Product Description
Everything you need to build dynamic Web sites with Active Server Pages is included in this comprehensive programming reference. Step–by–step tutorials and code examples from expert developer Eric Smith enable you to program and combine Web site applications to meet your specialized needs. With easy–to–follow steps and clear examples, Active Server Pages Bible is your key to unlocking the world of ASP by presenting the following topics:
∗ The essentials you need to better understand how ASP works with HTML
∗ Concepts of the VBScript language
∗ Web programming and how it differs from traditional client/server computing
∗ Integrating client/server computing with an ASP engine and making the most of its features
∗ Building commonly used applications that make it easier to publish data from a database
∗ Integrating ASP with other components, libraries, and tools like Index Server, Visual Basic, and Microsoft Transaction Server
∗ Developing an idea from concept to application
As an added feature, many of the topics discussed in Active Server Pages Bible are cross–referenced to other parts of the book or external Web sites to maximize your understanding of the material.
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If Active Server Pages can do it, you can do it too
This comprehensive programming reference gives you everything you need to build dynamic Web sites using Active Server Pages. Step–by–step tutorials and code examples from expert developer Eric Smith cover everything you need to know, from HTML essentials to building a real–world discussion forum. Web–tested ASP solutions plus tables and lists make this your ultimate in–the–trenches companion. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of all versions through Active Server Pages 3.0
- Get complete coverage of ASP for Internet Information Server 3, 4, and 5
- Build dynamic Web pages on the fly using ASP, HTML, ActiveX, and simple scripting languages
- Learn how ASP pages can draw power from databases and servers to create powerful applications
- Gain insight into common design, security and error–handling issues for pages, sites, and multi–tier applications
- Add to your ASP toolkit with Visual Basic classes, Active X Data objects, and COM components
- Refer to handy lists and tables of HTML tags, scripting language keywords and syntax, and ASP interfaces
- Use the code samples included to build a product catalog, discussion board, and more
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