Active Server Pages 3.0 from Scratch

Putting It All Together

Let's take a look at what we've done in this chapter. We've allowed users to log in, and we've looked at setting a cookie on their machine when they do. We've set cookie expiration dates and used that cookie to recognize whether a user has access to members-only material, such as the ability to view and customize their own space.

Now that we have all the pieces, it's time to clean everything up and link every-thing together. Essentially, we have three files to worry about: mySpace.asp, mySpace_custom.asp, and mySpace_custom_action.asp.

In Listing 5.32, we've taken mySpace.asp and cleaned up the layout a bit using tables and then added a link that will take users to mySpace_custom.asp, which we've also cleaned up somewhat. ...