Table of Contents

Preface ....................................................................................................... xi Part I: Introduction to Active Server Pages Chapter 1—Active Server Pages: An Introduction .................... 3 The Static Internet .................................................................................. 3 The Dynamic Internet Part I: CGI Applications .................................... 3 The Dynamic Internet Part II: ISAPI ...................................................... 4 Active Server Pages and Active Server Pages 2.0 ................................. 6 ASP: A Demonstration ............................................................................ 6 The ASP Object Model ........................................................................... 9 Chapter 2—Active Server Pages: Server-Side Scripting ......... 12 Client-Side Scripting ............................................................................. 12 Server-Side Scripting ............................................................................. 15 ASP Functions ....................................................................................... 19 Scripting Languages .............................................................................. 22 Chapter 3—Extending Active Server Pages ............................... 23 Part II: Object Reference Chapter 4—Application Object ...................................................... 27 Comments/Troubleshooting ................................................................ 28 Collections Reference ........................................................................... 30 Methods Reference ............................................................................... 36 Events Reference .................................................................................. 38 Chapter 5—ObjectContext Object ................................................. 41 Comments/Troubleshooting ................................................................ 42 Methods Reference ............................................................................... 43 Events Reference .................................................................................. 45 Chapter 6—Request Object ............................................................. 48 How HTTP Works ................................................................................ 48 The ASP Request Object ...................................................................... 57 Comments/Troubleshooting ................................................................ 57 Properties Reference ............................................................................ 58 Collections Reference ........................................................................... 59 Methods Reference ............................................................................... 82 Chapter 7—Response Object .......................................................... 85 Comments/Troubleshooting ................................................................ 86 Properties Reference ............................................................................ 87 Collections Reference ........................................................................... 99 Methods Reference ............................................................................. 104 Chapter 8—Server Object .............................................................. 114 Comments/Troubleshooting .............................................................. 115 Properties Reference .......................................................................... 115 Methods Reference ............................................................................. 116 Chapter 9—Session Object ............................................................ 122 Comments/Troubleshooting .............................................................. 123 Properties Reference .......................................................................... 125 Collections Reference ......................................................................... 129 Methods Reference ............................................................................. 136 Events Reference ................................................................................ 138 Chapter 10—Preprocessing Directives, Server-Side Includes, and GLOBAL.ASA ....................................................................... 141 Preprocessing Directives .................................................................... 141 Preprocessing Directives Reference .................................................. 142 Server-Side Includes ........................................................................... 146 #include .............................................................................................. 147 GLOBAL.ASA ...................................................................................... 150 GLOBAL.ASA Reference ..................................................................... 151 Part III: Installable Component Reference Chapter 11—ActiveX Data Objects 1.5 .................................... 159 Accessory Files/Required DLL Files ................................................... 161 Instantiating Active Data Objects ....................................................... 161 Comments/Troubleshooting .............................................................. 163 Object Model ...................................................................................... 163 Properties Reference .......................................................................... 174 Collections Reference ......................................................................... 206 Methods Reference ............................................................................. 207 Chapter 12—Ad Rotator Component ....................................... 236 Accessory Files/Required DLL Files ................................................... 237 Instantiating the Ad Rotator ............................................................... 240 Comments/Troubleshooting .............................................................. 240 Properties Reference .......................................................................... 241 Methods Reference ............................................................................. 243 Ad Rotator Example ........................................................................... 244 Chapter 13—Browser Capabilities Component .................... 248 Accessory Files/Required DLL Files ................................................... 249 Instantiating the Browser Capabilities Component .......................... 253 Comments/Troubleshooting .............................................................. 253 Properties Reference .......................................................................... 254 Chapter 14—Collaboration Data Objects for Windows NT Server ................................................................... 256 Accessory Files/Required DLL Files ................................................... 257 Instantiating Collaboration Data Objects ........................................... 257 Comments/Troubleshooting .............................................................. 258 The CDO Object Model ..................................................................... 259 NewMail Object Properties Reference ............................................... 268 Methods Reference ............................................................................. 280 Chapter 15—Content Linking Component ............................ 286 Accessory Files/Required DLL Files ................................................... 287 Instantiating a Content Linking Object .............................................. 288 Comments/Troubleshooting .............................................................. 289 Methods Reference ............................................................................. 290 Content Linking Component Example .............................................. 299 Chapter 16—Content Rotator Component ............................. 303 Accessory Files/Required DLL Files ................................................... 304 Instantiating the Content Rotator Component .................................. 306 Comments/Troubleshooting .............................................................. 306 Methods Reference ............................................................................. 306 Chapter 17—Counters Component ........................................... 309 Accessory Files/Required DLL Files ................................................... 310 Instantiating the Counters Component ............................................. 310 Comments/Troubleshooting .............................................................. 311 Methods Reference ............................................................................. 312 Chapter 18—File Access Component ........................................ 316 Accessory Files/Required DLL Files ................................................... 316 Instantiating Installable Components ................................................ 316 Comments/Troubleshooting .............................................................. 317 Object Model ...................................................................................... 317 Properties Reference .......................................................................... 324 Methods Reference ............................................................................. 334 Chapter 19—MyInfo Component ............................................... 346 Accessory Files/Required DLL Files ................................................... 346 Comments/Troubleshooting .............................................................. 349 Properties Reference .......................................................................... 350 Chapter 20—Page Counter Component .................................. 354 Accessory Files/Required DLL Files ................................................... 355 Instantiating the Page Counter Component ...................................... 355 Comments/Troubleshooting .............................................................. 356 Methods Reference ............................................................................. 356 Chapter 21—Permission Checker Component ...................... 358 Accessory Files/Required DLL Files ................................................... 359 Instantiating the Permission Checker ................................................ 359 Comments/Troubleshooting .............................................................. 360 Methods Reference ............................................................................. 360 Part IV: Appendixes Appendix A—Converting CGI/WinCGI Applications into ASP Applications ....................................................................... 365 Appendix B—ASP on Alternative Platforms .......................... 377 Appendix C—Configuration of ASP Applications on IIS ... 382 Index ...................................................................................................... 389