Professional Active Server Pages (Instant) (Paperback)

~ (Author), Andrew Enfield (Author), Christian Gross (Author), Stephen Jakab (Author), Bruce Hartwell (Author), Darren Gill (Author), Brian Francis (Author), Richard Harrison (Author)

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Review

Visual Basic, once little more than a entry-level tool for the development of one-off applications and user interfaces, has evolved into a complex family of development environments, language variants, language subsets, language creoles, and embedded scripting tools. In typical Microsoft fashion, the various dialects' backward and lateral compatibility is poor, the documentation is sparse,and the true behavior and capabilities of each programming environment can only be determined by experiment. The Visual-Basic-like syntax used in Active Server Pages (ASP), which is a mishmosh of capabilities and features adapted from other Microsoft products, is no exception.

Professional Active Server Pages is only one of many recent releases on this topic, but it is one of the most useful. The book does not go into great depth on any individual topic, but the range is considerable. Most importantly, the book contains many practical examples of various programming and database access techniques, and the code listings are readable and devoid of typos. Unlike most other books in this genre, Professional Active Server Pages is careful to draw a clear distinction between server-side ASP programming and client-side VBScript programming -- a crucial issue for developers that want to keep their web applications browser- and platform-independent. The weakest point of the book is the ASP reference material in the appendices, which is terse to the point of unusability.

WROX Press is a new player in the computer technical book market, but the attention shown to editing, accuracy, and delivering solid value in this lengthy book is a good omen. -- Ray Duncan, Dr. Dobb's Journal -- Dr. Dobb's Journal

Product Description

One large commercial quality project is developed throughout the book. The authors assume the readers have Visual Basic knowledge so they can get straight into the heart of the subject.

Product Details

• Paperback: 641 pages
• Publisher: Wrox Press (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861000723
• ISBN-13: 978-1861000729
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,403,401 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to comprehend...top resource for ASP programmers!, May 14, 1999

By A Customer

If you are looking for an ASP book that discusses advanced databases techniques,COM objects, and client server in detail,BUY IT! If you need a through understanding of coding techniques, perhaps a book such as "Using ASP..." may be a better resource.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great for those who Understand the basics of ASP already, February 28, 1999

By A Customer

This book is not for beginners. Get Beginners Active Server pages if you are new to this area. This book goes into some ASP examples for professionals but also touches on areas such as Transactions, Interdev and has some great case studies. Maybe not your first book but one definitely to come back to once you have started.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If it says Alex Homer you sure have 5 stars at Amazon, February 15, 1999

By A Customer

This was the first book from Wrox and Alex Homer I bought and with this flood of crap books around it's nice to get something like a quality mark. If you see the name Alex Homer on a book cover you can be sure to get value for the money.