Rescued by Active Server Pages and ASP.NET is a complete book and reference for working with Active Server Pages (ASP) that will appeal to anyone trying to get into this high-demand field. The book provides an excellent introduction to the existing standard, Active Server Pages 3.0, as well the upcoming release of ASP.NET. The reality is that anyone wanting to become an Active Server Pages developer will need to be fluent in both styles, as they co-exist and will both be in sites for years to come. The first part of the book introduces the reader to the basics and fundamentals of ASP, including working with HTML and VBScript, giving the reader a solid foundation to build more complex and intricate sites using Active Server Pages. This resource covers all of the intrinsic objects of Active Server Pages 3.0, including the Active Server Pages Object Model and a clear explanation of server-side scripting vs. client-side scripting.
Later chapters cover some common requirements of developers when working with ASP, including e-mailing, handling page counters, and determining properties and capabilities of remote browsers, to name a few. The book also introduces the reader to the Structured Query Language (SQL) and working with databases, which is an important aspect of Active Server Pages.
In the book’s final section, the reader moves on to ASP.NET and covers the new methods of creating and compiling Active Server Pages. With plenty of new areas to cover, the book takes a no-nonsense, practical approach to achieving common goals. With plenty of hands-on exercises in this section, the reader will quickly be very comfortable with Visual Studio.NET for everything from creating simple Web Forms to designing new classes and custom Web controls.
