RE: "a SQL sever" vs "an SQL server" Horses mouth...

["Claire Conant" <Claire -dot- Conant -at- Digeo -dot- com>]

Rochelle: What is the MCS style guide. Can you please define? Thanks. 



One more note on this topic?
A coworker found the following and it seems to apply directly to this
discussion:
>
>Katrina Del Vecchio wrote:
>Yeah, been through that before.  I'd go with the MCS style guide on
this
one - horse's mouth & all.
...

"SQL Server
SQL Server is the name of the Microsoft product. At first mention and
occasionally thereafter within a document, use Microsoft SQL Server.
When
referring to a computer running Microsoft SQL Server, use the SQL Server
or
SQL Servers (note the capital S).

When referring to the product or the server running the product, SQL is
pronounced "sequel" and takes the article a when not preceded by
Microsoft -
for example, "a SQL Server." When referring to the language SQL (SQL
stands
for Structured Query Language), SQL is pronounced "es-cue-el" and takes
the
article an - for example, "an SQL database."

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Now Shipping -- WebWorks ePublisher Pro for Word! Easily create online
Help. And online anything else. Redesigned interface with a new
project-based workflow. Try it today! http://www.webworks.com/techwr-l

Doc-To-Help 2005 converts RoboHelp files with one click. Author with Word or any HTML editor. Visit our site to see a conversion demo movie and learn more. http://www.componentone.com/TECHWRL/DocToHelp2005

---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archiver -at- techwr-l -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Send administrative questions to lisa -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-  Visit
http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.