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Active Server Pages (ASP) offer diverse flexibility when developing dynamic Web sites. Although HTML documents have been made to be more dynamic with scripting and CGI programs, the combination lacks the flexibility and power of Active Server Pages.
ASP provides more power and more flexibility in several ways, compatibility with any browser, support for a variety of scripting languages, as well as, supporting several standard CGI programming techniques, and easy Web application development.
One of the problems with developing Dynamic HTML documents (DHTML) is the lack of compatibility between various browsers. A function may work on one browser, but yet not on another, or it doesn't work the same way. ASP overcomes this barrier to creating dynamic content because the majority (if not all) of the scripting is done on the server side. When a browser calls a page containing the ASP, it is interpreted by the Web server, reformatted into HTML, and then sent to the browser. So regardless of whether a user is using an old browser or the latest and greatest, your content will look the same. This provides an unprecedented amount of compatibility.
(Though this Calendar is relatively basic it can easily be updated to provide enhanced capabilities, like submission of Action Items.)
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Finally, Active Server Pages were designed with Web Application Development in mind. Web Applications are an extension of ASP with either a database, such as an Access .MDB file, or a data warehouse such as Microsoft SQL Server. Through a database connection, such as ODBC or OLE DB and ASP you can develop powerful applications that allow your customers to easily order your goods or services over the Web, check on orders, or retrieve information from your company.
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