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In place June 3, 2000.

Overview:

Active Server Pages (ASP) was developed by Microsoft for server-side scripting.  It runs only on Microsoft's webserver platform, included with the Windows NT operating system.  ASP can gather disparate elements in various locations on a server and fuse them into a single on-the-fly web page delivered as an *.asp file.  One of the principal uses of ASP on the Web today is to allow users to customize their views of an ASP-enhanced website.  ASP gathers input form the user on what to include or exclude from a personalized view of a website and tailors output based on the user's responses using cookies.  ASP is also useful for directing output from server-side finding aids, like Access databases.  Even though the Microsoft webserver platform requirement is limiting, there are many sites on the Internet which use ASP technology for tailored delivery of web-based content.


Selected Print Resources:

Brian, Francis.  1998.  Beginning Active server pages 2.0.
    Birmingham, UK: Wrox Press.
    TK5105.8885.A26 B44 1998

Buczek, Greg.  2000.  ASP developer's guide.  New  York:  
    McGraw-Hill.
    QA76.625 B82 2000

Fedorchek, Andrew M. and David K. Rensin.  1997.  ASP: Active 
    Server Pages.  Foster City, CA: IDG Books Worldwide.
    QA76.625 .F43 1997

Hatfield, Bill.  1998.  Active Server Pages for dummies.
    Foster City, CA: IDG Books Worldwide.
    TK5105.8885.A26 H38 1998

Hillier, Scott and Dan Mezick.  1997.  Programming Active  
    Server Pages.  Redmond, WA:  Microsoft  Press.
    QA76.625 .H55 1997

Smith, Eric. A.  2000.  Active server pages bible.
    Foster City, CA: IDG Worldwide.
    TK5105.8885.A26 S64 2000

Wallace, Nathan.  1997.  Active Server pages how-to:  
    the definitive Active Server pages problem-solver. 
    Corte Madera, CA: Waite Group Press.
    QA76.625 .W33 1997

Walther, Stephen.  1998.  Active Server Pages unleashed.
    Indianapolis, IN: Sams.
    QA76.625 .W37 1998

Walther, Stephen and Steve Banick.  1999.  Active Server 
    Pages 2.0 unleashed.  Indianapolis, IN: SAMS.
    TK5105.8885.A26 W35 1999

Wille, Christoph and Christian Koller.  1999.  Sams teach 
    yourself Active Server Pages in 24 hours.  Indianapolis,
    IN: Sams.
    TK5105.8885.A26 W548 1999

Wille, Christoph and Paul B. Thurrott.  1997.  Unlocking Active
    server pages.  Indianapolis, IN: New Riders Pub.
    TK5105.8885.A26 W55 1997

Selected Web Resources:

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