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Recommended readings for:

Beginning VbScript/ASP Programmers
Intermediate ASP Programmers
Advanced ASP Programmers

For Beginning VbScript/ASP Programmers

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(4 planets out of 5)

Beginning Active Server Pages 3.0
by Brian Francis et. al.

Makes the transition to ASP easy for the raw beginner!

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Are you a raw HTML developer ready to take the plunge into ASP? If so, this is the book for you! Using easy to understand language, the authors of this book take you from the ASP object model, to error handling, to the basics of recordsets.

After reading this book, most beginners will actually be writing their own ASP pages in just a day or two! The explanations and sample programs are wonderfully explained and overall this book is a joy to read!

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(5 planets out of 5)

VbScript Programmer's Reference
by Numerous Authors

Much more than meets the eye!

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Don't be fooled by this book's title. Although it is indeed a handy reference on VbScript, it is much, much more! This is not a book that you buy once and forget on your shelf. Instead, you'll find yourself drawn in immediately by some very well done tutorials. Then you'll be coming back again and again for the example code, which is unbelievably consistent for a multi-author book.

This multi-purpose guide is highly recommended!

For Intermediate ASP Programmers

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(4 planets out of 5)

Beginning ASP Databases
by John Kaufman

This light-hearted book is all a first time database programmer needs!

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If you're going to create a web application of any sophistication, you are probably going to need to store and retrieve information. You can do this in database files, or on the registry, but for heavy duty scalability, a relational database management system (RDBMS) is the best solution. This book does a superb job of teaching you how to do this.

Kaufman actually starts off explaining how to get ASP and Active Data Objects (ADO) going on various types of windows machines. Then the meat of the book begins as the author takes the reader on a thorough tour of the ADO object model. By the book's end, the user is familiar with advanced topics such as SQL syntax, stored procedures and setting up the SQL debugger.

For Advanced ASP Programmers

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(5 planets out of 5)

Professional Active Server Pages 3.0
by numerous authors

The definitive guide and reference for the serious ASP developer.

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The first time I saw this book, a coworker was lugging it around the office. It is BIG...1227 pages...but unlike so many books out there that are just filler, every page is a densely packed mesh of fantastic information. Not only does it cover ASP, but it covers ASP components, ADSI/Active Directory, Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ), Collaboration Data Objects (CDO), performance testing, load balancing and much, much more. If you are writing enterprise-wide n-tier apps in ASP, then this book is for you!

When I have a complicated problem, I no longer go pouring through the ASP help, trying to piece together the solution from multiple help topics. Instead, I rely almost exclusively on the authors of this fantastic book! This is a must-read!

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