Defination of ASP.........

[Ruby17]

ASP stands for Active Server Pages

1.ASP is a program that runs inside IIS
2.IIS stands for Internet Information Services
3.IIS comes as a free component with Windows 2000
4.IIS is also a part of the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack
5.The Option Pack can be downloaded from Microsoft
6.PWS is a smaller - but fully functional - version of IIS
7.PWS can be found on your Windows 95/98 CD

[shikha mahajan]

Hello

Thanks for the post. But please explain me about ODBC connection

Thanks

[Guest]

That is good information.
Thanks for it..

[Swati walia]

Microsoft Active Server Page (ASP) is a server-side scripting technology that can be used to create dynamic and interactive Web applications. An ASP page is an HTML page that contains server-side scripts that are processed by a web server before being sent to the user’s browser. You can combine ASP with Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) to create powerful interactive Web sites.

[lisajohn]

ASP, or Active Server Pages, is a server-side scripting technology used to create dynamic and interactive web pages. Developed by Microsoft, ASP allows developers to embed scripts—usually written in VBScript or JavaScript—within HTML to generate content that responds to user inputs, database queries, and application logic. When a user requests an ASP page, the server processes the script, interacts with databases if needed, and sends the final HTML output to the browser. This makes ASP useful for building login systems, forms, data-driven websites, and customizable user experiences, especially in earlier versions of Microsoft’s web development platforms.

[SwatiSood]

This is a clear and straightforward breakdown of what ASP is and how it works within the Windows environment. You’ve highlighted its connection to IIS and PWS in a concise way, making it easy for beginners to understand the basics. A useful snapshot for anyone starting to learn about server-side scripting on older Windows platforms.