Active Server Pages Training

An Active Server Page (ASP) is an HTML page that includes one or more scripts (small embedded programs) that are processed on a Microsoft Web server before the page is sent to the user. An ASP is somewhat similar to a server-side include or a common gateway interface (CGI) application in that all involve programs that run on the server, usually tailoring a page for the user. Typically, the script in the Web page at the server uses input received as the result of the user's request for the page to access data from a database and then builds or customizes the page on the fly before sending it to the requestor.

 Course Outline

Lesson 1: An ASP Guestbook andSimple Chat Application

• The World of Active Server Pages and General Development Issues
• An ASP Guestbook
• An ASP Chatroom

Lesson 2: Site Personalizationwith CSS and ASP

• Multiple Style Sheets with ASP
• Dynamic Personalized CSS

Lesson 3: An ASP Web Poll

• Developing a Web Poll
• ASP Efficiency and Performance Issues

Lesson 4: An ASP QuizApplication

• Building a Quiz Application
• Grading the Quiz

Lesson 5: An ASP DiscussionBoard

• Designing a Discussion Board Application
• Creating the Basic Discussion Forum
• Displaying a Thread Structure in Outline Format

Lesson 6: An ASP Event Calendar

• Creating a Calendar
• Adding a Database of Events

Lesson 7: Shopping Cart Designand Database Considerations

• Planning a Shopping Cart
• Database Design Issues
• Considerations for the Unique CartID

Lesson 8: Product Display andSearching

• Working with Product Categories
• Product Display and Keyword Searching

Lesson 9: The Shopping CartScript

• Building the Shopping Cart
• Updating Quantity and Deleting Items
• Customer Informati on, Shipping & Handling, and Taxes

Lesson 10: Taking ProductOrders

• Finalizing an Order
• Customer Relations and Further Directions

Lesson 11: An Ad Rotation andTracking System and a Simple Affiliates Program

• Creating a Database-Driven Ad Rotator System
• Creating Ad Reports
• Adding a Web Affiliate Program to your Shopping Cart

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