ASP Preparation before learning

After a general understanding of the ASP, you can start to do some preparation before the study.

• HTML language

  ASP based on HTML, the main or HTML code, only in need of ASP dynamic generated place to add ASP code. ASP's final display is also HTML code, to accurately control the output of the ASP, also requires a complete understanding of HTML. There is absolutely no lack of knowledge to learn asp,html.

• Script language (JavaScript or VBScript)

  The ASP's programming language can be either VBScript or JScript. You can choose a more familiar programming language according to your own situation. Because of VB a wide range of users, born out of the VB in the VBScript is most people choose. Microsoft Script's site is in http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/.

• The History of ASP
  

  Microsoft's earliest introduction of asp,asp1.0 in IIS3 (INTERNET information SERVER) is the most important part of IIS2-$#@62;IIS3 upgrades. Microsoft provides a asp.exe that is installed directly on a Web server. Asp.exe provides a roadmap, includes an ASP tutorial, references, and a complete sample ASP Web site. Only at this time of the ASP only English version, learning is not very convenient.
  In today's Chinese version of IIS4 and PWS4 (PERSONAL WEB SERVER), ASP upgraded to 2.0, the function has greatly improved, and all the documents are all Chinese, very practical.

• IIS4 and PWS4

  The IIS4 is included in the option PACK for NT4, and in the Simplified Chinese WINDOWS98 CD, the PWS4 is included.
  IIS4 and PWS4 can also be downloaded free of charge from the Internet. Microsoft China Home page in Http://www.microsoft.com/china, there are many Microsoft official download address. Among them, Guangzhou Telecom's site update the fastest. There, the option Pack that finds Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack,for Win95 contains IIS4 for pws4,for NT server.
  Installation is very simple, the implementation of the setup is OK. However, it is important to note that if you want to read the ASP document, the default installation is not available. You must select "Custom" installation, select "ASP document" to be able. In addition, like the ADO documentation that is often used later, it is also recommended that you install. If your hard drive is large enough, choose to install it all.

• ASP Development Tools

  Visual InterDev is a very powerful integrated development environment that Microsoft has specifically launched for the development of ASP programs.
  1, the ASP code can be color recognition, automatic completion of code. For example, you type "response." After that, VI will automatically response the method of the list, for you to choose.
  2, vi with a code base, call the design of the DTC (Designtime Co OL), can be very simple to achieve form processing, database operations and so on complex functions.
  3, built-in database management tools, can be directly to the database query, modify the work.
  4, within the RS (Remote Script), supporting the server, the client code calls between.
  5, the Group development cooperation management function, supports many people to develop a website at the same time.
  VI for HTML editing support is not enough, in the design of the page effect, can not be handy.