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Developers who don't want to spend a lot of money on SQL Server and who want a database that's more robust than Access may find MySQL to be a pleasant alternative. This introductory article covers the bare essentials for getting MySQL installed and running in the Win32 environment. [Read This Article][Top]
There is never a guarantee of project success when endeavoring to build a sophisticated application. However, there are established steps to follow that will ensure a clear, concise scope, support for the team involved, and a solid opportunity for successful deployment. [Read This Article][Top]
If your SQL Server is exposed to the Internet, then hackers are probing it. This article shows how to secure a SQL Server database that's being used with a Web application [Read This Article][Top]
Feel intimidated by .NET? This article by Rob Chartier is designed to ease any level VBScripter (ASP) into .NET by clarifying some OOP concepts. [Read This Article][Top]
A few members of the 15 Seconds discussion list talk about the proper way to use methods in order to prevent ADO object errors. [Read This Article][Top]
Solomon Shaffer explores the life cycle of an ASP.NET page from initialization to unloading. He also explains the various methods to override ASP.NET server-side events. [Read This Article][Top]
Rob Chartier creates a simple portable and reusable address book in .NET to demonstrate the power of N-tier application architecture. Complete source code included! [Read This Article][Top]
Learn about N-tier application architecture and realize that developing with multiple layers produces a flexible and reusable application for distribution to any number of client interfaces. [Read This Article][Top]
Learn about N-tier application architecture and realize that developing with multiple layers produces a flexible and reusable application for distribution to any number of client interfaces. [Read This Article][Top]
Ed Myers' article shows several ways to use a SQL calculated field and the ORDER BY clause to arrange a recordset in random order. A simple tool is provided for verifying that the results are uniformly random. A technique for bubbling records with certain attributes to the top of an otherwise randomized list is also shown. [Read This Article][Top]
Firing events on a Web server is an easy task. However most of the easy solutions require you to have your own dedicated IIS or SQL Server on the Internet to play with, a privilege not shared by many. In this article, Matthew Muller shows you how to get the same functionality in a shared hosting environment. [Read This Article][Top]
Edward R. Myers explains how FormLib is a code framework that eliminates the tedious aspects of programming cross-browser client and server-side validation of input forms. Generate the validation code directly from the database structure and auto-fill the fields when editing an existing record. Include one JavaScript and one ASP file into your page and have the form post the results to itself. [Read This Article][Top]
A simple question about building a Web app. turns into a discussion about the present state of Web development.
Members of the 15Seconds discussion list talks about what self-taught Web developers should do to take it to the next level. [Read This Article][Top]
If you're an ASPiring developer looking for a solid foundation in dynamic Web site creation, then look no further. This article for ASP beginners details how to
connect to a SQL Server 7.0 database using ActiveX Data Object (ADO) and
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC). [Read This Article][Top]
If you are a developer looking for information about creating ASP+ Pages using JScript.NET, this article helps you to understand the new syntax elements and how to apply them. The article is accompanied by the complete
working source code. [Read This Article][Top]
As important and pervasive as
object models are in Microsoft products, many beginning programmers
don't understand or leverage the power afforded by OMs. This
article will explain why it is important to comprehend the OM paradigm and how to leverage its strength. [Read This Article][Top]
A function that calls itself repeatedly, satisfying some condition is
called a Recursive Function. Using recursion, we split a complex problem into its single simplest case.
The recursive function only knows how to solve that simplest case. You'll see the difference
between solving a problem iteratively and recursively later. [Read This Article][Top]
Do you know what happens when you use multiple languages within your ASP page? Gopikrishna S throws light on how an ASP page behaves when multiple languages are used for server side scripting. [Read This Article][Top]
Compared to most elements of Web application design, HTML forms are refreshingly simple so you can focus more on business and data tier design. Nonetheless, it's still possible to spend an extraordinary amount of time developing and maintaining forms. With care, you can reduce the effort behind this task and produce better results as well. [Read This Article][Top]
Eric Barr explains how Mobile Forms are used on Web sites that request users to enter personal data "just-in-time" -- the data is entered only when they want to use features that depend on that data, breaking up the personal data entry into small, less-intimidating forms. If several site features require the same piece(s) of data, the Mobile Form is used to display and process the same form on different Web pages without duplicating the same code everywhere. [Read This Article][Top]
When their boss told them to create a site-wide prefilled form that would cull information from the database fields of previously entered customer information forms, Ryan Keenan and Ryan Tuma’s solution was to create two interstitial pages that would limit the code necessary and their work load. The customer’s personal information automatically displays on pages where a form or application needs to be filled out, and this information comes from a table in a database containing this customer information. Their solution is offered here in a downloadable ZIP file. The pre-fill of information applied only to forms that asked for information contained in this Microsoft Access database table. [Read This Article][Top]
When faced with a Web site that requires a new validated form to be designed on a regular basis by a nontechnical client, Gaddo Benedetti’s offers examples that help take the drudgery out of the work and give that user direct control over the site. Benedetti uses a database to define and store information about this complex form. The same database that will eventually hold the information that is submitted to the form can be used.. The form definition requires two tables; one for the form field definition and a second to hold subelements to each field, such as list options. Sample code is provided. [Read This Article][Top]
Boaz Sigelman shows how to seamlessly convert between HTML form entry and database storage. The article contains example and code that shows how to use the 1touch component. [Read This Article][Top]
In this article, the eight string functions offered by Jason Stehle check data entered in an HTML text box and clean it up before it reaches the database. Stehle shows how these functions can structure the data so it meets the sometimes strict requirements of the destination database [Read This Article][Top]
As Web sites become more powerful by integrating database functionality, we are forced to build more robust user interfaces for these sites. This article by Mike Tickle discusses the new generation of web site UIs that must be developed with all types of users in mind. [Read This Article][Top]
Drill Sargent Tanner describes the war that is involved with being a Web-Based Systems Integrator. He shares his unique perspective on being an Internet consultant including handling technologies, working as a team and dealing with clients. [Read This Article][Top]
In this article by Joung-ho Jay Jung, he will show how to connect an Access database to your Active Server Pages using Microsoft FrontPage. This is a beginning-level article with plenty of screen shots to show how to connect via ODBC, generate a SQL query in Access and construct the Active Server Page. [Read This Article][Top]
Collaboration Data Object (CDO) is a COM library designed to send mail through SMTP or Microsoft Exchange. If you install the SMTP server that comes with Microsoft Option Pack 4, you can send mail from an Active Server page using CDO. Because CDO is comes with Microsoft Option Pack 4, CDO is free. [Read This Article][Top]
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This article, by Akhilesh Reddy, takes a look at one of the most commonly asked
messageboard questions: How do I disable the back button in a
visitor's browser? In this article, Akhilesh examines a number of
work arounds and evaluates their benefits and disadvantages. [Read The Article]
If you want to learn ASP, the best place to start is the VBScript that
controls the pages. Mohammed Saleh gives a tutorial for beginners on
VBScript and its syntax. [Read The Article]
The third and final installment of the series in WDVL that looks at why
you'd want to use SQL, and provides an example of it in action via the
Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 programming environment. [Read The Article]
This article from MSDN introduces Web Forms, the ASP+ framework that
enables developers to create programmable Web pages as part of an overall Web application. [Read The Article]
Servlets are Java technology's answer to CGI programming; JSP is a technology that lets users mix regular, static HTML with dynamically-generated HTML. This tutorial discusses the basics of Java Servlets and JSP, as well as the advantages of using each of these technologies. [Read The Article]
E-business is having a strong impact on the application server and Web
development tools market, forcing such vendors to refine their strategies
and rethink their business model. This tutorial addresses why this is the
case. [Read The Article]
There are four basic ways to pass information from one web page to another: session variables, forms, cookies, and query strings. Focussing on a real world example, Ken Baumbach shows us in this article how to utilize query strings in a way which demonstrates their flexibility and simplicity. [Read The Article]
Greeting Cards is a way in which web users can be attracted to visiting a web site. Shahram Khosraviani shows us how to send an email to the recipient, and pass the message and all the details using the Mail component of ASP. [Read The Article]
Alexander Seliutin explains how to develop pipeline components, through the Site Server Commerce Edition, within the Borland Delphi environment. [Read The Article]
Jonas Gorauskas builds a simple but fully functional hybrid application, available for download, using an Access database, a server side component and ADO. [Read The Article]
Jeff takes you through the very basics of array handling in VBScript, the Split and Join functions of VBScript 3+, and wraps it all up with some tips and tricks to help improve your applications. [Read The Article]
Why IIS? Well, there's request processing with the power of VB, and access to ASP's intrinsic objects and the BrowserType object for starters. Pieter introduces some of the basic features, which he'll put to practical use in Friday's article. [Read The Article]
Recently was trying to understand how to have multiple buttons on one page and have it do multiple functions (Add, Update, Delete etc..) This is contains a live demo and free downloadable code. [Read The Article]
This is one of those things you will pick up if you use formatted SQL when submitting data to the database via an ASP page. If some of your data has single quotes it will mess up your formatted string. This sample code shows how to use the replace() function to get around this. [Read The Article]
Have you ever seen those pages that listed several records with a checkbox next to each record? You could then check a number of checkboxes and click a delete button, thereby deleting all of the checkboxes you selected. This article show you how simple it is to do. [Read The Article]
Here is a quick and dirty way of writing a complete listing of the alphabet across the top of any page. You could use this for a directory listing, easily making this a way to narrow down whatever your categorizing. Just click the link and poof! This could submit to a page that uses the letter in a WHERE statement! [Read The Article]
In this article Mark Lidstone starts by discussing the basics of COM and Object oriented programming and then gives examples in how to uses classes in your VBScript. [Read this Article]
A large number of marketing surveys use the Likert-scale (e.g. 1=good, 2=neutral, 3=awful). Brian Reagan explains how to design such a scale for your web site. [Read the Article]
As every programmer knows, a significant amount of coding time will always be spent debugging. Steven Schofield shares a few of his ASP debugging tricks that have stood the test of time. [Read This Article]
Michael Corning continues his look at scripting server-side XML. This week he concentrates on marshalling XML data, managing the container database and trapping errors on the fly. [Read This Article]
ASP 101 has published a new article on implementing site navigation pull-down menus. Get the source code and add a pull-down to your site by reading this informative article. [Read This Article]
4GuysFromRolla.com has published a new article by Joao Vieira that demonstrates two methods to prevent access to your ASP pages from outside of your website. If you have any ASP pages that you do not want to be directly accessed (for example, you may want the user to pass through some introduction
pages on your site first), then this article will be helpful. [Read This Article]
Pop-up windows do not often engender users to your site, but with judicious use, they can be an effective marketing tool. Alex Homer demonstrates how to code them. [Read This Article]
Nuno Godinho solves the age-old problem of users submitting forms multiple times. He demonstrates his solution that will keep your database cleaner and your sweepstakes legit using Active Server Pages. [Read This Article]
Here is a simple example of how to do server side form validation. It will give you the general idea and then you can make it as complex as you want to. [Read This Article]
You're writing a Web page and you decide that you need to write some script. Fortunately, you can choose from several scripting languages. Unfortunately, there are several languages to choose from, which puts the decision on you. What should you do? This article discusses the differences between VBScript and JScript and when to use each. [Read This Article]
This article provides an overview of Active Server Pages (ASP) technology, a technology made available by Internet Information Server (IIS). The ASP features described in this article are available in IIS version 4.0. After walking through the highlights of ASP features, Ron Wodaski provides a section on how those features fit together to create client/server Web applications. [Read This Article]
This article will show you how to use tables to graph data. Alain describes a nice way to generate dynamic graphs using VBScript and IIS. [Read This Article]
What do Barnes and Noble, Eddie Bauer, Dell, MSNBC, and Quicken have in common? Their content may not be very similar, but they're all using Active Server Pages (ASP) to build sophisticated, database-driven web sites. But what is ASP, and why would you want to use it? [Read This Article]
ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) are the newest data access offering from Microsoft. ADO provides many advantages to the VB programmer, including ease of use, a familiar interface, high speed, and very low memory overhead. The purpose of this article is to provide you with a a friendly, practical introduction to the wide world of ADO: where to get it, and how to start using it. [Read This Article]
