Beginning Active Server Pages 3.0 (Programmer to Programmer)

David Buser

ISBN 10: 0764543636 / ISBN 13: 9780764543630

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States, 2000

About this Item

What is this book about? ASP is the future of the web. If you're looking for a way to create attractive, intelligent web pages or, if you're just looking for a way to extend your HTML know-how, then ASP is an effective way to achieve your goals. With ASP, you can customize your web pages to be more dynamic, more efficient and more responsive to your users. It's not just a technology, though to get the best out of ASP, you'll be using it in tandem with HTML, and with one or more of the web's simple scripting languages. The book will teach you everything you need to create useful real-world applications on the web. What does this book cover? * Teaches VBScript as an integral part of learning to use ASP * Describes how to make your pages more dynamic with HTML and script code * Covers writing and debugging script code * Explains how to set up ASP, what software to use, and how to administer your pages * Shows how you can access databases to give dynamically updated web pages * Introduces object-based programming and shows you how to use ASP objects * Provides the foundation for you to write useful, real-world dynamic web pages * Includes a fully worked sample application to demonstrate the power of ASP * Loaded with examples and useful tips * Introduces XML, one of the latest web programming technologies, and explains its use in conjunction with ASP Who is this book for? This book is for anybody with a grasp of HTML who wants to add more to their web pages. It also covers VBScript a simple Internet programming language. This makes it the ideal first step for the aspiring web professional. It's also useful for more experienced programmers looking for a practical, no-nonsense introduction to ASP and programming for the web. What do you need to use this book? To get the most out of this book you should be running Windows 2000, which includes ASP 3 the latest version of this popular technology. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001729986

Bibliographic Details

Title: Beginning Active Server Pages 3.0 (...

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

Beginning ASP 3.0 While this may be a "basic ASP" book, ASP is being looked at not only by novice Web developers, but by experienced developers and Webmasters wanting to develop a second or third generation Web site. Full-example applications and usable code examples make this guide a must-have for anyone building a Web site. Full description

Review:

The 1,200-page Beginning Active Server Pages 3.0 starts predictably with an explanation of ASP--Active Server Pages--and why they are a Good Thing. It covers installing and testing IIS 5.0, and then you are ready to write your first ASP example--all in chapter one. Next you learn about client and server side scripting followed by chapter on variables; control structures; objects, properties and events; cookies, the all-important error handling and so on all the way up to creating a working ASP-based database application. COM+, ADO and XML are covered en route, and the result is a considered and well- constructed course in ASP for professionals.

One of the strengths of Beginning Active Server Pages 3.0 is the feeling it gives that the authors have been there before you. (Six authors are credited, complete with the usual pictures that grace the covers of Wrox titles-- why aren't programmers more photogenic?) Their experience shows through most clearly in the gotchas and practical debugging advice peppered through the book.

If you're already creating HTML pages and want to extend your skills into the more lucrative corporate Web sector--a major stronghold of ASP--then you'll want to work your way through this book. -- Steve Patient