ASP
- IIS installation instructions
- Using the distribution SharpDevelop project
- Configuring the ASP web application
- .NET web application programming basics
- Using ADO.NET and Connector/ODBC with MySQL
- Using FreeSMTP for Email support
The ASP implementation started life as classic ASP in VBScript but this was quickly abandoned when I found out that VBScript does not support n-tier inheritence, at least for n greater than one. I then adopted JScript and was rewarded with the most difficult of implementations, eventually giving up, for various reasons. Suffice it to say, Jasper's classic ASP implementation has been dropped for all time and good riddance.
The good news is that there is a replacement for the classic ASP implementation in the guise of .NET and I have chosen C# as the language in which to implement it. Now, if you are a classic ASP programmer in any language and have read this far and are about to turn away, please note the following:
- You need no prior experience of either .NET or C# to get Jasper up and running in moments.
- You do not need Microsoft's Visual Studio nor do you have to pay for the .NET SDK.
If you are a committed ASP.NET programmer on the other hand, and are wondering what Jasper has to offer, please bear in mind that most web programmers get along just fine without the complex and obscure ASP.NET framework and you loose nothing of the power of .NET when writing web applications in a more conventional style. ASP.NET and .NET are not joined at the hip. Again I would say that whether you are a classic ASP or conventional ASP.NET programmer you should give .NET web programming sans ASP.NET a go for your own edification.
I intially used version 1 of the .NET framework during development, but have recently ported everything to version 2. I used SharpDevelop during development, which I heartily recommend.
External links
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Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package
In fact you do not need the full SDK to develop ASP.NET applications, only this package. The download button is clearly visible near the top of the page. -
SharpDevelop Most Current Builds
Click on the 'Downloads for SharpDevelop 2.2' link in the 'Downloads on This Page' section near the top of the page. The setup 'Download' link is then easily located. -
MySQL Connector/ODBC 5.1
Click on the relevant platform link near the top of the page to find the download links. -
FreeSMTP.Net Download
The 'Download' hyperlink at the bottom of the page is the required one. You do have to give a genuine email address to receive an email containing a link to the setup executable.
Last updated: Sunday, 23rd October 2011, 06:20 PM
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