Get Up to Speed on Active Server Pages 3-in a Weekend! The big day is Monday. The day you get to show off what you know about Active Server Pages. The problem is, you're not really up to speed. Maybe it's been a while since you worked with ASP. Or maybe you just like a challenge. In any event, we've got a solution for you - Active Server Pages 3 Weekend Crash Course. Open the book Friday evening and on Sunday afternoon, after completing 30 fast, focused lessons, you'll be able to jump right in and start creating dynamic Web content with ASP. It's as simple as that. The Curriculum Friday Creating Your First Web Site Evening: 4 Lessons, 2 Hours
* Introduction to Web Programming and Active Server Pages
* Setting up the Environment
* Creating Your First Web Site
* Writing Your First Code
Saturday Mastering the Essentials Morning: 6 Lessons, 3 Hours
* HTML Basics
* HTML Lists and Tables
* Processing User Input
* Responding to the User
* Understanding Variables and Data Types
* Working with Strings
Saturday, continued Afternoon: 6 Lessons, 3 Hours
* Working with Numbers and Dates
* Decisions Structures
* Looping Structures
* Subroutines and Functions
* Creating Structured Code
* Getting Other User Information
Evening: 4 Lessons, 2 Hours
* Creating a Database
* Introduction to SQL
* Introduction to ADO
* Debugging and Error Handling
Sunday Tying It All Together Morning: 6 Lessons, 3 Hours
* Introduction to the eOrganizer
* Creating the eOrganizer Database
* Creating the eOrganizer Structure
* Building the Notes Manager
* Building the Link Manager
* Building the Task Manager
Afternoon: 4 Lessons, 2 Hours
* Building the Contact Manager
* Building the Event Manager
* Creating the eOrganizer Home Page
* Where to go Next
For more-information on Hungry Minds, go to www.hungryminds.com Bonus CD-ROM
* All sample code and auxiliary files
* Assessment software to help gauge your progress
* ASPUpload component for file transfers to and from your server
* Plus a trial version of HomeSite 4.5
System Requirements: PC running Windows 95 or later, Windows NT 4 or later. See the About the CD Appendix for details and complete system requirements.
About the Author Eric A. Smith is an author, consultant, and trainer specializing in Active Server Pages, Visual Basic, and SQL Server. He is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. He has written, edited, or contributed to ten books covering Visual Basic and Web technologies. He is also a frequent contributor to industry magazines, such as Visual Basic Programmers Journal. Eric also runs a series of Web sites devoted to his favorite technologies: VB Techniques (vbtechniques.com), ASP Techniques (asptechniques.com), and SQL Techniques (sqltechniques.com). He also maintains sites for several of the books he's written, including this one (aspcrashcourse.com). He is also the creator of the Ask the VB Pro site, currently part of the DevX.com site. Eric volunteers as an Emergency Medical Technician and is currently active with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. If you have comments, questions, or suggestions about this book, you can reach him via e-mail at info@aspcrashcourse.com.
