This practical guide aims to be a complete programming guide as well as a
reference for the serious ASP programmer.
You don't have the time to rummage through 1000-page thick books? You don't have the time to sift through jokes & wisecracks? This is the right resource for you ...
This guide does not assume any prior knowledge of ASP, and starts from the ground
up. The chapters are organized according to the increasing complexity of ASP
scripts that you will be writing. Simple scripts come first, and then the
techniques needed for more complex scripts are covered. This is especially
useful for the beginner who is usually inundated by long, boring technical
dissertations in the first chapter of any book.
Experienced programmers will also find this guide useful, for it contains the
following references in one easy-to-locate booklet.
VBScript Reference
A complete documentation of all VBScript functions with the necessary
information for using them. Ideal for those situations where you know
what you want to do, but can't remember the function that will do it for
you.
SQL Reference
This includes complete syntactic specifications of the Structured Query
Language, along with examples to demonstrate the use.
ADO Reference
A guide on ASP cannot miss out this quintessential section. It gives
complete details on most of the objects in the ADO hierarchy.
Since you can download the PDF, you don't need to be online in order to read it. A printer-friendly publication format means you can print it and read it anywhere.
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Thank you for the tutorial!!!!! I work at a large corporation that takes forever to get new training materials ordered. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
I want to thank the author very much for this ASP tutorial! The timing was absolutely impecable. I am a student Programmer Analyst/Internet Solutions Developer (what a mouthful) and have just spent 6 months studying VB and database programming...I am also about to start ASP...so needless to say the tutorial was invaluable. I have already read it through once...it is very well written, easy to understand, but mostly...very practical. Thank you so much for this valuable contribution! (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Excellent condensed reference! I have the book; Sams Teach Yourself Active Server Pages in 21 Days. It is the LARGE version. This condensed reference is worth keeping on the desktop for fast access to the topics related to ASP development. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Excellent Condensed Reference! I have the book "Teach Yourself Active Server Pages 3.0" by SAMS. It is the LARGE version. However, this condensed reference is worth keeping on your desktop. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Man, where do you live? I wanna give you a big fat kiss! :) Thanks bro, for this awesome tutorial. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
The tutorial is nice, though in error when the author mentions you need IIS or PWS to run asp pages. ASP extensions are available on Linux, Unix, and Novell based web servers. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Yes, they are available. At the time of writing, I had not been able to work on those - so look out for version 2 of the Guide soon!
By the way, I certainly don't think that it was "in error" when I said you need IIS or PWS! Just that there *are* other platforms now available doesn't make the original two invalid.
Regards, Manas. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Good Feedback... must download fancy guide in a format I know of but don't think I have the reader for... mmm... adobe style houses (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
I'm new to HTML and ASP (actually, about 5 total hours of study), So far this has been my main source of information and it has really helped thanks so much!! (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Concise and well written. This was easy to understand for beginners, and had info for the intermediate level programmer which I am sure to be referencing at a later date. I appreciated the fact that you covered some of the areas that cause people to get hung up when they start ASP. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
I have downloaded this articule but due to issues out of my control, I have only had a quick look. All the same what i saw in those few minutes was enough to make me praise every God i knew. This is a masterpiece and i hope you are making a bundle of money with those skills you possess. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
You put alot of work into this and you should be very well commended, as you already have. I have a few books on ASP, which is rich in content, but not rich on time. This pdf is perfect sitting on my desktop to make reference to. Great work! (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Lets see here. One word: AWESOMEDUDEYOUROCK!!! That's one word, right? ah whatever, the tut was sweetness on a stick man! THANX!! Muchos Gracias! You Rule! (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
This is what im searching for ;-) and first time I have luck to find a report like this one. Clear to understand. Thank´s a lot. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
I really enjoyed your reference on ASP. I will use this as a reference. It was well thought out and executed. Thank you. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
I am new to this all and read what ewveryone has wrote, so I downloaded it and I have no way of understanding how to read it. Can you tell me how to read it please. Thank you (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Just wanted to say that it's a good booklet, nice to follow and easy to read. You got 5 from me.
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9/16/2002 12:46:31 PM:
Two thumbs up! Now when people say RTFM, I'll have one now! :D Great job
Matthew (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
11/1/2002 8:44:02 PM:
Excellent job we being students it really helped us understanding ASP clearly in a very quick time (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
11/17/2002 8:47:12 PM:
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11/17/2002 8:48:11 PM:
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12/10/2002 5:27:08 AM:
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This is spot on mate. Thanks for taking the time, you certainly get my vote! (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
12/17/2002 7:33:27 AM:
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12/27/2002 7:26:16 PM:
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2/12/2003 11:16:43 PM:
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2/15/2003 5:57:18 AM:
Thanks for this tutorial. This is really a greate help for us newbies in ASP.... THIS IS AN EXCELENT TUTORIAL.. HATS OFF FOR THE AUTHOR!!!!!!!!!! (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
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Easy to follow good information. 5 globes. Thank you. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
4/11/2003 2:24:48 PM:
I was looking forward to getting some real help with VBScript. On a WinXP Pro box with IIS installed I couldn't get anything except the code to appear in IE6 when I ran the html code in your listings. It didn't matter whether I typed them in using NotePad or Front Page. Any thoughts? (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Are you sure you're looking at the pages after they're served by IIS, or are you simply saving them as HTML and opening them in a browser? Seems like the latter. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
4/30/2003 9:10:51 AM:
Whoa Man! You are great dude! You really saved my life. This is a seriously really good guide. Way to go man!
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1/26/2004 10:35:40 PM:
i have a problem in downloading this artcile,its not opening properly in winzip,please tell me what to do? (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
1/29/2004 2:58:21 PM:
I haven't been able to downlaod this and one other bit of code, (both zips). Am I missing something obvious?
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2/15/2004 9:00:27 PM:
a well-written asp guide! such a great help for asp beginner. Thanks you very much! (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
3/31/2004 6:56:46 AM:
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5/6/2004 8:46:49 PM:
Nice reference material. Very well written and just a great job. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
12/7/2004 3:50:03 AM:
Thanks! Very helpful, clear, concise, and very well-written. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
1/15/2005 6:42:58 AM:
Really I'm feeling proud to find it. It helps me a lot. Its to the point and target guide for biggners as well as intermidiate level programer. Thanks bro. You are Great. A big hug for you. Regards (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
3/10/2005 2:15:41 AM:
Thanks. This's good document.
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5/24/2005 12:39:47 PM:
thank you for tutorial (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Although I haven't read through much of it yet, I can see you've put a lot of time and effort and it seems to be of great quality..thanks for the tutorial. :). (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
BRILLIANT :: I learned more in the half-hour I spent reading this guide than in the last 3 days I've spent trawling through internet tutorials and lessons. Thank you. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
superb guide. I really like it. can give any guidance regarding directory browsing, i mean to say browse the directory of any server (lan) and download or upload files. how can we do using asp. This i want to use in cable network
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this is good article manas, it's quite helping me on learning ASP, but i have some trouble, can i accessing input on a form while it runtime...? it's make me confused. sory i'am newbiest. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
It's a great guide. It really helped me learn ASP in a short space of time. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
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