The great advantage to this book is that it's concise.I am a web professional, and I was looking for a book that would help me get up to speed quickly with ASPs.By following the examples, I was able to complete basic tasks, including retrieving data from forms, reading files, and accessing databases.It is clearly organized, and it was easy for me to skip around to the topics that interested me.The main drawback of this book for me is that I will probably need another book to help me with more advanced topics.Also, it tends to rely on the examples to teach the reader so if you're looking for a more general explanation of ASP objects and architecture, look elsewhere.Finally, the first 100 pages were a waste for me becauseI was already familiar with Visual Basic and HTML.The book could also use a larger reference section.Still, I give the book 4 stars because for the target audience of beginning ASP designers I think it's an affordable, effective solution.
In short, I would recommend this to a beginner who wants to learn the basics of ASPs quickly, and doesn't want to do much reading.
Product Description
Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Inside you'll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 100 key Active Server Pages tasks, including:
- Processing data from a form
- Creating a cookie
- Using query strings
- Encoding a URL
- Creating a custom component
- Locking application variables
- Using a Windows script component
- Connecting to a database
- Creating a custom error message
- Using the File Access component
The companion CD-ROM includes:
- Shareware versions of WEB-ED Page and Scripting Editor and ASP Express
- Evaluation versions of Edit 2000 and Visual InterDev 6
- Plus, all sample code and an e-version of the book.
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