ASP.NET Articles, Tutorials and Reviews

Active Server Pages (ASP) are a server-side scripting technology primary developed to work under IIS (Internet Information Server). Third 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.

Articles/Tutorials

Creating a ASP.NET Contact Form

Learn how to create an ASP.NET contact form that will allow you to capture specific information, validate form fields using client and server side languages and then send the results to specified recipient(s).

Consuming a Web Service using ASP.NET Ajax

A web service is a platform-independent software component that is based on the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and contains a group of functions that are packaged together for use in a common framework throughout a network. Read on to learn how Web Services can be consumed using ASP.NET Ajax.

Introducing jQuery

This article is the first in a series discussing jQuery - an open source JavaScript library, its features and how easily it can be integrated with Ajax and the ASP.NET MVC Framework to build applications that are rich, interactive and responsive.

Introducing the ASP.NET Ajax Frameworks

Ajax is a popular technology that is used in many different ways on the World Wide Web. It has become a technology of choice for building fast and responsive user interfaces. This article takes a brief look at the features of some of the more widely used ASP.NET Ajax frameworks.

Installing the ASP.NET Engine, Editor, and Database System

Three components need to be installed to work with the ASP.NET examples, the .NET Framework, the Visual Web Developer and SQL Server 2005. In addition, your computer must be running Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. By Scott Mitchell.

Getting Started with ASP.NET 3.5

ASP.NET is a Web programming technology pioneered by Microsoft that allows developers to create dynamic Web pages. Here, you'll find out how to create dynamic ASP.NET Web sites quickly and easily. By Scott Mitchell.

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.

Off-Site 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

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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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