ASP 3.0: A Beginner's Guide

Through tutorials and hands-on exercises, programming instructor Dave Mercer explains the fundamentals of ASP, including Web programming objectives, ASP scripting, object-oriented programming, Active Server Components and ADO, client/server applications, debugging, and security. If you want to get started programming in ASP right away here is the perfect self-paced learning solution for you.

This Beginner's guide is Designed for Easy Learning:

• Modules - Each programming concept is divided into logical modules (chapters), ideal for linear learning
  
• Goals - Each module opens with the specific programming skills you'll have by the end of the module
  
• Ask the Experts - Q&A sections throughout
  
• 1-Minute Drills -Quick self-assessment sections to check your progress
  
• Annotated Syntax - Example code annotated with commentary that points to the particular technique illustrated
  
• Projects - Coding exercises contained in each module that build on one another, from simple to complex
  
• Mastery checks - End-of-module reviews that test proficiency using multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and simple coding questions
  

Contents

The basics of ASP programming

• Active Server Pages - Getting set up
  
• ASP and the web - programming basics
  
• The request and response objects
  
• The server object
  
• The application and session objects
  

• The scripting object model and SOM objects
  
• Major active server components
  
• More active server components
  
• ActiveX data objects and SQL overview
  
• The ADO connection-related objects
  
• The ADO recordset-related objects
  

• ASP transactions
  
• ASP collaboration and security