Special Edition Using Active Server Pages Book

This book will serve as both a tutorial and a reference. Each chapter builds on the previous chapters, thus expanding the reader s knowledge. Additionally, the material is organized in a way that the reader will be able to easily reference when they later have a question This book provides the reader with up-to-date coverage of what can be done with Active Server Pages. This includes coverage of Active Server Pages as they relate to Transaction Server, the Personalization System, the Personal Web Server (with Windows 95), ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), and much more Unlike most of the competition, this book will assume more basic knowledge of VBScript and standard web page creation. This will allow the book to go farther and deeper into technical topics surrounding Active Server Pages Most of the competitive books center on Windows NT and IIS. This book will expand the coverage to include using Active Server Pages on Windows 95 using the Personal Web Server

• The technologies being used to create Web pages continue to evolve. This book presents the reader with an up-to-date look at how to create dynamic, personalized web sites for both business and personal use
• This will be one of the first book to focus more on implementing Active Server Pages rather than on the theory behind working with Active Server Pages. This additional coverage will be seen in the 850+ pages (verses the closest competitor at less than 600 pages)
• Includes new functionality available with the release of Microsoft s Internet Information Server 4.0

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Describes the use of Active Server Pages to develop programming logic that can be used to implement and distribute information through scalable, real-world applications over the Web. Topics include VBScript, programmable objects, components, the creation of a sample Web site, database management, and the integrated development environment. Although the book is designed for application developers with experience in client/server applications, it also provide a basic foundation for less experienced developers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.