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This script loads 10 random questions from an Access database and creates a javascript quiz from them. There are buttons to display the current score and to display the answers.

This tutorial provides introduction to XML and then moves on to create an XML page. Step by step instructions are given to read the data from XML file using ASP pages. Sample Code and online demo available.

This article presents a nice little chat system that uses Microsoft's XMLHTTP Object to transfer the messages and user list. It features public as well as private modes, and is currently configured so that the browser requests the current users list from the server every 5 seconds. This article assumes that you are familiar with ASP, XML and HTML.

How to build a simple shopping cart with UltraDev 4 and some "Cut 'n Paste" ASP code. Part of the ongoing "UltraDev-UltraEasy" series of tutorials. This tutorial covers the building of a basic E-Commerce site consisting of Product Management, Product Catalogue, Shopping Cart, Checkout and mailing the Orders and Confirmations. Source code available for download.

This article explains how to dynamically change static HTML Web galleries so that the Web galleries match the color, layout, and design of a Web site. It first discusses some tools that will create static HTML Web galleries, then it describes reasons these static Web galleries will need to change. Finally a detailed description of how to actually implement these dynamic changes to static Web galleries will be presented. Source code available for download.

This is a complete tutorial on how to create your own 'members-only' area on your website. The author writes "A frequent task for ASP developers is to create a members area style section of a website. This would normally involve registration, a login page, and then access to a section of the site that is only available to registered users. This tutorial will cover the steps needed to create all 3 sections."

This article describes using the Office Web Components (OWC) to create an Excel spreadsheet via ASP code based on the results from a database query. All of this complexity is encapsulated in a (rather basic) class.

The author writes "For small data bits on a server where the chance for significant simultaneous traffic is not likely excel can perform many of the basic tasks that can be accomplished in Access or SQL Server, but on a much smaller scale." This exmaple code demonstrates how to display data from Excel using sample data of Hank Greenberg's career statistics. Example code available for download.