Active Server Pages (ASP)

Classic ASP is Microsoft's server-side scripting environment for IIS. These tutorials focus on Classic ASP with VBScript, including the ASP request/response model, forms, sessions, file handling, ADO database access, and Microsoft SQL Server examples.

Start Here

• Introduction to Classic ASP
• Install and enable Classic ASP in IIS
• ASP file structure and VBScript basics
• Advantages and limitations
• Server-side vs client-side tasks

VBScript Fundamentals

• Variables, Option Explicit, TypeName and type checking, type conversion
• If / Else, Select Case, Do loops, For / Next
• Arrays, Strings, Dates, Math functions, Regular expressions

Core ASP Objects

• Response object and Request / HTTP information
• Server object and MapPath
• Sessions and login/session workflow
• Cookies, redirects, and referrer information

Forms, Files & AJAX

• Form handling including checkbox/radio examples
• FileSystemObject and file handling
• AJAX with Classic ASP
• Sending email from ASP

Databases & SQL

• ADO / Access database connection
• Microsoft SQL Server with ASP
• SELECT and record display
• SQL Server date/time examples