Learn the basics of ASP based on the novice what is ASP

One, what is ASP?

In literal terms, ASP contains three meanings:

1. active:asp uses Microsoft's ActiveX technology. ActiveX (COM) technology is an important foundation for today's Microsoft software. It uses the encapsulation object, the program calls the object the technology, simplifies the programming, strengthens the program cooperation. The ASP itself encapsulates some basic components and common components, and many companies have developed a number of utility components. As long as you can install these components on the server, by accessing the components, you can quickly and easily build your own Web applications.

2, server:asp running on the server side. This eliminates the need to worry about whether the browser supports the programming language used by ASP. The ASP's programming language can be VBScript and JScript. VBScript is a simple set of VB, VB can be very convenient for people to get started quickly. However, Netscape browsers do not support the client's VBScript, so it is best not to use VBScript on the client. On the server side, there is no need to consider browser support issues. Netscape browsers can also display ASP pages normally.

3, PAGES:ASP returns the standard HTML page, can normally display in the commonly used browser. When viewers view the page source file, they see an ASP-generated HTML code, not an ASP program code. This will prevent others from copying programs.
Thus, we can see that ASP is a simple and convenient programming tool for developing Web applications under IIS. Once you understand the basic syntax of VBScript, you can easily write your own ASP system simply by knowing the purpose, attributes, and methods of each component.

Second, the ASP can do?

ASP is a web-based programming technology, which can be said to be a kind of CGI. It can complete all the functions of previous CGI programs, such as counters, guest books, bulletin boards, chat rooms and so on. ASP can easily realize the dynamic control of the content of the page, according to different browsers, display different page content. The viewer is not aware of it, just like the page he created for him. With a wide variety of components, ASPs can accomplish incredibly powerful functions. Using FileSystemObject, you can manipulate files on the server, browse, copy, move, delete, and so on. With the support of ADO (Active database object, dynamic databases objects), ASP is very handy in the operation of the database. You can even manage a database on a remote host, and perform various operations on tables and records, as you would with a local database. Using the CDONTS (Collaboration Data Objects for nts,nts collaboration object), you can send, view, and implement webmail functions. Combined with WSH (Windows scripting Host), you can manage NT hosts, such as NT user management, IIS virtual host settings, Exchange mailbox settings, and so on, just as easily as administering a local machine.