ASP using VB Script Level 1
Start Date: November 12 2009
End Date: December 3 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Fee:
Venue:
McKimmon Conference and Training Center
1101 Gorman Street
Raleigh, NC  27695
919.515.2277
Course Overview:

Active Server Pages using VBScript Level 1

Why you should attend: Active Server Pages is a server based technology to create dynamic and interactive HTML pages for the Internet or Intranet. This course introduces you to the techniques necessary to create a data driven website. During this course you will learn how to design a website that will customize the user's experience to reflect their browser capabilities and previously gathered information, dynamically display information from a data store, add and modify records in a data store, send and receive e-mail. Upon completion of this course you will have the skills necessary to create a simple e-commerce site.

Suggested Prerequisites:  Basic programming skills, the ability to write simple SQL statements, and HTML knowledge sufficient to create a simple form.

Attend and You Will Learn

Lesson 1: Introduction to ASP  

  • Why ASP?
  • What is ASP?
  • Which scripting language to use
  • The difference between client-side and Server side scripting
  • Basic programming in VBScript
  • Declaring variables
  • Arithmetic operations and functions
  • String operating and functions
  • Writing the basic logic structures in VBScript
  • Writing functions and subroutines
  • Array handling

Lesson 2: Debugging VBScript

  • Use option explicit
  • Using response write
  • Using subprocedures
  • Using include files
  • Using conditional tracing
  • Using err object
  • Using the script debugger

Lesson 3: Working with Objects in ASP   

  • Overview of objects
  • Using the request object
  • Using the response object
  • Using the server object
  • Using the session object

Lesson 4: "Remembering Data"       

  • Working with global.asa
  • What is global.asa
  • Using global.asa events
  • Working with cookies
  • What is a cookie?
  • Creating cookies
  • Making cookies persistent
  • Deleting cookies

Lesson 5: Working with Components 

  • What is a component?
  • Overview of ASP components
  • The browser component
  • Using the browsecap.ini file
  • Identifying the browser
  • Redirecting the user
  • Handling different browsers
  • Using the Ad rotator component
  • Using the content linker component

Lesson 6: Sending and Receiving E-mail 

  • Sending e-mail
  • Create a feedback form
  • Send e-mail
  • Attach files
  • Retrieving e-mail

Lesson 7: Working with Databases in ASP

  • Introduction to databases
  • Database overview
  • ODBC databases
  • OLE-DB databases
  • The connection string
  • Understanding the recordset
  • Queries vs. stored procedures
  • Displaying static data on-line
  • Displaying all information
  • Using forms to filter data
  • Updating a database on-line
  • Invoking stored procedures
  • Using parameters
  • Using return codes

Lesson 8: Putting it all Together: CTU On-Line Auction Site   

  • Registering a new user
  • Logging in established users
  • Adding items to be auctioned
  • Handing large fields
  • GetChunk
  • AppendChunk
  • Updating an existing item
  • Browsing items for sale
  • Entering bids
  • Accepting the highest bid
  • Using e-mail to notify user of successful bid
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