Using Isapi (Using ... (Que)) [DELUXE EDITION] (Paperback)

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Product Description

Special Edition, Using ISAPI is the essential Microsoft Web programming reference. It will teach programmers what this new API is, how it can best be used, and provide a lifetime reference. The CD includes Microsoft's Internet Information Server software, the ISAPI Software development Kit (SDK) and a broad range of ISAPI programs from which the reader can learn.

From the Publisher

The Internet Information Server API (ISAPI) is a key element in designing interactive and dynamic Web pages to work with Microsoft's new NT-based Web server. Readers looking for printed documentation on ISAPI will look to Que-the only source for complete information on the structure of the API, its key components, and more! - Serves as a lifetime companion for Web programmers

- Learn how to build application and filter programs with ISAPI

- CD-ROM includes a complete version of Microsoft Internet Information Server, the ISAPI software development kit, and numerous ISAPI applications

Product Details

• Paperback: 590 pages
• Publisher: Que (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789709139
• ISBN-13: 978-0789709134
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,739,617 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars comprehensive, tutorial approach using examples, April 15, 2005

By	James E. Teasley (Silver Spring, MD USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was so appalled with the one and two star reviews for this book that I just had to write my own review. I gave this book a five star because it used a tutorial approach with its examples to instruct and teach this difficult subject. With a little tweaking I could get the examples to work. Getting an ISAPI to work from barebones, without the extra heavy weight of MFC was in itself worth five stars. If you are going to do ISAPI with MFC, don't waist your time, use ASP. Get this book and kiss MFC goodbye.

In December 1996, I went on a consultant interview for a C/C++ Web Application job. The client needed an authentication program to support a member base over 100,000 that could get over 10,000 hits at once (that was in 1997). And he needed this application within two weeks. At the time, I knew very little about the Internet and nothing about ISAPI programming. As always, Microsoft had a lot of disjoint information on ISAPI programming but not a comprehensive, tutorial approach for someone with a small learning time frame. With "Using ISAPI", I learn the basics of HTTP/HTML/ISAPI, how to setup a Web server, and how to interface with MSSQL database using ODBC all within two weeks. I was able to do this because of the comprehensive tutorial approach of the examples used in the book. Once you understand and can setup a basic template Filter or Application ISAPI, there is no stopping you. By the way, the ISAPI is still running and has never bought down the Server. It is my understanding that Microsoft's Web programming team still use ISAPI!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best of the available ISAPI books, has reasonable examples, October 6, 1998

By A Customer

ISAPI is Microsoft's approach to adding capabilities to web serving. There are only a few books that describe how to use ISAPI. This book is the best of them, because the author: 1) provides examples in both C and C++, and 2) compares ISAPI with CGI solutions. Unfortunately, ISAPI is a complicated subject, so more and shorter examples would help elucidate the reader.

3.0 out of 5 stars The chapter on Filters is stellar!, April 21, 2009

By	Scott Green (Mountain Lakes, NJ) - See all my reviews

This is worth getting the book by itself. Paul is truly a dynamic and well thought out author and coder and explains in simple, cleear, and coherent examples.