Re: HTML vs. ASP

["Huber, Mike" <mrhuber -at- SOFTWARE -dot- ROCKWELL -dot- COM>]

It's not just a difference of format, but of what it is. HTML is the
thing itself, ASP is a definition of how the server is to generate HTML.

When a server receives a request for an HTML, it sends the literal
contents of the HTML file. When a server receives a request for an ASP,
it processes the ASP and generates the specified HTML code, which it
sends to the client.

Put another way, the client never receives ASP code, always HTML.

HTML is a document, ASP is a program.

ASP can do lots of cool things, but you (as an author) need more control
over the server. ASP (like CGI) allows you to do "server-side"
processing.

Mike Huber
mike -dot- huber -at- software -dot- rockwell -dot- com

>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Meredith Armour [SMTP:Meredith -dot- Armour -at- MCI -dot- Com]
>Sent:  Monday, September 29, 1997 3:14 PM
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>Subject:       HTML vs. ASP
>
>Greetings-
>
>What can anyone tell me concerning ASP (Active Server Pages), and the code
>involved in making them. The "owner" of one of the projects my group is
>working on has recently asked us to create our help in this format, as
>opposed to HTML. None of us is particularly familiar with ASP. We were told
>that saving our files in the .asp format instead of .html would solve our
>problem, and no new coding would need to be learned. True/ false? Looking
>for on-line resources as well as any tips you may have.
>
>Thanks in advance for any and all help concerning,
>
>Meredith Armour
>Meredith -dot- Armour -at- mci -dot- com
>
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