IwannaLearnAsp

ASP (ActiveServerPages) is old technology, and MicrosoftCorporation would like you to learn AspDotNet instead.

But two years into the release of MicrosoftDotNet, most companies still stay with older technology, probably because DotNet is still evolving. (see WindowsVista)

• And three years into DotNet there is a resurgent of demand for RichInternetApplication. So IwannaLearnAsp, with a async XmlHttpRequest twist. Others with similar interests are recommended to start with the very readable Jesse James Garrett article that depicted graphically how Ajax work differently from synchronous WebApplication. See link in AjaxWebApplications.

For people new to the Microsoft world ASP is something they can get started quickly, provided if they can source older software (and essential Microsoft patches).

Since ASP is mostly a hosting medium for JavaScript and VbScript where real complexities and capabilities arise, I suggest we spend some time in getting familiar with these two scripting languages. Links include:

• JavaScript 101 http://javascript.about.com/library/weekly/aa011402a.htm
• VbScript from Step 1 http://www.intranetjournal.com/text/corner/aitken/vbs-1.shtml
• VbScript tutorial http://www.intranetjournal.com/text/corner/wrox/progref/vbt/ch21_15.shtml

Here are some links for newstarts:

• DB frontend for ASP at http://builder.com.com/5100-6388-1050451.html. A different example can be found at http://www.devx.com/getHelpOn/10MinuteSolution/20493/1954?pf=true
• ASP tutorial at w3schools at http://www.w3schools.com/asp/default.asp
• Different ways to implement Paging of retrieved data at http://www.devx.com/getHelpOn/10MinuteSolution/20502/1954?pf=true
• create data in Excel format for download at http://www.devx.com/getHelpOn/10MinuteSolution/20482
• A forum to help and get help (with tutorial too) http://forums.aspfree.com/f5/s
• Apple explains how to do MS originated XmlHttpRequest for their browser, see http://developer.apple.com/internet/webcontent/xmlhttpreq.html
• A 1000 page faq available for download at http://www.aspfaq.com/downloads/ASPFAQ-2003-12-14.zip

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Example to get data from a directory, puts it into an ActivexDataObject recordset, sort and print it

For code see http://www.asp101.com/samples/viewasp.asp?file=dir%5Flist%5Fsort%2Easp result see http://www.asp101.com/samples/dir_list_sort.asp

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Good programming links wanted for Server ASP/ VbScript app interacting with MozillaFirefox DOM, using AJAX type mechanisms.

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