How do I build a collection in classic ASP?
I want to be able to do:For Each thing In things End For CLASSIC ASP - NOT .NET!...
asp-classic
What is the best way to iterate through an array in Classic Asp VBScript?
Is:For i = LBound(arr) To UBound(arr) The best way? What is the point in asking for LBound? Surely that is always 0 isn't it?...
Using ConfigurationManager to load config from an arbitrary location
I'm developing a data access component that will be used in a website that contains a mix of classic ASP and ASP.NET pages, and need a good way to manage its configuration settings. I'd like to use a custom ConfigurationSection, and for the ASP.NET pages this works great. But when the component is called via COM interop from a classic AS...
What is the IDE for classic ASP and VBScript?
Yes, I'm stuck supporting a legacy ASP application. I currently have VS2008 installed but it complains incessantly about the ASP and VBScript I am dealing with. What would be a better IDE to use to make it less sucky? Thanks, Geoff ...
How to run remote shell scripts from ASP pages?
I need to create and ASP page (not .NET, yes I know its ancient), which should run remote shell scripts on a UNIX server and then capture the output into variables in VBScript within the page itself. I have never done ASP or VBScipt before. I have tried to google this stuff, but all I find are references to remote server side scripting,...
Calling REST web services from a classic asp page
I'd like to start moving our application business layers into a collection of REST web services. However, most of our Intranet has been built using Classic ASP and most of the developers where I work keep programming in Classic ASP. Ideally, then, for them to benefit from the advantages of a unique set of web APIs, it would have to be ca...
Select Query on 2 tables, on different database servers
I am trying to generate a report by querying 2 databases (Sybase) in classic ASP. I have created 2 connection strings: connA for databaseA connB for databaseB Both databases are present on the same server (don't know if this matters) Queries: q1 = SELECT column1 INTO #temp FROM databaseA..table1 WHERE xyz="A" q2 = SELECT ...
IIS 6/COM+ hangs
I have a web application that sometimes just hangs over heavy load. To make it come back I have to kill the "dllhost.exe" process. Does someone know what to do? This is an Classic ASP (VBScript) app with lots of COM+ objects. The server has the following configuration: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz / 4 GB RAM Windows Server 2003 Web Editi...
Calling ASP.NET web service from ASP using SOAPClient
I have an ASP.NET webservice with along the lines of: [WebService(Namespace = "http://internalservice.net/messageprocessing")] [WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo = WsiProfiles.BasicProfile1_1)] [ToolboxItem(false)] public class ProvisioningService : WebService { [WebMethod] public XmlDocument ProcessMessage(XmlDocument message) {...
What's the best way to manage a classic asp front-end using Visual Studio 2008?
I support a third party system that uses COM, classic ASP, and SQL Server. Our company has gone to using TFS as our source control provider - which pushes things through Visual Studio. So, what's the best way to get a classic asp front-end into Visual Studio? ...
ASP/VBScript - Int() vs CInt()
What is the difference in ASP/VBScript between Int() & CInt()? ...
How do I secure a folder used to let users upload files?
I have a folder in my web server used for the users to upload photos using an ASP page. Is it safe enough to give IUSR write permissions to the folder? Must I secure something else? I am afraid of hackers bypassing the ASP page and uploading content directly to the folder. I'm using ASP classic and IIS6 on Windows 2003 Server. The uplo...
Code Classic ASP in Linux
What should i use to code Classic ASP under Linux. I have really tried to use Emacs and Vim but I don't have the time to learn them. What i'm looking for is: Syntax highlighting Code Browser (Ctags) Preferably som sort of code insight Something like Ultra Edit or E-texteditor. ...
What is this 'Multiple-step OLE DB' error?
I'm doing a little bit of work on a horrid piece of software built by Bangalores best. It's written in mostly classic ASP/VbScript, but "ported" to ASP.NET, though most of the code is classic ASP style in the ASPX pages :( I'm getting this message when it tries to connect to my local database: Multiple-step OLE DB operation generated ...
VBScript/ASP Classic
I have a couple of questions regarding VBScript and ASP Classic: 1) What is the preferred way to access an MS SQL Server database in VBScript/ASP? 2) What are best practices in regards to separating model from view from controller? 3) Any other things I should know about either VBScript or ASP? If you haven't noticed, I'm new at V...
Migrating from ASP Classic to .NET and pain mitigation
We're in the process of redesigning the customer facing section of our site in .NET 3.5. It's been going well so far, we're using the same workflow and stored procedures for the most part, the biggest changes are the UI, the ORM (from dictionaries to LINQ), and obviously the language. Most of the pages to this point have been trivial, bu...
Remote Debugging Server Side of a Web Application with Visual Studio 2008
So, I've read that it is not a good idea to install VS2008 on my test server machine as it changes the run time environment too much. I've never attempted remote debugging with Visual Studio before, so what is the "best" way to get line by line remote debugging of server side web app code. I'd like to be able to set a breakpoint, attac...
Why continue writing legacy systems?
I have a student position working on some websites for my school. Everything my school does is in VBScript/ASP Classic. I'm a bit confused about something. I can understand that my school as a LOT of code written in VBScript, and that migrating it would be a phenomenal task. But is it just me, or is it kinda stupid that they make us ...
Are there benefits to Classic ASP over ASP.net
Having worked with Classic ASP for about 2 years now by creating a few 100 simple web forms I can't see a good reason for switching to .net; however, I'm not that versed in .net so I'm sure I could be missing a few things. Some points that I often hear around work can be found here: http://www.packtpub.com/article/Classic-ASP (not that ...
ASPSmartUpload v3.2
UPDATE: To save people having to scroll to the answer where I link it, here is the file in question (version 3.3) - http://www.x01.co.uk/aspsmartupload_v3_3.zip I have the unfortunate task of fixing a legacy ASP site that was migrated to Windows Server 2003, and I know nothing about ASP. The main issue appears to be with ASPSmartUpload...