ASP 3.0: A Beginner's Guide

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Product Description

Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP) is one of the fastest growing programming segments for Web applications and e-commerce. This book servers our vast beginner audience. Great for developers regardless of experience--combines core coverage with real-world applications. Unique "learn by doing" pedagogy, not just theory as with competing books.

From the Back Cover

Learn the fundamentals of ASP programming by following the steps and examples in this easy-to-use guide.

Through tutorials and hands-on exercises, programming instructor Dave Mercer explains the fundamentals of ASP, including Web programming objectives, ASP scripting, object-oriented programming, Active Server Components and ADO, client/server applications, debugging, and security. If you want to get started programming in ASP right away here is the perfect self-paced learning solution for you.

This Beginner's guide is Designed for Easy Learning:

Modules - Each programming concept is divided into logical modules (chapters), ideal for linear learning Goals - Each module opens with the specific programming skills you'll have by the end of the module Ask the Experts - Q&A sections throughout 1-Minute Drills -Quick self-assessment sections to check your progress Annotated Syntax - Example code annotated with commentary that points to the particular technique illustrated Projects - Coding exercises contained in each module that build on one another, from simple to complex Mastery checks - End-of-module reviews that test proficiency using multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and simple coding questions

Product Details

• Paperback: 526 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies; annotated edition edition (September 27, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072127414
• ISBN-13: 978-0072127416
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,316,437 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lots of errors, November 6, 2000

By A Customer

This book skips over lots of important points making it very difficult to follow. There are lots of errors and the downloadable scripts often don't work. This leads to lots of frustration. Don't bother buying it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Inconsistent, October 20, 2000

By	Curtis Shmigelsky (Lenexa, Kansas) - See all my reviews

Well this book starts of great. The first 3 chapters are very nice and straight forward to follow. After that though, the book jumps around ALOT, and is very hard to follow. Lots of liitle details are left out in order to save pages. The examples in the book are downloadable off the Internet don't always work. This book needs to be written clearer and more detailed. I was very very frustrated with the book and strongly not recommend the book to other readers.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for first-time programmers, December 2, 2000

By	rnh (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

Though this book bills itself as providing "essential skills for first-time programmers," a look at Module 2 should convince you otherwise. As the author explains, ASP is a technology and not a programming language, so to use active server pages you'll have to become familiar with a scripting language such as VBScript or JScript. But Module 2 will stop you dead in your beginner's tracks, when under the heading "VBScript Basics," the author declares in the third paragraph, "Variables can be declared anywhere within code, simply by using the Dim statement. However, it is wise to use the Option Explicit statement (<% Option Explicit Dim var1, var 2 %>) at the beginning of your code, because it forbids the use of variable names that have not been explicitly dimensioned." Good luck.