The Basic Elements of ASP

ASP processes scripts that you can incorporate into HTML pages. ASP is not a scripting language; it contains language-specific syntax required for operations, based on the scripting engine being used.

VBScript and JScript scripting languages are contained within ASP. The default scripting language is VBScript, but you can easily change it by following these steps:

1. Display the properties for the project.
2. Display the Editor Defaults page.
3. Select either JavaScript (ECMAScript) or VBScript for the default Server and Client scripting languages.

Scripts are written in languages that have specific rules. A user must employ the correct syntax to successfully access your Web page. To use another scripting language, the server must run the scripting engine that understands the language. For more information on changing the primary scripting language default or using VBScript, JScript, or other scripting languages with ASP, look under Platform SDK/Internet/Intranet/Extranet Services in the MSDN online documentation. This section of the documentation contains a wealth of information on platform technologies such as VBScript, JScript, ASP, and more.