A very simple issue

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Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)

The norm is not to click on these types of files, but request them through a
web server. This is true both of ASP and ASP.NET. I imagine you could set it
to spin up INternet Explorer, etc., when you click on the file, but it is
not the normal behavior.

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I'm running Vista Business, no SP yet and
i'm trying to create a simple example of
how to apply ASP to a webpage.

The document is very short - containing
the following lines of code.

<html><head></head><body>
<%response.write("Hello World!")%>
</body></html>

However, as i try to click the file, it
opens in the browser but no text is
displayed. What could i be doing wrong?
 
You must have a webserver installed and running on the local machine for
development if you want to be able to request a page in the normal way it
would be requested in production - via HTTP. If it is classic ASP, you have
no choice but to install and setup IIS which comes with windows Xp and
windows Vista ( most versions).
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If it is classic ASP, you have no choice but to install and
setup IIS which comes with windows Xp and windows
Vista ( most versions).
Click to expand...

So, having VS.NET 2008 Express doesn't cover that? I was
sort of expecting that installing it would be sufficient.

Also, IIS is supposed to come with Vista. Will i still have to
install it separately? I thought it was already there on my
system and ready to go...
 
You must have a webserver installed and running on the local machine for
development if you want to be able to request a page in the normal way it
would be requested in production - via HTTP. If it is classic ASP, you
have
no choice but to install and setup IIS which comes with windows Xp and
windows Vista ( most versions).
Click to expand...


I've found the IIS options and activated them. Now i get what
you ment by "coming with Vista" but needed to "be installed".

Still, the other question remains - do i need to install a
separate webserver or is it included in Vista Business as
well and only needing activation?

Thanks for the help, by the way!
 
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