newbie question: Which s/w to use for ASP writing

hi folks.

newbie to ASP here having previously only worked with Flash and basic HTML..

my question is which software packages do you all us to write your code?
I've been using UltraDev 4 (for my HTML stuff), and MM flash (obviously)
Should I stick with UltraDev or would you recommend getting hold of Visual
InterDev?

thanks..and I hope I don't upset you all by asking lots of daft questions in
the future

Alistair

Tom
Sat Sep 13 12:47:02 CDT 2003

Since the asp is just code, there's really no point of switching editors.
I use Interdev, and prefer it, but that's just me. I do all of my code in
"design" mode so I may as well be using Notepad. The main reason I use
Interdev is the intellisense.


"Alistair" <no@spam.me> wrote in message
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> hi folks.
>
> newbie to ASP here having previously only worked with Flash and basic
HTML..
>
> my question is which software packages do you all us to write your code?
> I've been using UltraDev 4 (for my HTML stuff), and MM flash (obviously)
> Should I stick with UltraDev or would you recommend getting hold of Visual
> InterDev?
>
> thanks..and I hope I don't upset you all by asking lots of daft questions
in
> the future
>
> Alistair
>
>
>

dlbjr
Sat Sep 13 13:02:46 CDT 2003

Ditto

-dlbjr

invariable unerring alien

Bite
Sun Sep 14 00:15:38 CDT 2003

the main reason i use interdev is for the color coding!!!
and intellisense

"dlbjr" <dontknow@do.u> wrote in message
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> Ditto
>
> -dlbjr
>
> invariable unerring alien
>
>

PB4FUN
Mon Sep 15 11:47:43 CDT 2003

Interdev is faster in writing the code.
Instead of writing for example Response.write just type
response.w[spacebar]
Visual Interdev has also the option to do line-by-line debugging of the code
like in Visual Basic (with suitable configuration of the server)
If VI does not know something (eg you misspelled it) you see another colour.
You can also select text like in all windows progs, but also a block, like a
block of 10 characters in the middle of the code
like this :
bbgbsgbsgbsfgbbbgbsgbsgbsfgbbbgbsgbs
bbgbsgbsgbsfgbXXXXXXXXffvdbdsbsg
bbgbsgbsgbsfgbXXXXXXXXffvdbdsbsg
bbgbsgbsgbsfgbXXXXXXXXffvdbdsbsg
bbgbsgbsgbsfgbXXXXXXXXffvdbdsbsg
bbgbsgbsgbsfgbXXXXXXXXffvdbdsbsg
bbgbsgbsgbsfgbbbgbsgbsgbsfgbbbgbsgbs

Where XXXXXX is the part you want to select.

Meindert, MCP

> hi folks.
>
> newbie to ASP here having previously only worked with Flash and basic
HTML..
>
> my question is which software packages do you all us to write your code?
> I've been using UltraDev 4 (for my HTML stuff), and MM flash (obviously)
> Should I stick with UltraDev or would you recommend getting hold of Visual
> InterDev?
>
> thanks..and I hope I don't upset you all by asking lots of daft questions
in
> the future
>
> Alistair
>
>
>

Ray
Mon Sep 15 11:51:42 CDT 2003


www.textpad.com

Ray at work

Dave
Mon Sep 15 13:41:48 CDT 2003

"Alistair" wrote:
>
> Should I stick with UltraDev or would you recommend getting hold of
> Visual InterDev?

Neither.

Visual Studio .NET beats Interdev by a mile in my estimation. Besides a much
more updated Intellisense, its autoformatting options are preferable to me,
as is its ability to print in color.

I also appreciate the ability to customize such things as [NewScriptItems]
and its contents. By that, I mean that when I click on the [New File] button
and select [Scripts], I have several ASP templates that are customized to
our corporate internet/intranet branding, as well as to my programming style
and choice of language.

If you don't care for features, I can vouch for the fact that EDLIN is still
bundled with Windows Server 2003, and I assume it's part of your OS as well.


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