OLE DB Programmer's Reference |
Multidimensional OLE DB for OLAP provides a syntax called multidimensional expressions (MDX) to specify a dataset. MDX is a set of macros defined on top of SQL. These macros are generally useful for querying a multidimensional data source, and their precise semantics are defined by means of their structured query language mappings.
Multidimensional expressions are discussed in greater detail in Chapter 25: Multidimensional Expressions. Relevant topics include the following:
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