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Understanding the terms/names of SELECT XML
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Microsoft SQL Server
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Understanding the terms/names of SELECT XML
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SQL Server 2005
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Hi,

I am trying to understand the terms or names used when creating a SELECT from XML file in SQL Stored Procedure.

Here is an example:
SELECT [SomeName2].value('.','char(15)') FROM @XmlDoc.nodes('/ROOTNAME/Elem') SomeName1([SomeName2])
In the above SELECT expression the "SomeName1" is referred to only in one place. And it does not seem to matter what you name it, it works. What is this "SomeName1"?

And then there is a name SomeName2. Looks like an alias of SomeName1. And this one, SomeName1 is referred to in every column of the SELECT. What would you call it?

If you know of an on-line article that describes these terms, please let me know.

TIA.
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