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1.2. How the Pieces FitThe preceding analogy isn't as silly as it looks. To break it down a bit, consider the pieces that make up the new Excel features: Note: Things that make life easier for some often make things more complicated for someone else (in this case, us). Understanding XML and its related standards is a major undertaking. Fortunately, Office often lets you take a high-level view.
Figure 1-2 illustrates how these pieces fit together. The XML flowing between each piece is called a data stream . Figure 1-1 is not really off the mark. Figure 1-2. XML-based features cooperate behind the scenesUnderlying this interaction are two pieces that I don't know how to fit into Figure 1-2 legibly: Note: If you explore a SharePoint server, you won't find any list, workspace, or even XML "files" - it's all stored in SQL! In fact, that's the way the next generation of Windows works; Longhorn is backed by SQL.
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