Updating to IIS 6 (Windows 2003)

Hi,

I have a large IIS application (ASP)
It is written in a combination of ASP (old, not ASP.NET) Javascript,
VBScript (Some client side, some server side) and VB DLLS.

It is all based on an SQL Database

What kind of incompatibilities will it have with IIS 6.0

I realise this is a big question and that I'm not supplying all the
data, but, I would be glad for any quick pointers, or where I can find
specific info.

Does IIS 6.0 support old ASP, or does it only support it in the IIS 5
compatibility mode?

I use ASP/IIS session to manage user information, is this behaviour
affected?

I would like to avoid working in comaptibility mode, is that at all
possible without completly re-writing my code to be ASP.NET?

Thanks
Moshe Eshel
meshel@interwise.com

Jonathan
Sun Feb 01 11:38:45 CST 2004

Hi,

Windows Server 2003 completely supports old ASP, it just needs to be enabled
http://www.visualwin.com/ASP/

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"Moshe Eshel" <meshel@interwise.com> wrote in message
news:401cefd2@news.barak.net.il...
> Hi,
>
> I have a large IIS application (ASP)
> It is written in a combination of ASP (old, not ASP.NET) Javascript,
> VBScript (Some client side, some server side) and VB DLLS.
>
> It is all based on an SQL Database
>
> What kind of incompatibilities will it have with IIS 6.0
>
> I realise this is a big question and that I'm not supplying all the
> data, but, I would be glad for any quick pointers, or where I can find
> specific info.
>
> Does IIS 6.0 support old ASP, or does it only support it in the IIS 5
> compatibility mode?
>
> I use ASP/IIS session to manage user information, is this behaviour
> affected?
>
> I would like to avoid working in comaptibility mode, is that at all
> possible without completly re-writing my code to be ASP.NET?
>
> Thanks
> Moshe Eshel
> meshel@interwise.com

Kristofer
Sun Feb 01 13:56:44 CST 2004

Hello,

As Jonathan said, ASP works on IIS 6.0. But...it might not work as you
expect it to work. Please see:

http://tinyurl.com/2aor5

to see what i mean.

If your website is coded like that, it might not be a good idea to upgrade,
until ready.

I suggest that before upgrading, that you do some testing using for example
the Evaluation Edition, to make sure that your website will work as good as
you expect it to work.

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"Moshe Eshel" <meshel@interwise.com> wrote in message
news:401cefd2@news.barak.net.il...
> Hi,
>
> I have a large IIS application (ASP)
> It is written in a combination of ASP (old, not ASP.NET) Javascript,
> VBScript (Some client side, some server side) and VB DLLS.
>
> It is all based on an SQL Database
>
> What kind of incompatibilities will it have with IIS 6.0
>
> I realise this is a big question and that I'm not supplying all the
> data, but, I would be glad for any quick pointers, or where I can find
> specific info.
>
> Does IIS 6.0 support old ASP, or does it only support it in the IIS 5
> compatibility mode?
>
> I use ASP/IIS session to manage user information, is this behaviour
> affected?
>
> I would like to avoid working in comaptibility mode, is that at all
> possible without completly re-writing my code to be ASP.NET?
>
> Thanks
> Moshe Eshel
> meshel@interwise.com

jcochran
Mon Feb 02 11:34:57 CST 2004

On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 14:23:09 +0200, Moshe Eshel <meshel@interwise.com>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have a large IIS application (ASP)
>It is written in a combination of ASP (old, not ASP.NET) Javascript,
>VBScript (Some client side, some server side) and VB DLLS.
>
>It is all based on an SQL Database
>
>What kind of incompatibilities will it have with IIS 6.0

Anything from none at all to major recoding necessary.

>I realise this is a big question and that I'm not supplying all the
>data, but, I would be glad for any quick pointers, or where I can find
>specific info.

The only way to find out is through testing. Create a test server and
deploy the app, then test it thoroughly and correct where needed.

Jeff