Web Programming with ASP and COM Author:Matt J. Crouch Active Server Pages (ASP) and the Component Object Model (COM) are two exciting technologies that are quickly making the development of mission-critical Web applications easier than ever. ASP, with its simple scripting languages and well-designed Web object model, is easy to learn. COM is a bit more complex, but is the most widely used standard ... more »for distributed reusable software components. Together, ASP and COM provide programmers with the tools necessary to develop applications for e-commerce, messaging, and database front ends. Web Programming with ASP and COM emphasizes the importance of both technologies in an easy-to-read tutorial format. This book covers the fundamental concepts of ASP and COM, and quickly gets the programmer up to speed building Web applications. Key topics include: * Basics of Active Web programming * The VBScript programming language * Fundamentals of ASP and the debugging of applications * Working with databases and ActiveX Data Objects * Introduction to COM objects and the Active Template Library (ATL) * Automation * Introduction to Microsoft(r) Transaction Server (MTS), Active Directory, and Microsoft Message Queues * Securing ASP applications This thorough, approachable resource shows you the power and flexibility of using ASP and COM together. If you are a Web application developer looking for a down-to-earth introduction to the construction of ASP Web applications using COM components, you need this book. The accompanying CD-ROM includes extensive code examples used in the book, along with compiled, ready-to-run COM components.« less