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  -Forms FAQs (6)
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  -Getting Started FAQs (3)
  -Math Functions FAQs (3)
  -Networking FAQs (3)
  -Regular Expressions FAQs (6)
  -Security FAQs (3)
  -Session Object FAQs (6)
  -Strings FAQs (15)
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The ASP FAQs are broken down by category. Please select a category to view (or you can view the Ten Most Recently Added FAQs or our Ten Most Viewed FAQs!):

Application Object
This FAQ discusses what the Application object is, and how it can be used to maintain a global state. (3 FAQs)

Arrays
This FAQ provides information about creating, using and modifying arrays. (15 FAQs)

ASP.NET
Looking for FAQs on Active Server Pages.NET, Microsoft's next "version" of ASP? Look no further! (12 FAQs)

Cookies
This FAQ discusses how to read and write cookies through an ASP page! (4 FAQs)

Databases, Errors
There are a plethora of database error messages you may receive when running a database query. These FAQs examine some of the most common errors and their resolutions. (9 FAQs)

Databases, General
This FAQ discusses the many facets of database use in an ASP page, from connecting to a database, to reading, writing, and deleting information. Questions specific to how to build queries are found in the "Databases, Queries" category. (20 FAQs)

Databases, Queries
This category is limited to questions about how to build queries, including syntax, issues with field types, and the like. (13 FAQs)

Dates and Times
This FAQ discusses how to create variables that represent date/time. Also discussed are common functions to manipulate date/time variables! (9 FAQs)

Email
This FAQ details the various ways to send email from an ASP page. (10 FAQs)

FileSystemObject
This FAQ contains information about the FileSystemObject, which can be used access the Web server's file system. (19 FAQs)

Forms
This FAQ discusses what forms are and how to use HTML/ASP to create forms and read your users' form inputs. (6 FAQs)

Functions and Subroutines
This FAQ discusses what functions and subroutines are, and how they can be used to modularize your code! (4 FAQs)

Getting Started
These FAQs contain information on getting started with ASP - from installing PWS or IIS to writing your first script! (3 FAQs)

Math Functions
This FAQ category contains FAQs relating to various math-related queries! (3 FAQs)

Networking
Interested in performing networking features with ASP, such as DNS lookups, pinging remote servers, grabbing remote server data, etc.? Read these FAQs for answers! (3 FAQs)

Regular Expressions
Curious on what regular expressions are? Wondering how to use them to enhance the functionality of your ASP pages? Having trouble formulating the correct regular expression? If so, check out these FAQs! (6 FAQs)

Security
Curious about securing your Web site? Want to restrict access to a particular set of users? These FAQs contain security-relevant information! (3 FAQs)

Session Object
This FAQ discusses what the Session is, using session variables, and the pros and cons of maintaining state using the Session. (6 FAQs)

Strings
This FAQ provides useful string function explanations and information on how to manipulate strings! (15 FAQs)

System.IO Namespace Classes
With classic ASP, the file system was accessed via a COM component called the FileSystemObject. With ASP.NET, classes in the System.IO namespace are used instead. (8 FAQs)

The Nature of Things
This FAQ category has questions regarding the fundamental nature of ASP and other FAQs that don't fit in any other category. (18 FAQs)

Uploading
Interested in allowing your Web visitors to upload files from their computer onto the Web server? Check out these FAQs! (3 FAQs)

XML
These FAQs contain useful information on the eXtensible Markup Language, or XML. Learn what XML is and how to use it through ASP and ASP.NET Web pages! (7 FAQs)

Do you have a FAQ you'd like to suggest? Suggestions? Comments? If so, send it in! Also, if you'd like to be a FAQ Admin (creating/editing FAQs), let me know! If you are looking for other FAQs, be sure to check out the 4Guys FAQ and Commonly Asked Messageboard Questions!

Most Viewed FAQs:
1.) How can I format numbers and date/times using ASP.NET? For example, I want to format a number as a currency. (761643 views)
2.) I am using Access and getting a 80004005 error (or a [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot open the file '(unknown)' error) when trying to open a connection! How can I fix this problem? (207777 views)
3.) How can I convert a Recordset into an array? Also, how can I convert an array into a Recordset? (202549 views)
4.) How can I quickly sort a VBScript array? (196039 views)
5.) How can I find out if a record already exists in a database? If it doesn't, I want to add it. (156019 views)
6.) How do I display data on a web page using arrays instead of Do...While...MoveNext...???... (152331 views)
7.) When I get a list of all files in a directory via the FileSystemObject, they aren't ordered in any reasonable way. How can I sort the files by name? Or by size? Or by date created? Or... (140381 views)
8.) For session variables to work, must the Web visitor have cookies enabled? (110162 views)
9.) Can I send emails without using CDONTS? (107083 views)
10.) How can I take the result of a SELECT...MULTIPLE or a group of same-named checkboxes and turn it into a query? That is, if the user selects 3 answers, how can I construct a query that looks for all 3? (106308 views)
Last computed at 9/17/2007 3:22:00 AM

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