Teach yourself how to use SQL Server 2000 Data Transformation Services (DTS)--and begin writing your own data movement applications--one step at a time. This practical, hands-on tutorial expertly guides you through the development of a DTS application that extracts and transforms data from a database into a data warehouse. Work at your own pace through the easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on exercises to master essential techniques. And accelerate your productivity by working with instructive code examples and best practices for SQL Server 2000 DTS. Discover how to: Create simple data movement packages with the DTS Import/Export Wizard Create a complex data movement application with the DTS Designer that configures pre-built DTS tasks Exploit the flexibility of the Data Driven Query (DDQ) task without sacrificing performance Incorporate execution logic, flow control, branching, transaction control, and parallel execution into DTS packages and tasks Dynamically configure DTS packages and tasks at run time Save DTS packages in SQL Server, Meta Data Services, Structured Storage, and Microsoft Visual Basic file formats Extract and transform heterogeneous data using ActiveX Scripts Integrate customized logging, error handling, and batch control into your application Deploy and operate a data movement application About DTS in SQL Server 2000: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Data Transformation Services (DTS) provides a set of graphical tools and programmable objects to extract, transform, and consolidate data from disparate sources into single or multiple destinations. By using DTS tools, you can create custom data movement solutions to support decision-making, improve system performance, upgrade existing systems, and more. CD features: Practice files for all the book's procedures For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.