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 = Introduction =
-= The overall idea  =
+This page describes the technologies available to create web applictions using Visual DataFlex.
-[[ASP]] is about creating applications that work on the internet in a web browser. To create applications that work in a web browser, then you will need to generate [[HTML]] and use a web server (to use Visual DataFlex you will need [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Information_Services IIS] )
-When you have decided to use [[[ASP]] , then you should try to resist the urge to generate all the [[HTML]] from Visual DataFlex. The overall idea of ASP is to integrate your code into HTML in the most efficient manner (E.g. if you have a class called oHTMLWriter then something went wrong!)
-The trick is to let your VDF code handle the data and business logic and let [[ASP]] handle the [[HTML]] presentation.
+= Getting started =
-== Getting started ==
 To be able to develop ASP pages , then you need [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Information_Services Internet Information Server]. The most easy way to get that these days is to grab Microsofts Web Platform installer here :
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 You will also need to install [[Webapp server]] from the [[Portal:Visual DataFlex]] installer. Note that you will need version 14.1 to support the windows 2008 server.
 == Putting on your [http://www.professorsolomon.com/thinkingcap.html Thinking cap]==
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 *Global.asa (this is where your code is stackup up. check the list of WBP's there)
-== Styling using css ==
-Using css for styling can help you if you don't like doing design yourself!  If you style using css then somebody else can do the design for you.
+= In the trenches =
-*start your adventure here: [http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/ css]
+*[[EnablingJSONIN]]
-*go here when something goes wrong: [http://www.quirksmode.org/css/contents.html quirksmode css]
-== Javascript on the client ==
-Javascript can be good for validating what the user enters on the screen. It can also be good for fancy [[AJAX]] techniques.
 == Validation ==
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 *[[CSS|Cascading Style Sheets]] ( validate here: http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ )
 *[[Javascript]] ( validate here: http://www.jslint.com/ )
+== Styling using css ==
+Using css for styling can help you if you don't like doing design yourself!  If you style using css then somebody else can do the design for you.
+*start your adventure here: [http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/ css]
+*go here when something goes wrong: [http://www.quirksmode.org/css/contents.html quirksmode css]
+== Javascript on the client ==
+[[Javascript]] can be good for validating what the user enters on the screen. It can also be good for fancy [[AJAX]] techniques.
-*[http://www.quirksmode.org/js/contents.html quirksmode javacript ]
-[[category: Web Programming]] [[Category:Stub]] [[Category:Cookbook]]
+[[category: Web Applications]] [[Category:Stub]] [[Category:Cookbook]]