ASP IN A NUTSHELL A Desktop Quick Reference [...]... component name Finally, ASP in a Nutshell includes three appendixes Appendix A, Converting CGI/ WinCGI Applications into ASP Applications, shows what’s involved in converting a simple application from Perl and Visual Basic to ASP and VBScript It also includes two handy tables that list CGI and WinCGI environment variables and their equivalent ASP properties Appendix B, ASP on Alternative Platforms, examines... undergone a transformation into a new language built using submissions from both Netscape and Microsoft This new language is called ECMAScript (from European Computer Manufacturers Association) According to David Flanagan in JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, this name was chosen specifically because it had no relation to either parent company and it had none of the marketing glitz of Java artificially associated... development Chapter 3, Extending Active Server Pages, examines the general mechanism for incorporating external COM components into an ASP application and lists the components that are included with Internet Information Server (IIS) In part, Active Server Pages is an object model that features six intrinsic objects (Application, ObjectContext, Request, Response, Server, and Session) that are always available... constant width italic indicates replaceable parameters Italic Italicized words in the text indicate intrinsic or user-defined functions and procedure names Many system elements, such as paths, filenames, and URLs, are also italicized Finally, italics are used to denote a term that’s used for the first time This symbol indicates a tip This symbol indicates a warning How to Contact Us We have tested and... server ASP. DLL interprets all code in a file (with the ASP file extension) that’s delimited with as being ASP code (There is another way to delineate server-side code that I’ll cover in a moment.) Example 2-2 shows an active server page named ExampleChap2 .asp, with the VBScript code that will be interpreted by ASP. DLL in bold Example 2-2: ExampleChap2 .asp Example... closely related to its object model ASP is extensible That is, by calling the Server object’s CreateObject method, you can instantiate external COM components that can be accessed programmatically just like any of the six intrinsic objects Part III, Installable Component Reference, documents the components that are included with the IIS installation These eleven chapters are again arranged alphabetically... Internet Information Server 2.0, Microsoft began public beta testing of a technology whose code name was Denali This technology is now known as Active Server Pages and is a very important aspect of Microsoft’s Internet Information Server strategy This ASP technology is encapsulated in a single, small (~300K) DLL called ASP. DLL This DLL is an ISAPI filter that resides in the same memory space as Internet Information... Preface ASP in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference, eMatter Edition Copyright © 2000 O’Reilly & Associates, Inc All rights reserved Preface How This Book Is Structured ASP in a Nutshell is divided into three parts Part I, Introduction to Active Server Pages, provides a fast-paced introduction to ASP that consists of three chapters Chapter 1, Active Server Pages: An Introduction, places ASP within... name and any invariable elements Preface ASP in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference, eMatter Edition Copyright © 2000 O’Reilly & Associates, Inc All rights reserved xiii How to Contact Us required by the syntax Constant width is also used for operators, statements, and code fragments Constant width italic Constant width italic in body text indicates parameter and variable names In syntax statements... Function DomainType(strDomainString) strPossibleDomain = Right(strDomainString, 3) Select Case Ucase(strPossibleDomain) Case "COM" DomainType = "company" Case "EDU" DomainType = "educational" Case "GOV" DomainType = "government_civil" Case "MIL" DomainType = "government_military" Case Else DomainType = "UNKNOWN" End Select End Function Example 2-6: Including a Server-Side Function in an ASP Function . that are included with the IIS installation. These eleven chapters are again arranged alphabetically by component name. Finally, ASP in a Nutshell includes. scripting and server-side scripting, takes a look at the struc- ture and syntax of ASP pages, and examines the scripting languages that can be used for ASP