An ASP script runs when a browser requests an .asp file from a Web server. The Web server calls the ASP, which runs scripts and commands, and then sends an HTML page to the browser.
Before you continue with the lesson, run the Chap10a.exe animation located on the CD-ROM that accompanies this book. This animation explains how an Active Server Page is processed.
Figure 10.1 How Active Server Pages are processed
Static HTML pages display the same information each time a user views the page in a browser; in comparison, ASP is dynamic and interactive. Whenever a user requests an ASP file, the script runs and returns an HTML response to the user .