] [!INCLUDEssNoVersion].

In This Section

Architecture of Client-side and Server-side XML Formatting (SQLXML 4.0)
Provides architectural diagrams and describes the basics of client- and server-side formatting architecture in SQLXML.

Server-side XML Formatting (SQLXML 4.0)
Describes server-side XML formatting.

Client-side XML Formatting (SQLXML 4.0)
Describes client-side XML formatting, including information about using FOR XML on the client.

Client-side vs. Server-side XML Formatting (SQLXML 4.0)
Describes specific differences between client-side and server-side XML formatting.