Rescued By Active Server Pages and ASP.NET (Paperback)

by Kris Jamsa (Author)

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Product Description
Rescued by ASP is a complete book and reference for working with Active Server Pages (ASP) that will appeal to both new and advanced users and developers of ASP. The first part of the book introduces the reader to the basics and fundamentals of ASP, giving the reader a solid foundation to build more complex and intricate sites using Active Server Pages. In Part II, the book covers some of the common requirements of developers when working with ASP. Some of these common requirements include e-mailing, working with files, handling page counters, and determining properties and capabilities of remote browsers, to name a few. In Part III, the book introduces the reader to the Structured Query Language (SQL) and working with databases. This section includes working with Microsoft Access and Microsoft SQL Server. In Part IV, the reader is shown how to use advanced methods to enhance ASP and extend the capabilities of the language by creating various component models, as well as learning the difference between these component models. Debugging and error handling techniques to aid in overcoming obstacles when writing Active Server Pages, as well as creating user friendly pages that handle problems gracefully, are also covered.

About the Author
Worldwide, millions of computer users regard Dr. Kris Jamsa as one of the leading experts and authors in the industry. He is the author of over 95 books covering a wide range of topics in computer technology, security, graphics, networking, and programming. Kris received his bachelor's degree in computer science from the United States Air Force Academy. During his tenure in the Air Force, Dr. Jamsa worked as a VAX/VMS system manager, overseeing computer hardware, software and network security. He received his Master's Degree in computer science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and his doctorate in computer science with an emphasis on operating systems from Arizona State University. In 1997, Dr. Jamsa earned an MBA degree from San Diego State University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: OnWord Press; 1 edition (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766849457
• ISBN-13: 978-0766849457
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,956,846 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book for beginners, February 18, 2002

By A Customer

I had never created an active server page before. My Web site had over a dozen after my first weekend with the book. The lessons make the process very easy!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book I have found, February 17, 2002

By A Customer

This is by far the easiest book to understand that I have found for Active Server Pages -- my hats off to Rob Francis (I just bought his Visual Basic book -- I hope it is as good).

I have been trying to use PHP -- Francis makes ASP very easy to understand and shows how to integrate key objects to perform complex tasks. PHP even makes more sense now ... but I am going to stick with ASP.

I am not using ASP.NET yet, so I can't comment on that part of the book.

The ASP material is very good and very easy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Read, Easy to Understand, March 10, 2003

By	S. Rivera (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love this book. The writing style is easy to understand, and carries the reader forward in a natural progression. It's a book that can be read straight through. It has great tutorials on VBScript and SQL (although I wanted more on SQL), and a lot of friendly ASP tutorials. Definitely a great book for the library. It's hard to find everything you need to develop a web application in one book, which is why I give this one 5 stars. I can get quick answers, or read through for more complete understanding. I have a lot of ASP books, but this is my favorite due to its completeness and easy, friendly writing style. I love Kris Jamsa books, and now I'm adding Rob Francis books to my Must Have list.