ASP in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly)) 2nd edition by Weissinger, Keyton (2000) Paperback

In a Nutshell

by Keyton Weissinger

The second edition of ASP in a Nutshell gives developers of Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP) a quick reference guide for looking up object usage on a dime. This guide is geared toward working ASP programmers who need to get their answers quickly, without wading through long examples. The book is organized into three an introduction to ASP, a language reference, and appendices. This edition has been updated for IIS 5.0 and ASP 3.0--respectively the latest flavors of Microsoft's flagship Web server and scripting engines. The ASP introduction is very brief, but it adequately explains the basic concepts behind ASP and server-side scripting.The heart of the title is the language reference that covers the intrinsic ASP objects, plus ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) 2.6, Collaboration Data Objects, file access, and more. Each section is tagged with staggered page markers that usually make it unnecessary to resort to the book's index to find a topic.While there are no full-blown code examples, the small code fragments that are included for most objects are valuable in illustrating usage. Throughout, the information is accurate and to the point, which is exactly what busy programmers really need in a desktop reference. --Stephen W. PlainTopics ASP overview Application of ASP objects ASPError ObjectContext Request Response Server Session Global.ASA Installable components (ActiveX Data Objects 2.6) Ad Rotator Browser capabilities CDO for Windows NT Content linking Content Rotator Counters File access Logging utility MyInfo Page counter Permission checking Tools Converting CGI/WinCGI applications ASP on other platforms Configuring IIS

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Technical, Programming, Computers

Paperback

First published July 6, 2000

Reviews

[Frank · Rating 3 out of 5]

ASP in a Nutshell is a good Active Server Pages (ASP) desktop reference resource text. The text covers the ASP objects available to the developer and provides many useful examples. The second edition of the text expands on the material in the first edition and covers ASP 3.0 and IIS 5.0.

[Shawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

solid resource

[Ed · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you absolutely MUST do ASP classic, this book offers a nice intro tutorial and a very thorough reference section.