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Source: Instant ASP Scripts, by Greg Buczek
What is ASP?
Static pages, that is, Web pages that have the same content each time we view
them, are becoming more and more a thing of the past. To encourage the
development of your Web community and to get visitors to revisit your site, you
must provide them with a reason to come back. Probably the most compelling
reason has for returning to your site is that you offer dynamic Web content.
Dynamic Web pages can change every time they are viewed. Examples of dynamic
pages are pages that display the current weather, show today's sales items, or
show how stocks are moving right now. Each time the visitor revisits the page,
the site displays the most current information. Active Server Pages are the
means for creating dynamic Web pages.
Active Server Pages allow us to combine standard HTML elements like tables,
text and titles with scripting language elements like database fields,
date/time information and personal customization to produce a webpage that is
dynamically generated every time your page is requested from a browser.
The browser requests the Active Server Page, which is then processed by your
Internet Information Server (IIS). IIS then runs your VB Script, turning it
into standard HTML tags and text. The resulting page contains none of your code
and is viewable by virtually any browser like Internet Explorer, Netscape
Navigator, or AOL's browser.
ASP Resources
Internet Developer Links
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4 Guys From Rolla
4 Guys from Rolla contains a wealth of web technology resources, including
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Action Jackson Web Developer Central
A central gathering place for Web Developers with references to ASP, ADO,
DHTML, IIS4.0 and Visual InterDev. This site includes Top News, Upcoming
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Spider and a Dynamic Multi-Search Tool.
Activity ASP/COM/DCOM Resource Page
ASP articles, examples, components, and books with a concentration on COM and
DCOM technologies. Includes a host of information on the latest developments of
COM/DCOM, as well as free source code to use in your ASP and COM/DCOM
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The ADO Workshop is a place for ADO how-to's, tips and tricks, and answers to
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