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Resources for developers working with Active Server Pages (ASP) and Internet Information Server (IIS).
ActiveServerPages.com
Self-described "best ASP resource in the world." Check out their ASP Quick Lessons.
ASP Hole
A guide to ASP- and IIS-related resources: articles, web sites, books, and news.
Chili!Soft
Creators of Chili!ASP, a product that makes ASP available for a variety of web servers.
Creating ASP Pages
An ASP tutorial that shows how to create the popular "Hello World!" script.
Developer.com: Directories: Active Server Pages
Developer.com's guide to resources on Active Server Pages.
Introduction to Active Server Pages 
A popular Anchor article outlining the basics of ASP, including how it works and how to use scripts to extend it. Also features sample code.
Professional Active Server Pages
The site for the top ASP book, Professional Active Server Pages. Includes sample code and live examples.
Roadmap
Microsoft's official ASP documentation. Includes tutorials, samples, and a scripting guide.
ServerObjects
Extensive collection of ASP components for extending functionality.
Site Builder Network: Server: ASP
Articles and white papers on ASP from Microsoft's Site Builder Network.
Tuning Internet Information Service Performance - Microsoft Internet Services Network
Information from Microsoft on improving web server performance by tuning the IIS thread pool and ASP request queue.
ARTICLES
Accessing Outlook 98 Contacts in ASP Pages
A tutorial on accessing contact info fro Outlook 98 using ASP. (1/20/2000 at 15 Seconds)
ASP-Oracle Connectivity Using OO4O
How to use Oracle Objects for OLE (OO4O) to connect ASP applications to Oracle databases. (1/31/2000 at 15 Seconds)
Beginning ASP Databases
An excerpt from Wrox Press' book Beginning ASP Databases. (11/27/2000 at WDVL)
Build Dynamically Expanding Order Entry Pages
Using ASP and XForms to build pages that dynamically add entry rows as needed. (4/6/2000 at ZDNet Developer)
Calling Stored Procedures From Active Server Pages
An example and explanation of calling stored procedures from ASP. (8/10/2000 at 15 Seconds)
Control Freaks: ASP and Dynamically-generated PDFs
How to dynamically generate Adobe PDF documents using off-the-shelf components. (12/23/1999 at ASP Today)
Creating Dynamic JavaScript with ASP and Databases
Using ASP and databases to easily generate arrays inside Javascript. (2/10/2000 at 15 Seconds)
Creating Listserver Functionality Using ASP and SQL Server 7
A tutorial on generating mailing lists, and sending email, using ASP and user data stores in SQL databases. (2/10/2000 at ASP Today)
Creation and Maintenance of Appealing ASP Pages with Dynamically Generated Contents
How to deal with apostrophes and line breaks in data going into a SQL database, with a focus on ASP. (2/4/2000 at 15 Seconds)
Data Validation Strategies
How to validate data input from forms using ASP, either on the client-side or the server-side. (2/4/2000 at ZDNet)
Dynamic Caching
Examines three products that cache dynamic ASP-based Web pages: Microsoft Acceleration Server, Microsoft's ASP+, and Post Point Software's XCache. (9/7/2000 at 15 Seconds)
Enhancing Web Site Maintainability Using Templates
How to put HTML templates into a SQL database and use them, combined with ASP, to more easily maintain websites. (2/4/2000 at 4 Guys From Rolla)
Generating a Web Site File System Report
Using ASP to generate reports on your website file system - the number of files, site structure, etc. (2/2/2000 at 4 Guys From Rolla)
Grab Access Data Online
How to easily connect an Access database to a website on Windows 98; installing Personal Web Server (PWS) or IIS, setting up a DSN, and some basic ASP code. (8/28/2001 at ZDNet Developer)
How to Make Your Own Ebay
How to use ASP and a SQL database to build an auction website (like EBay). (9/11/2000 at WDVL)
Object Models 101
Explains object models - "group[s] of related objects that work in concert to complete a set of related task(s)." (9/27/2000 at 15 Seconds)
Parsing Web Pages From ASP Through HTTP
Shows how to download and parse remote web pages using ASP. (1/6/2000 at ASP Today)
Passing HTML Data to Excel Using ASP
How to pass HTML data to an Excel spreadsheet, and view the data as an Excel workbook using Internet Explorer. (6/8/1999 at ZDNet)
SQL Savvy: Using SQL Statements With ASP
How to mix SQL statements in with ASP and present the results of queries to users. Covers a bunch of SQL basics. (10/26/1999 at builder.com)
Tips to Improve ASP Application Performance
How to make your ASP pages generate, download, and render faster for your users. Includes info on optimizing ASP code, reducing the code transmitted to the user, and speeding up database calls. (1/6/2000 at 15 Seconds)
Understanding File Upload
How to upload files using ASP to a web server. (10/3/2000 at 15 Seconds)
Using ASP for Form Handling: Part 2 - Server Side Form-Field Validation
How to validate form data using ASP. (9/5/2000 at WDVL)
The Wonders of the File System Object
An introduction to File System Objects (FSOs), ASP constructs that let you manipulate files and folders on your web server. (8/16/2000 at 15 Seconds)
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