For the first time, build a complete working application for the Web with server side scripting! Working with Active Server Pages is the authoritative guide to understanding, designing, and developing dynamic Web pages using your Windows NT 4.0 Server. Created with the developer in mind, this easy-to-use guide has been carefully crafted to introduce you to the power and flexibility of creating dynamic Web pages with your Windows NT 4 Server, Microsoft's IIS 3.0, and Active Server Pages.
But that's not all this book covers! You'll quickly obtain comprehensive coverage of Microsoft's Active Server Pages environment, including design, development, and implementation of dynamic Web pages; extend ASP functionality by creating COM objects in Visual Basic; master the nuances of VBScript and scripting integration with Active Server Pages; manage states and events with ASP objects; build Web pages anyone can browse; discover the power of client and server load balancing and eliminate the need for powerful client software; incorporate your existing programs into your Web site; and acquire the tools from ASP to integrate your existing information systems into new Web-based applications.
Active Server Pages (ASP) is the single biggest feature of the latest version of Internet Information Server. Using the step-by-step instructions and real-world advice from this book, developers will discover how to use this technology to access key back-end services and build applications that can be used with any browser. - Complete Web site included, plus practical examples to illustrate key concepts in the book.
- Build dynamic Web sites without using CGI.
- CD-ROM includes Microsoft's Internet Information Server, Web Server, Internet Explorer, utilities, and all of the examples and applications from the book