> >>>It might be me ... but why not have a "connect to server" piece and

then

> >>>use SQL to get your info from pseudo tables? Why XML?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>The requests are open ended, the data isn't tabular, and doesn't lend
> >>itself to querying. How do you express "restart server" in sql?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >For example with a "system stored procedure".
> >
> >sp_restartserver ('NOW')
> >
> >
> Restarting a server, maybe, though how it can report success is beyond
> me. However, starting a server is a little difficult to do from a
> stored procedure.

Hey, you asked for it :)

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
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