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Lecture Note 1: Getting Started With ASP
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Introduction to ASPIntroduction to ASP
An ASP file can contain text, HTML tags and scripts. Scripts in an ASP file are executed on the server
What you should already knowWhat you should already know
– WWW, HTML and the basics of building Web WWW, HTML and the basics of building Web pages pages
– A scripting language like JavaScript or VBScriptA scripting language like JavaScript or VBScript
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What is ASP?What is ASP?
– ASP stands for Active Server Pages ASP stands for Active Server Pages – ASP is a program that runs inside IIS ASP is a program that runs inside IIS – IIS stands for Internet Information Services IIS stands for Internet Information Services – IIS comes as a free component with Windows IIS comes as a free component with Windows
2000 2000 – IIS is also a part of the Windows NT 4.0 Option IIS is also a part of the Windows NT 4.0 Option
Pack Pack – The Option Pack can be downloaded from The Option Pack can be downloaded from
Microsoft Microsoft – PWS (Personal Web Server) is a smaller - but fully PWS (Personal Web Server) is a smaller - but fully
functional - version of IIS functional - version of IIS – PWS can be found on your Windows 95/98 CD PWS can be found on your Windows 95/98 CD
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ASP CompatibilityASP Compatibility
– ASP is a Microsoft Technology ASP is a Microsoft Technology – To run IIS you must have Windows NT 4.0 or later To run IIS you must have Windows NT 4.0 or later – To run PWS you must have Windows 95 or later To run PWS you must have Windows 95 or later – ChiliASP is a technology that runs ASP without ChiliASP is a technology that runs ASP without
Windows OS Windows OS – InstantASP is another technology that runs ASP InstantASP is another technology that runs ASP
without Windows without Windows
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What is an ASP File?What is an ASP File?
– An ASP file is just the same as an HTML file An ASP file is just the same as an HTML file – An ASP file can contain text, HTML, XML, and An ASP file can contain text, HTML, XML, and
scripts scripts – Scripts in an ASP file are executed on the server Scripts in an ASP file are executed on the server – An ASP file has the file extension ".asp" An ASP file has the file extension ".asp"
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How Does ASP Differ from HTML?How Does ASP Differ from HTML?– When a browser requests an HTML file, the server When a browser requests an HTML file, the server
returns the file returns the file – When a browser requests an ASP file, IIS passes When a browser requests an ASP file, IIS passes
the request to the ASP engine. The ASP engine the request to the ASP engine. The ASP engine reads the ASP file, line by line, and executes the reads the ASP file, line by line, and executes the scripts in the file. Finally, the ASP file is returned scripts in the file. Finally, the ASP file is returned to the browser as plain HTML to the browser as plain HTML
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What can ASP do for you?What can ASP do for you?
– Dynamically edit, change or add any content of a Web page Dynamically edit, change or add any content of a Web page – Respond to user queries or data submitted from HTML Respond to user queries or data submitted from HTML
forms forms – Access any data or databases and return the results to a Access any data or databases and return the results to a
browser browser – Customize a Web page to make it more useful for individual Customize a Web page to make it more useful for individual
users users – The advantages of using ASP instead of CGI and Perl, are The advantages of using ASP instead of CGI and Perl, are
those of simplicity and speed those of simplicity and speed – Provides security since your ASP code can not be viewed Provides security since your ASP code can not be viewed
from the browser from the browser – Since ASP files are returned as plain HTML, they can be Since ASP files are returned as plain HTML, they can be
viewed in any browser viewed in any browser – Clever ASP programming can minimize the network traffic Clever ASP programming can minimize the network traffic
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Run ASP on Your PCRun ASP on Your PC
You can run ASP on your own PC without an external server. To do that, you must install Microsoft's Personal Web Server (PWS) or Internet Information Services (IIS) on your PC.
How to install IIS and run ASP on Windows 2000How to install IIS and run ASP on Windows 2000– From your Start Button, go to Settings, and Control Panel From your Start Button, go to Settings, and Control Panel – In the Control Panel window select Add/Remove Programs In the Control Panel window select Add/Remove Programs – In the Add/Remove window select Add/Remove Windows In the Add/Remove window select Add/Remove Windows
Components Components – In the Wizard window check Internet Information Services, In the Wizard window check Internet Information Services,
click OK click OK – An Inetpub folder will be created on your harddrive An Inetpub folder will be created on your harddrive – Open the Inetpub folder, and find a folder named wwwroot Open the Inetpub folder, and find a folder named wwwroot – Create a new folder, like "MyWeb", under wwwroot. Create a new folder, like "MyWeb", under wwwroot. – Use a text editor to write some ASP code, save the file as Use a text editor to write some ASP code, save the file as
"test1.asp" in the "MyWeb" folder "test1.asp" in the "MyWeb" folder
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How to install IIS and run ASP on How to install IIS and run ASP on Windows 2000Windows 2000
– Make sure your Web server is running - The Make sure your Web server is running - The installation program has added a new icon on your installation program has added a new icon on your task bar (this is the IIS symbol). Click on the icon task bar (this is the IIS symbol). Click on the icon and press the Start button in the window that and press the Start button in the window that appears. appears.
– Open your browser and type in Open your browser and type in "http://localhost/MyWeb/test1.asp", to view your "http://localhost/MyWeb/test1.asp", to view your first ASP page first ASP page
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How to install IIS and run ASP on Windows XP How to install IIS and run ASP on Windows XP ProfessionalProfessionalNote: You cannot run ASP on Windows XP Home Edition.
– Insert the Windows XP Professional CD-Rom into your CD-Rom Drive Insert the Windows XP Professional CD-Rom into your CD-Rom Drive – From your Start Button, go to Settings, and Control Panel From your Start Button, go to Settings, and Control Panel – In the Control Panel window select Add/Remove Programs In the Control Panel window select Add/Remove Programs – In the Add/Remove window select Add/Remove Windows Components In the Add/Remove window select Add/Remove Windows Components – In the Wizard window check Internet Information Services, click OK In the Wizard window check Internet Information Services, click OK – An Inetpub folder will be created on your hard drive An Inetpub folder will be created on your hard drive – Open the Inetpub folder, and find a folder named wwwroot Open the Inetpub folder, and find a folder named wwwroot – Create a new folder, like "MyWeb", under wwwroot. Create a new folder, like "MyWeb", under wwwroot. – Use a text editor to write some ASP code, save the file as "test1.asp" in Use a text editor to write some ASP code, save the file as "test1.asp" in
the "MyWeb" folder the "MyWeb" folder
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How to install IIS and run ASP on How to install IIS and run ASP on Windows XP ProfessionalWindows XP ProfessionalNote: You cannot run ASP on Windows XP Home Edition.
– Make sure your Web server is running - The Make sure your Web server is running - The installation program has added a new icon on your installation program has added a new icon on your task bar (this is the IIS symbol). Click on the icon task bar (this is the IIS symbol). Click on the icon and press the Start button in the window that and press the Start button in the window that appears.appears.
– Open your browser and type in Open your browser and type in "http://localhost/MyWeb/test1.asp", to view your "http://localhost/MyWeb/test1.asp", to view your first ASP page.first ASP page.