ASP in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

How to Use This Book

As previously mentioned, this book is a reference. Although you can read the entire book from beginning to end and understand Active Server Pages from a holistic perspective, that was not my intent. There are two ways to use this book:

• You can navigate to the particular chapter that covers the intrinsic ASP object or component in which you're interested. This method of navigating the book will help you learn more about the intrinsic object or component with which you are working.

• You can look up the particular method, property, or event with which you're working and go directly to the explanation and example code that you need.

Each chapter is divided into sections to help make reference simple. Each section covers a specific topic related to the intrinsic ASP object or component that is the focus of that chapter. The sections are:

Introduction

This section introduces the object or component in the context of its use in ASP applications.

Summary

This section lists the object or component's properties, methods, collections, and events. Note that not all of these elements are present for every object or component.

Comments/Troubleshooting

This section contains my comments or experiences I have had with the specific object or component. It is here that I will talk about possible discrepancies between Microsoft's documentation and my experience.

Properties

This section covers all the properties and their uses for the specific object or component.

Collections

This section covers ...