ASP in a Nutshell provides the high-quality reference documentation that web application developers really need to create effective Active Server Pages. It focuses on how features are used in a real application and highlights little-known or undocumented features. This book also includes an overview of the interaction between the latest release of Internet Information Server (version 5) and ASP 3.0, with an introduction to the IIS object model and the objects it comprises. The examples shown in this section and throughout the book are illustrated in VBScript. The main components of this book are: *Active Server Pages Introduction. Brief overview of the ASP application paradigm with examples in VBScript. Also included is an introduction to Microsoft's Internet Information Server 5.0, the IIS object model, and the objects that it comprises. *Object Reference. Each object is discussed in the following manner: descriptions, properties, collections, methods, events, accessory files/required DLLs, and remarks, including real-world uses, tips and tricks, and author's experience (where applicable).
The objects--Application, Response, Request, Server, Session, ObjectContext, and ASPError, as well as ASP Directives, Global.ASA, and Server-Side Includes--all follow this paradigm. *Component Reference. This section follows the same paradigm found in Object Reference. The discussion covers all of the additional components included with IIS, such as ActiveX Data Objects, the Ad Rotator, the Browser capabilities component, the File System Object, and more. *Appendixes. Gives examples in one or two objects and components using Perl, REXX, and Python in ASP. Like other books in the "In a Nutshell" series this book offers the facts, including critical background information, in a no-nonsense manner that users will refer to again and again. It is a detailed reference that enables even experienced web developers to advance their ASP applications to new levels.
Preface Part I. Introduction to Active Server Pages Chapter 1. Active Server Pages: An Introduction The Static Internet The Dynamic Internet Part I: CGI Applications The Dynamic Internet Part II: ISAPI Active Server Pages and Active Server Pages 2.0 ASP: A Demonstration The ASP Object Model Chapter 2. Active Server Pages: Server-Side Scripting Client-Side Scripting Server-Side Scripting ASP Functions Scripting Languages Chapter 3. Extending Active Server Pages Part II. Object Reference Chapter 4. Application Object Comments/Troubleshooting Collections Reference Contents Collection Methods Methods Reference Events Reference Chapter 5. ASPError Object Comments/Troubleshooting Properties Reference ASPError Example Chapter 6. ObjectContext Object Comments/Troubleshooting Methods Reference Events Reference Chapter 7. Request Object How HTTP Works The ASP Request Object Comments/Troubleshooting Properties Reference Collections Reference Methods Reference Chapter 8. Response Object Comments/Troubleshooting Properties Reference Collections Reference Methods Reference Chapter 9. Server Object Comments/Troubleshooting Properties Reference Methods Reference Chapter 10. Session Object Comments/Troubleshooting Properties Reference Collections Reference Methods Reference Events Reference Chapter 11. Preprocessing Directives, Server-Side Includes, and GLOBAL.ASA Preprocessing Directives Preprocessing Directives Reference Server-Side Includes GLOBAL.ASA GLOBAL.ASA Reference Part III. Installable Component Reference Chapter 12. ActiveX Data Objects 2.6 Accessory Files/Required DLL Files Instantiating Active Data Objects Comments/Troubleshooting Object Model Properties Reference Collections Reference Methods Reference Chapter 13. Ad Rotator Component Accessory Files/Required DLL Files Instantiating the Ad Rotator Comments/Troubleshooting Properties Reference Methods Reference Ad Rotator Example Chapter 14. Browser Capabilities Component Accessory Files/Required DLL Files Instantiating the Browser Capabilities Component Comments/Troubleshooting Properties Reference Retrieving Browser Information from Cookies Chapter 15. Collaboration Data Objects for Windows NT Server Accessory Files/Required DLL Files Instantiating Collaboration Data Objects Comments/Troubleshooting The CDO Object Model NewMail Object Properties Reference Methods Reference Chapter 16. Content Linking Component Accessory Files/Required DLL Files Instantiating a Content Linking Object Comments/Troubleshooting Methods Reference Content Linking Component Example Chapter 17. Content Rotator Component Accessory Files/Required DLL Files Instantiating the Content Rotator Component Comments/Troubleshooting Methods Reference Chapter 18. Counters Component Accessory Files/Required DLL Files Instantiating the Counters Component Comments/Troubleshooting Methods Reference Chapter 19. File Access Component Accessory Files/Required DLL Files Instantiating Installable Components Comments/Troubleshooting Object Model Properties Reference Methods Reference Chapter 20. Logging Utility Component Accessory Files/Required DLL Files Instantiating the Logging Utility Component Comments/Troubleshooting Properties Reference Methods Reference Logging Utility Component Example Chapter 21. MyInfo Component Accessory Files/Required DLL Files Comments/Troubleshooting Properties Reference Chapter 22. Page Counter Component Accessory Files/Required DLL Files Instantiating the Page Counter Component Comments/Troubleshooting Methods Reference Chapter 23. Permission Checker Component Accessory Files/Required DLL Files Instantiating the Permission Checker Comments/Troubleshooting Methods Reference Chapter 24. Tools Component Accessory Files/Required DLL Files Instantiating the Tools Component Comments/Troubleshooting Methods Reference Part IV. Appendixes Appendix A. ASP Intrinsic Objects Member Summary Appendix B. Converting CGI/WinCGI Applications into ASP Applications Appendix C. ASP on Alternative Platforms Appendix D. Configuration of ASP Applications on IIS Index
