Active Server Pages (ASP), also known as Classic ASP or ASP Classic, was Microsoft's first server-side script-engine for dynamically-generated web pages. The introduction of ASP.NET led to use of the term Classic ASP for the original technology.
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Optimistic vs. Pessimistic locking
I understand the differences between optimistic and pessimistic locking*. Now could someone explain to me when I would use either one in general?
And does the answer to this question change ...
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Are there benefits to Classic ASP over ASP.net [closed]
Having worked with Classic ASP for about 2 years now by creating a few 100 simple web forms I can't see a good reason for switching to .net; however, I'm not that versed in .net so I'm sure I could be ...
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Using ConfigurationManager to load config from an arbitrary location
I'm developing a data access component that will be used in a website that contains a mix of classic ASP and ASP.NET pages, and need a good way to manage its configuration settings.
I'd like to use a ...
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Can someone explain this SQL injection attack to me?
I wanted to post this here as it is very much coding related and was something I had to clean up this week on one of my company's old ASP (classic) sites.
We got hit with the SQL injection attack ...
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Any good libraries for parsing JSON in Classic ASP? [closed]
I've been able to find a zillion libraries for generating JSON in Classic ASP (VBScript) but I haven't been to find ANY for parsing.
I want something that I can pass a JSON string and get back a ...
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Detailed 500 error message, ASP + IIS 7.5
IIS 7.5 , 2008rc2, classic asp, 500 error msg:
The page cannot be displayed because an internal server error has occurred.
I need to know how to configure IIS to get a more detailed error.
I've ...
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Firefox Links to local or network pages do not work
I have a .asp application where image files (.PDF) are stored in a directory (fed by a copier/scanner). The created file names are stored in a database table, When a query is launched from the web ...
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Classic ASP on IIS7: refusing to send errors to browser on 500 Internal Server Error
I have classic ASP running on IIS 7.
Even though I configured the ASP "Debugging Properties" to "Send Errors to Browser = True", the web app REFUSES to send errors to the browser and continues to ...
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ASP.NET MVC reminds me of old Classic ASP spaghetti code
I just went through some MVC tutorials after checking this site out for a while. Is it just me, or does MVC View pages bring back HORRIBLE flashbacks of Classic ASP spaghetti code with all the ...
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What is the IDE for classic ASP and VBScript? [closed]
Yes, I'm stuck supporting a legacy ASP application. I currently have VS2008 installed but it complains incessantly about the ASP and VBScript I am dealing with. What would be a better IDE to use to ...
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will visual studio 2010 support classic asp?
I'm using visual studio 2008 for a classic asp application. Will I be able to upgrade to visual studio 2010?
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Calling REST web services from a classic asp page
I'd like to start moving our application business layers into a collection of REST web services. However, most of our Intranet has been built using Classic ASP and most of the developers where I work ...
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Classic ASP SQL Injection Protection
What is a strong way to protect against sql injection for a classic asp app?
FYI I am using it with an access DB. (I didnt write the app)
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Should new programmers learn ASP first or ASP.Net?
My colleague here argues that new programmers must learn ASP first, before they learn ASP.Net.
I seem to agree with him as most new programmers who start with ASP.Net do not understand web get, post ...
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Is try-catch like error handling possible in ASP Classic?
What options are there in ASP Classic for error handling?
For example:
I'm using the Mail.SendMail function but when switching on the testing server it doesn't work, which is normal. I want to test ...
