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= Introduction = | |||
== Getting started == | |||
To be able to develop ASP pages , then you need Internet Information Server. The most easy way to get that these days is to grab Microsofts Web Platform installer here : | |||
http://www.microsoft.com/web/channel/products/WebPlatformInstaller.aspx | |||
This tool will provide you with a full stack for developing asp related things. It will also keep track of certain things you need to enable on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. | |||
== The overall idea about Active Server pages and vdf== | |||
asp pages are about creating HTML markup for serverside code in an easy way . | asp pages are about creating HTML markup for serverside code in an easy way . | ||
This means that '''asp is not a real programming language''' - it is about creating html to got together with serverside components you develop in Visual DataFlex (VDF). If you have problems you need to solve , then the best idea is to try solve them in Visual DataFlex (or another programming language for that matter). | This means that '''asp is not a real programming language''' - it is about creating html to got together with serverside components you develop in Visual DataFlex (VDF). If you have problems you need to solve , then the best idea is to try solve them in Visual DataFlex (or another programming language for that matter) . | ||
If you are coming from the visual dataflex world on windows, then you are probably used to writing code that can respond to events immediately. | If you are coming from the visual dataflex world on windows, then you are probably used to writing code that can respond to events immediately. | ||
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= serverside = | = VDF on the serverside = | ||
*Web Business Process (these things gets registered and you can access them in asp) | *Web Business Process (these things gets registered and you can access them in asp) | ||
*Global.asa (this is where your code is stackup up. check the list of WBP's there) | *Global.asa (this is where your code is stackup up. check the list of WBP's there) | ||
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= Web development primer = | = Web development primer = | ||
== The basics == | == The basics == | ||
You should always make sure that any html/javascript/css you do validates to the current standards. It will save you time in the long run. | You should always make sure that any html/javascript/css you do validates to the current standards. It will save you time in the long run. | ||