Description
This course provides developers with a practical, hands-on introduction to Web site development with Microsoft's Visual InterDev. The course begins with an introduction to the Active Server Pages environment, including Internet Information Server (IIS), HTML, and VBScript. The course continues with coverage of Web database programming and developing Active Server Pages.

Audience
Intranet and Internet application designers and programmers who need a practical knowledge of developing Web sites using HTML, Active Server Pages, and VBScript.

Prerequisites
Familiarity with Visual Basic syntax, HTML programming, and database programming are recommended but not required.

Hardware and Software
Pentium-class PCs with at least 32MB RAM and 1GB disk. TCP/IP network (does not have to be connected to the Internet). Windows NT Server 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later. Internet Information Server 3.0 or later, Visual InterDev 6.0 or later, Active Server Pages & FrontPage 98 Extensions, FrontPage 98 or later (optional), Internet Explorer 4.0 or later, Microsoft Access 97 or later.

Format

• Presentation
  
• Hands-on
  

Objectives
After completing this course, participants should be able to:

• Design Web applications
• Develop Active Server Pages
• Utilize ActiveX Data Objects to develop Web database applications
• Work with design-time controls
• Embed Visual Basic scripting in Web pages
• Embed and program ActiveX controls in Web pages
• Define and describe IIS
• Deploy Web applications

Introduction

• Architecture of a dynamic Web site
• Client and server scripting
• Web page database access
• Visual InterDev development environment

Internet Information Server Overview

• IIS features
• Installing and managing Web applications with IIS
• TCP/IP networks
• IIS management, logging, and security

HTML Programming Overview

• History of HTML
• HTML lists, links, tables, frames, and forms
• Cascading Style Sheets

VB Scripting Overview

• Client- and server-side scripting
• VB scripting syntax and object models

ActiveX Controls

• Adding and programming ActiveX controls
• Design time controls

Active Server Pages

• Overview of Active Server Pages
• Using Server Objects
• Server components

Active Data Objects

• ADO Objects and Object model
• ADO transactions and examples

Related Applications

• Microsoft Index Server
• Reporting
• Microsoft Transaction Server
• Microsoft SMTP Server
• Microsoft NNTP Server
• Microsoft Exchange Server
• Microsoft Site Server
• Microsoft Visual Source Safe