ASP in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Scripting Languages

You do not have to use one single language for the entire ASP application. There is no problem with mixing and matching for convenience. I typically use VBScript in server-side code and JavaScript on the client, but you are not forced to use a single language in either setting. You can, however, force ASP to default to a specific script by using the @LANGUAGE preprocessor ASP directive. ASP directives are covered in Chapter 11. For now, know that you can use the following line of code as the first in your script to force ASP to use JScript as the default scripting language when interpreting your code:

<%@ LANGUAGE = JScript%>

If you place this line anywhere but as the first line, you will receive an error. Also note that VBScript is the default for all server-side scripts. However, you can change this in the Application options for your ASP application's virtual directory. See Appendix D.