0-471-40046-7Wiley 9780471400462 0471400467Jul-01 List Price: $49.99Paperback432 pagesCD or DVD included. Our Price: $39.99 Understanding MDX is crucial for anyone designing or implementing a database in Microsoft's products. This informative book serves as both a tutorial and a reference guide by teaching you how to use MDX to access and analyze data for decision support. The standard language and Microsoft's own extensive additions to MDX are thoroughly explained. After the overview of the MDX language is presented, the author plunges into the tutorial, offering practical examples of MDX in use. He shows various techniques using MDX to access data and calculate results, and covers the more advanced technique of aggregation query template, and MDX optimization. The accompanying CD-ROM includes: Samples of MDX expressions, queries, and local cubes MDXBuilder trial software Visual Basic sample code