Kurt A. Butzin, DDS
Molarnet Technologies, Inc. (An Internet Solutions Provider)
kurt@molar.net
http://www.molar.net
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On Tuesday, July 29, 1997 12:32 AM, Brad Albrecht [SMTP:brad@cio.net]
wrote:
> I cannot speak for Cold Fusion (but I would like to know about it), but I
> can speak about ASP. If someone else can answer the CF half, I will tell
> what I know about what ASP can do.
>
> ASP will allow you to write web pages that can do several things
including
> access a data object on the server side. You use a scripting language
> (VBScript, JavaScript, and they say others) to define your page. You can
> add server variables and data to the page, then it builds the page to
look
> like a standard HTML page. Since the end product is a standard page, any
> browser can view it. What you do to make your pages browser specific is
> independent of ASP. Since ASP uses a scripting language, it takes some
> time to learn. If you know VBScript, you are well on your way. It is my
> understanding that CF is much easier to get going.
>
> That's my opinion. (experience)
>
> Brad Albrecht
> Computer Innovations Online
> http://www.cio.net/
> Skagit Valleys' Premier Internet Service Provider
>
> ----------
> > From: Gregory W. Bondy <gbondy@MAELSTROM.NET>
> > To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com
> > Subject: Cold Fusion vs. Active Server Pages...
> > Date: Monday, July 28, 1997 7:54 PM
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I have yet another in my constant stream of Cold Fusion Questions. :)
> >
> > Someone recently suggested to me that Micro$oft's Active Server Pages
> > (ASP) component of IIS 3.0+ serves the same functionality without any
> > additional cost. I've tried to track down information on ASP on the
den
> of
> > iniquity that Microsoft calls a web page; but i've only gotten a couple
> of
> > paragraphs which can be more or less summed up in the words "It's cool,
> use
> > it."
> >
> > The question is... DOES ASP have the same functionality as Cold
Fusion?
> > Partially? Which should we invest money and development time in? Are
> > there compatibility problems between browsers? Operating systems?
> >
> > Oops. That was more than one question. :) Thanks in advance for any
> > suggestions or comments.
> >
> >
> >
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