| Since ASP will permit you to decide the syntax
you build up with you will to define this to allow
the interpreter to know what language you are
using. I have not observed an ASP page fail devoid
of this but it's good practice to add it. At the
top (first line) of you ASP page you show add:
<@ LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" %>
or
<@ LANGUAGE="JSCRIPT"
%>
Basic Syntax:
The ASP.DLL is purposely looking for code that
is put in between <% and %>. Any text
amid these designators will be parsed by this
DLL as code. You are able to mix and match this
code.
Example (exampleA.asp):
<@ LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT"
%>
<HTML>
<TITLE>HEY THIS IS ASP!</TITLE>
<BODY>
<CENTER>HEY THIS IS ASP!
<BR>
<% Response.Write("I'm going to learn
ASP ASAP!") %>
<BR>
All Finished!</CENTER>
</BODY>
</HTML>
The first four lines are normal HTML. Line five
is where the ASP code starts (note the "<%").
Here an object was put in. The Response.Write
object permits text (or HTML code) to be accepted
back from the server to the client.
Comments:
To write a comment in VB all you have to do
is add a single tick inside of an ASP code segment.
Example (exampleB.asp):
<@ LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT"
%>
<%
'This is a comment.
'Nothing after a tick will be seen by the user
'as it is not processed
'by the server.
%>
Note: We did not employ any HTML code. Loading
this page will generate a valid HTML page, though,
in practice you should forever use the HTML,
TITLE, and BODY tags when making a page that
will show output to a user. Pages that will
redirect a user, etc. will not need these tags.
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