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I'm new to classic ASP. Which ASP application do I download? VS 2005?
Hi,
So our company decided to go web-based and I took on the challenge of writing a few classic ASP pages (only because the server we have only supports classic ASP) and guess what? I don't have any ASP experience.
Fine, so while this is the case and I'm determined on learning it (I have C/C++/VBA knowledge) for simple tasks, I am finding it VERY difficult to even find a clean application write my classic ASP pages in.
Is there something like MS Excels visual basic for applications editor where I can write the asp pages in, click "run" and the code hits the server, prompts me with errors, I can step through each error line by line and figure out what the heck is going on?
I went to the Visual Studio 2005 site by MSDN and there are a ton of express options. Which express version do I choose to get myself started?
If I don't need to use this, what other applications can I start using to get what I want? In a nutshell, here is what I'm looking for:
> A classic ASP application that will let me write asp code
> An application that will let me connect to the website, hit a database, and display my results in a potential "immediate" window
> An application that will let me step through the code line by line and see what the heck is going on!
> An application that will let me throw breaks in
> A SUPER cool, simple AND FREE application to write classic ASP.
Let me know your thoughts. A newbie approach will help immensely!
So our company decided to go web-based and I took on the challenge of writing a few classic ASP pages (only because the server we have only supports classic ASP) and guess what? I don't have any ASP experience.
Fine, so while this is the case and I'm determined on learning it (I have C/C++/VBA knowledge) for simple tasks, I am finding it VERY difficult to even find a clean application write my classic ASP pages in.
Is there something like MS Excels visual basic for applications editor where I can write the asp pages in, click "run" and the code hits the server, prompts me with errors, I can step through each error line by line and figure out what the heck is going on?
I went to the Visual Studio 2005 site by MSDN and there are a ton of express options. Which express version do I choose to get myself started?
If I don't need to use this, what other applications can I start using to get what I want? In a nutshell, here is what I'm looking for:
> A classic ASP application that will let me write asp code
> An application that will let me connect to the website, hit a database, and display my results in a potential "immediate" window
> An application that will let me step through the code line by line and see what the heck is going on!
> An application that will let me throw breaks in
> A SUPER cool, simple AND FREE application to write classic ASP.
Let me know your thoughts. A newbie approach will help immensely!
you could just use dreamweaver if you're using classic asp...
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I don't have dreamweaver!
..and it costs money.
..and it costs money.
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oops..also:
use visual studios express...the free version...along with this link, it shows how to set up .asp projects and also debug them in the vs environment...
use visual studios express...the free version...along with this link, it shows how to set up .asp projects and also debug them in the vs environment...
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A few questions to all of you:
I downlaoded Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition. Is this correct?
Where can I download the visual interdev? I can't find it on the site. Can you give me the download link to it directly?
Can you also point me in the direction of working with this?
Thanks a lot
I downlaoded Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition. Is this correct?
Where can I download the visual interdev? I can't find it on the site. Can you give me the download link to it directly?
Can you also point me in the direction of working with this?
Thanks a lot
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Thanks for the update. Can I somehow debug live without doing on my local machine?
I just installed IIS (I believe its 6.0 in XP).
I just installed IIS (I believe its 6.0 in XP).
>>Where can I download the visual interdev?<<
You can't. It is a commercial product, part of Visual Studio 6, which was last published well over 10 years ago.
You can't. It is a commercial product, part of Visual Studio 6, which was last published well over 10 years ago.
Since you want to use classic ASP and you do not want to spend money.
Open Notepad
Type:
<% Response.Write "Hello World! %>
Save it as HelloWorld.asp in the wwwroot folder under Inetpub on your box.
You then should be able to execute it with IE as follows: localhost/HelloWorld.asp
Good luck.
Open Notepad
Type:
<% Response.Write "Hello World! %>
Save it as HelloWorld.asp in the wwwroot folder under Inetpub on your box.
You then should be able to execute it with IE as follows: localhost/HelloWorld.asp
Good luck.
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acperkins,
I'm curious, can't I get 'away' from notepad. Its VERY difficult to read anything in note pad.
I'm curious, can't I get 'away' from notepad. Its VERY difficult to read anything in note pad.
I know. That is why they make text editors, such as UltraEdit and commercial programs specifically for ASP. But they all cost money.
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...or notepad++, the free text editor out there.
but you can't really debug in text editor without using MsgBoxes...
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You've got a point. I'll try it shortly. Thanks!
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I was able to download Visual Web Developer 2005 and Visual Web Developer 2008 from the link shown below. The expert comment provided me the direction to know what to do...