Active Server Pages (ASP)

Active Server Pages are Microsoft's very popular alternative to CGI scripting languages, such as Perl or PHP3 for the Windows NT platform. ASP is available on all Windows NT virtual server accounts.

ASP can be written in a variety of languages, including VBScript, JScript, and PerlScript, so if you've ever programmed in Visual Basic, Java, or Perl, you already know how to program Active Server Pages. On our Platinum package we offer Chilisoft ASP! to clients.

Pre-Processing Language for Windows NT

An ASP is somewhat similar to a server-side include or a common gateway interface (CGI) application in that all involve programs that run on the server, usually tailoring a page for the user. Typically, the script in the web page at the server uses input received as the result of the user's request for the page to access data from a database and then builds or customizes the page on the fly before sending it to the requestor. Thus, ASP is very fast, as it is built into Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS).

ASP Studio

Software Artisans' ASPstudio enhances the ASP development environment by making it even easier to create scalable, robust web applications that take advantage of the Windows NT Server platform. Because all ASP Studio components are run server-side, they are compatible with every browser. Developers can use SA-FileUp to receive and process user input, while staying within the context of their Active Server application. Verify and Validate common forms of user input from within your web application. Fully scriptable via Active Server Pages. SA File can verify items such as credit card numbers and e-mail addresses.