Active Server Pages are a server-side scripting technology primary developed to work under IIS (Internet Information Server) on Windows NT Server. 3rd party products exist enabling the use of ASP on other server platforms. ASP enables the server to deliver dynamic, database driven content to the end user with minimal effort.

WebReference Articles

10 Reasons to Develop in ASP

Thinking about using ASP? Still looking to be convinced? Author Alan Mendelevich provides a personal top 10 list of reasons to make the leap. From the Webreference Update newsletter.

Adding Features to your ASP Site

Alan Mendelevich returns with an another introductory ASP article. Learn to add some of the most popular features to your ASP-based site: a feedback form, a "recommend to a friend" feature and a 404 error reporter. From the Webreference Update newsletter.

Debugging and Tracing in ASP.NET

Guest author Utpal Chakraborty discusses the debugging tools available to ASP.NET developers.

Encapsulating Your ASP Page: One Common Method for Database Access to SQL Server and Oracle

Kathy Pendracky tells us how to use ASP and ADO in conjunction with databases.

Event Logging in .NET

The .NET API for event logging is discussed and improved upon in this follow-up to our previous debugging and tracing article.

The Path to ASP

Convinced that you're going to try ASP, but not sure how to get started? In Alan Mendelevich's third ASP article, he leads you down to the road to ASP development, easing you into the basics. From the Webreference Update Newsletter.

SOM - Your New Baby

Gordon Rose provides a look at the SOM, Microsoft's scripting object model, and shows you how to nurture this technology into a bundle of Web development joy.

Uploading Images using HTML and ASP

Jos Vernon of WebSuperGoo teachs you how to allow image uploads to your site, using standard HTML and off-the-shelf ASP extensions.

Using VBScript to define and control JavaScript on Active Server Pages

Jerry Gray shows us how to "Mix and Match", using VBScript and JavaScript together on Active Server Pages.

Yahasp, a PerlHoo Alternative

Webref's Perl guru, Jonathan Eisenzopf looks at other approaches to creating his Yahoo-like PerlHoo directory. Yahasp provides developers with an ASP VBscript alternative.

Tutorials

ASP 101 - A Database Interfacing Primer

An introduction to interacting with Databases from your ASP-based site.

The ABCs of Active Server Pages

From MSDN, providing a quick introductory overview to ASP.

What are Active Server Pages?

Start with the basics at ASP-Help.com.

Tutorial Collections

15 Seconds

Comprehensive source for ASP information and resources. Includes FAQs, code examples, tutorials, news and more.

4GuysFromRolla

Coverage of all areas of ASP development. Includes articles, FAQs, code samples and a popular messageboard. Recent article have covered security, tips on optimization, and more.

ArticleCentral: ASP & ISAPI

Article Central collects, rates and links to Web developer articles from sites across the WWW.

ASPWatch

Great collection of ASP-related articles and tutorials, at a variety of skill levels. Coverage includes scripting, components, integration, databases and more.

ASPWire

ASPWire aims to be your "ASP News and information source", with daily-updated news and article links to ASP-related topics around the Web.

DMOZ.org - Programming:Internet:ASP

ASP links from the Open Directory project.

LearnASP

Tutorials for new users, plus articles, links, and book reviews.

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