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Be warned, if like I did, you think that this is the only book you'll need to be able to build ASP scripts; you're very much mistaken. Whenever I recommend this book, I always recommend it alongside VBScript in a Nutshell as you really need knowledge of an ASP supported scripting language before you can use ASP in a Nutshell to it's full potential!
This is yet another reference book that I've owned both editions of because I thought it was useful enough to update; but then, my site is developed using ASP, so I'm probably biased in this respect. Ok, so I got the 1st Edition late on in the game and was a little reluctant to part with cash for the new edition - but as IIS 5 started to become standard for Windows hosting, and I had access to it after getting Windows XP Pro... I thought it was about time I updated it.
ASP in a Nutshell is my first point of reference when I'm looking up the properties of a particular ASP object. I've also found it an invaluable guide for connecting and manipulating ASP scripts that used ADO for data storage and manipulation. For a while it was the only book I owned that covered the issue of connecting ASP scripts to databases.
Most of the installable components I'd never heard of before getting the book, just as well really because few are of much use - even if they aren't available on your system, a lot can be easily reproduced. The areas I find myself most frequently refering to are the main set of ASP objects, the FileSystem Object and the ActiveX Data Objects. These go into enough detail to keep all but the experienced programmers happy.
For those new to the Windows scene, there is a brief but detailed guide to setting up ASP to work with your IIS server; but it's hardly rocket science since a clean install of IIS will set up most (if not all) of what you need anyway! If you use ASP regularly, or you intend to, then ASP in a Nutshell should be on your desktop... but please remember it won't fulfill all your ASP development needs without another book to fill in the language gaps. What book you choose to accompany it depends on your language and experience... I personally like VBScript in a Nutshell.
- Readability: 3
- Reference: 4
- Reusability: 5
- Examples: 3
- User Level: All
- Score: 15/20
Chapter List
- Part I. Introduction to Active Server Pages
- Active Server Pages: An Introduction
- Active Server Pages: Server-Side Scripting
- Extending Active Server Pages
- Part II. Object Reference
- Application Object
- ASPError Object
- ObjectContext Object
- Request Object
- Response Object
- Server Object
- Session Object
- Preprocessing Directives, Server-Side Includes, and GLOBAL.ASA
- Part III. Installable Component Reference
- ActiveX Data Objects 2.6
- Ad Rotator Component
- Browser Capabilities Component
- Collaboration Data Objects for Windows NT Server
- Content Linking Component
- Content Rotator Component
- Counters Component
- File Access Component
- Logging Utility Component
- MyInfo Component
- Page Counter Component
- Permission Checker Component
- Tools Component
- Part IV. Appendixes
- ASP Intrinsic Objects Member Summary
- Converting CGI/WinCGI Applications into ASP Applications
- ASP on Alternative Platforms
- Configuration of ASP Applications on IIS
Other Information
A sample chapter, ObjectContext Object, is available from the O'Reilly Web Site. The contents list, book cover image and sample chapter are used with kind permission from O'Reilly.