2002-11-12 Daniel Morgan <danmorg@sc.rr.com>

	* doc/oledb
	* doc/odbc
	* doc/mysql
	* doc/sqlite
	* doc/sqlclient
	* doc/tdsclient
	* doc/sybase
	* doc/firebird: added web pages
	for each specific data provider

	* doc/ado-net
	* doc/postgresql: updated web page
	with current status

	* doc/web/commands
	* doc/web/makefile: updated to include

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+* Microsoft SQL Server Provider
+
+<ul>
+	<li>ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft SQL Server 7/2000 databases
+
+	<li>Exists in namespace System.Data.SqlClient and assembly System.Data
+	
+	<li>Created by Tim Coleman
+	
+	<li>Used the <a href="http://www.freetds.org/">FreeTDS</a> and 
+	<a href="http://jtds.sourceforge.net/">jTDS</a> projects as resources.
+	
+	<li>Implemented in 100% C#
+	
+	<li>Is similar to the Mono.Data.TdsClient and Mono.Data.SybaseClient providers.
+</ul>
+
+* Current Status
+	
+<ul>
+	<li>Able to connect to Microsoft SQL Server 7/2000 databases
+	
+	<li>Connection pooling works.
+	
+	<li>Stored Procedures work
+	
+	<li>Parameters work.  
+	
+	<li>Prepare works.
+	
+	<li>SQL commands can be executed
+	via ExecuteNonQuery() of a SqlCommand.
+	
+	<li>SQL aggregates can be executed and a single row and single column
+	result can be retrieved via ExecuteScalar() of a SqlCommand
+	
+	<li>SQL queries can be executed via ExecuteReader() and results 
+	can be retrieved via SqlDataReader.
+	
+	<li>a DataTable with schema info about a result can be gotten via GetSchemaTable()
+	in a SqlDataReader
+	
+	<li>XML can be read via ExecuteXmlReader in a SqlCommand.
+	
+	<li>Data can be filled in a DataTable in a DataSet via a SqlDataAdapter
+	
+	<li>Uses TDS Protocol Version 7.0
+	
+	<li><a href="http://www.go-mono.com/tds-providers.html">Design of the Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, and TDS Providers in Mono</a>
+</ul>
+
+* Action plan
+
+<ul>
+	<li>Connection timeouts is being developed now.
+
+	<li>TODO
+</ul>