ASP Programmer's Reference (Wrox Programmer's References S.) - Softcover

Francis, Brian; Etc.; Ullman, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861002459 ISBN 13: 9781861002457

Publisher: WROX Press Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

This book provides a reference to Microsoft Active Server Pages version 2.0, one of the key technologies underpinning the Microsoft Web Server, Internet Information Server 4. ASP allows server side scripting to dynamically construct web pages, interact with server based components, such as business objects, and manipulate databases.

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Review

ASP (Active Server Pages) is a Microsoft technology that provides a framework for developers to construct dynamic web pages. These pages can interact with custom-built components or databases to produce solid and interesting Internet/Intranet sites and web- based applications. As a succinct and eminently portable book, ASP 2.0 Programmer's Reference is a resource Internet/Intranet developers will find they use again and again.

The book covers the entire range of ASP commands and functions--from the standard objects (Request, Response, Application, Session and Server), through the built-in scripting objects and supporting technologies, to a view of the next version, ASP 3.0. 9 appendices complement the information and cover subjects like ADO (Active Data Object) object model, Microsoft scripting runtime reference and HTTP 1.1 header codes. The style is concise but clear with graphical illustrations to help communicate the ASP structure and relationships. In addition comprehensive examples are provided throughout the book to reinforce the command syntax required.

ASP 2.0 Programmers Reference is not for the novice developer or for those looking for a guide to IIS (Internet Information Server). This book is aimed at accomplished ASP developers and for anyone involved in application development on the world wide web --Rebecca Loades END

From the Author

An ASPecially challenging book..
..to write anyway. Please excuse the pun. When we decided what we wanted to put in this book, we took our cue from the title, ASP Programmer's Reference. So we included every aspect and intricacy of ASP we could think of - in hindsight, we made a few mistakes and missed a few things too, but it's as complete as we could make it, even addressing the issue of ASP 3.0 which will appear in Windows 2000.

One of the main questions I get asked about the book is 'Why is there not more Database coverage?' Easy. This is not a book about ADO, RDS, SQL Server, Oracle or any other DB technology. It's about ASP, of which playing with databases is only a part, as Chapter 9 should demonstrate. Why duplicate information that's already in tomes like ADO Programmer's Reference when not everyone will need it and it will only bloat the book?

Anyway. That's enough of me. I hope you enjoy the book. It was great fun to write. Thanks to the other authors and also to Ian and Jo who did a stellar job editing the whole thing in a very short space of time. Until the next time

Edition details

• Publisher: WROX Press Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861002459
• ISBN 13: 9781861002457
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 350