Active Server Pages in Plain English

by Patricia A. Hartman and Timothy Eden

Two Books for the Price of One -- both an interactive reference & tutorial! Active Server Pages In Plain English gives you instant access to ASP through a detailed reference section of key ASP components and languages along with a dense tutorial that describes the programming essentials. Extensive cross-references with live page numbers make this is the perfect book to prop next to your computer while programming with ASP.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764547453
• ISBN13: 9780764547454
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 763 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Good for those who learn by example - like me.

I really like the book because of the many examples. Usually most programmers can figure how to 'make a few changes' so the code will do what they want. The book strikes a good balance in content volume by dividing the book into sections so the user can go directly to the section they need help in. I don't read computer books front-to-back, I read the parts I need to know, and this book fits the bill.

Has ALL syntax and reference of every command needed!!!

This book has already helped me with answering my quesrions of how to implement a database using ASP. Besides the mimor annoyances of typos here and there (should have edited better), this book is the one-stop resource for ASP Code

Excellent book for any level of developer

As stated in the other reviews, the book has it all. I am constantly finding myself flipping through the reference it contains. The index for the reference is categorized so efficiently it makes life much easier.The sample code provided covers many commonly found areas of ASP development, and is self documenting. I am extremely satisfied with the content found within it and would recommend it to developers of any level of experience.

Worth it for its price!

This is a good reference book for ASP. It does it all. Teaches the basics of ASP, shows you how to setup a server(IIS and PWS), gives you a basic HTML reference, and lastly, it gives a VBSCRIPT reference in an organized fashion. This is of course, not the ultimate reference in the universe, but it is worth it for its price. Don't expect this book to teach you everything about ASP, as this is not the book for it. It is mostly a reference book. The only drawback is the syntax errors that are found here and there... which is now becoming popular in technical books nowadays...

Meets a lot of requirements

I originally was looking for a good ASP reference to replace my ancient VBScript book. I spent a few hours looking through about 30 possible books before I settled on this book, and I'm glad I did choose this one.Like many of the intermediate-advanced level references, the reference portion is organized primarily by objects. You look up the object you want to learn about, it gives you pretty detailed info on each of the methods and properties. This is great, except that I'm really only just getting into using objects. No problem! Not only is there a keyword index, but the whole reference section is filled with helpful cross-references to help me find what I need simply and completely.As mentioned above, this book is categorized in the intermediate-advanced level, but if you're a beginner, don't despair! The book, in addition to being a great reference, also contains some very useful tutorials. The first one is "Getting Started With Active Server Pages" and they build from there. Among the other unusual features: an index in the reference of common tasks and projects a developer might find handy (and cross-references to the helpful sections); page numbers on all references; and HTML, VBScript, and SQL references included.The combination of reference and tutorial make this book perfect for anyone who wants to be or already is a serious ASP developer.