jcochran
Mon Nov 10 15:03:19 CST 2003
On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 23:43:11 +0800, "Lynn" <MarryLynn@yah00.c0m>
wrote:
>thanks for the guidance. Btw, is php easier to learn compared to asp ?
PHP is a programming language, ASP is not. You said you'd used
VBScript, which works fine for ASP (The other standard is JScript).
If you'd rather use PHP, Python or Perl, feel free. Though you'd be
better off using Apache instead of IIS for some of those.
Besides, your question has no answer that means anything. Easier for
me might mean harder for you. If it makes a difference, I learned
VBScript very quickly, but I had a VB background. PHP was harder when
I learned it because I didn't have as much to go on. C was a bear
because I couldn't remember where the danged semi-colon was required,
and the IDE I used was poor at flagging errors. By the time I started
C## I had no issues with syntax, but I still have a hard time dealing
with class inheritance.
Take some time to sit back and learn a "Hello World!" program in each
language. Then create a database connection and display records from
it. Then insert new records, and change others. When you can do that
in each language, then sit back and draw out your relationships
between data on paper. Then come up with pseudocode for the major
portions of your program, and then decide what language to write in.
And take the discussion to a programming group, you've wandered way
off the topic of IIS here.
Jeff
>"Jeff Cochran" <jcochran.nospam@naplesgov.com> wrote in message
>news:3fb0ab93.1090963071@msnews.microsoft.com...
>> >> Do you know database design, administration and programming? If so,
>> >> which database, Access, SQL or other?
>> >i need to use SQL server db
>>
>> But do you know SQL query syntax? If not, you'll need to learn. Try
>> sqlcourse.com and the SQL newsgroups.
>>
>> >> Do you know VBScript or C##? If not, do you know any programming
>> >> languages?
>> >VBscript
>>
>> Then you're most likely going to be most comfortable with ASP.
>> ASP.NET is always an option, but you'll have a learning curve.
>>
>> Try the ASP groups for help and pointers to basic tutorials.
>>
>> >> Who will be using the program?
>> >intranet users
>>
>> Then you'll need to decide on how you'll connect to SQL, and whether
>> you'll be authenticating users. This partly is SQL, partly IIS. See:
>>
>>
http://www.iisfaq.com/default.aspx?View=P78&P=145
>>
>> >> Also, did you look at the references I gave in the first response?
>> >> There are plenty of canned scripts and products to do what you want,
>> >> and plenty of examples to go by, but which to use depends on what you
>> >> know now and what you expect to accomplish.
>>
>> Go to aspin.com and do some searching. Download samples and look at
>> them. Google "ASP Database Tutorial" and work your way through some
>> simple scripting. Once you're comfortable on the basics, design your
>> program and start coding.
>>
>> Jeff
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