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This article shows a nifty little script, which, with just one ASP page, allows you to dynamically search a column in a table using a string comparison. This one script can be used over and over due to its dynamic nature. Hopefully this script will save you valuable time by cutting down on the often repetitive task of creating small, searching scripts.

This tutorial shows you how to automatically censor specific words on posts for message boards or guestbooks when posted. It provides a function called CensorStr to do the job.

This is a tutorial on creating COM component using Java.

This article at Stradeveloper.com is an in depth tutorial on calling and using five ASP intrinsic objects from within COM Component using Visual Basic. Sample Visual Basic project files, component and ASP page available for download.

This is an introductory tutorial on ASP data access. It covers Connection Object, Command Object, and Recordset Object.

Cookies can be a good method for passing data between pages and especially for retaining data between sessions. Today, it's pretty safe to assume that anyone who is using your site can use cookies, since nearly every site that is non-static makes use of them(including all ASP sites that use sessions). It is also possible to set and read cookies using client-side code, but it is a bit more difficult. Reading and writing cookies using Active Server Pages' built in Request and Response objects is incredibly easy.

Now everybody can connect to a database. Simple database access is a huge feature of ASP and one of the most widely used by developers but when you are first learning, it�s hard to separate the database stuff from the rest of the code so I made this example. I even removed the includes and everything.

This tutorial explains how to find out which links people are clicking on using ASP. It works for internal links, newsletters, and even links to other sites.

This tutorial demonstrates how to use the FileSystem object to view the contents of a server directory. It could easily be modified into a navigation or file-download application.

This article explains what Active Server Pages is, and presents a few short examples such as ASP Syntax, Browser Detection.

This is a quick introductory guide to ASP technology. Covers what it is, how it works, how to configure your computer to run ASP without a server, and creating system DSN for MS Access database.

This article describes how to build a very powerful, potentially destructive application using the File System Object. It should never be implemented in a production environment without ensuring that proper security precautions have been taken to maintain the integrity of the data contained on the web server.

As a web site grows, finding content on the site becomes increasingly difficult. To combat the difficulty of finding relevant information on a large site, many developers turn to writing a search engine for their site. This article discusses how to implement such a system using Active Server Pages and SQL Server.

Multiple level select boxes tackled with hierarchical data! This sample illustrates the concept using a hierarchy consisting of geographical region, country, and state data. The code expects a system DSN by name "Hierarchy" and accesses the database using the user id "sa" with a blank password. The database is created in SQL Server 7.0.

No one likes to see 404 pages and it's even worse when you find one on your own site. This tutorila explains how to make the 404 page useful to the user and notify yourself so you can fix them ASAP.

You can connect to an Access database within an ASP page with different methods. This article will help you to create a System Data Source Name (DSN) for an Access database on your local machine.

This tutorial shows you how to create a file archive on your site using the built-in File Access Component. You can easily customize how yout page looks. Full source is available for download.

Global.asa is the "dark file of ASP" and many don't even know that it exits. The truth is that Global.asa can be a powerful tool, but it's not as good at it should, and is often difficult to master. The following lesson give you a brief guide on Global.asa.

This script will open all HTML pages within the specified directory, reduce the file size of your html pages, and the files will be saved back. You may password protect the script, and it will allow a faster transmission of the page. A good script to learn how those task are perform.

If you want to add a guest book to your site, then this article is for you - it contains full source code and the necessary Access database to get up and running immediately. A complete introduction to ADO is provided.