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Stevenator's ASP Column

This column contains numerous tutorials, a FAQ, and many free applications with complete code. If you have any requests for additional tutorials, or wish to furnish sample code for any additional ASP components/apps, please email me at stevesmith@activeserverpages.com. Thanks. To see more info about the author and other topics, visit my home page. As for the "Stevenator" name, I picked it up from a Saturday Night Live skit many years ago, and I use it for most of my online gaming. With a name like Steve Smith, a nickname pseudonym comes in handy.

Tutorials:

ASP Frequently Asked Questions Not a tutorial, but a collection of frequently asked questions. A good first place to look for answers to many questions. If you have a question that is not listed, please feel free to email me and I will try to answer it (and perhaps add it to the FAQ).
Creating Excel Reports with ASP A simple method of turning HTML reports into Excel reports, and for moving calculations from the server to the client, using Excel functions.
ADO, SQL, and data access tutorial In progress. A beginner's guide to ASP data access.
Manipulating Files Tutorial(in progress) Coming soon, a tutorial on using the file manipulation methods of ASP.
Server Side Includes(in progress) Coming soon, a tutorial on using Server Side Includes, along with methods of making dynamically included files.

Sample Applications:

Sample applications are what I treasure most on programming web sites, because they provide me with prototypes for my projects. Listed below are several applications with complete source code which you can use to help you learn and develop applications using ASP.
Current User Tracking This application demonstrates which users are currently connected to your page. It is currently unavailable.
Tracking Site Statistics This application tracks a variety of site statistics, including hits per hour/day/week/month, IP address of hits, and browsers used.
Debug Code A trivial function for implementing "verbose" error messages in your ASP pages.
Using Headers and Footers An example of you you can use server side includes to establish consistent headers and footers on your web pages.
Using Server Variables A brief explanation of the server variables collection in ASP and how to use this tool in your applications. As always, source code included.
ADO Query Tool(developed by MS to test ADO) This app requires a DSN to operate, but it was written by a Microsoft troubleshooter to verify that ADO works. Easily used as a template for web-based reports.(Which you can turn into Excel reports -- see above)

Book Reviews:

"Active Server Pages Unleashed" This review is in progress. The book is "Active Server Pages Unleashed" by Stephen Walther, published by SAMS Publishing. Feel free to give me any feedback on the layout or content of the review. Overall, I think this is an excellent book.
Steven Smith
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