通过http、soap、xml存取analysis services 数据; microsoft xml for analysis provider提供了基于xml通讯的两个方法: discover and execute discover方法获取xml web service的元数据信息,包括一系列可用的数据源;
execute方法用于执行mdx查询,以获取数据或架构信息。 安装要求: 操作系统:microsoft windows® server 2003 — or — microsoft windows® 2000 server with service pack 1 (sp1) or later 补丁或软件:microsoft sql server™ 2000 analysis services client components, with service pack 1 (sp1) or later microsoft internet information services (iis) 4.0 or later microsoft xml parser (msxml) 4.02 proxycfg.exe is required for the sample applications to use windows authentication.3 设置虚拟目录要求:脚本和执行应用程序;