Using Scripting Objects and Server Components

Besides the core parts of ASPs that you have already learned, there are a number of other capabilities available in both scripting objects and server components. Scripting objects are part of the VBScript language, whereas server components are additional components that have been included with IIS. Unlike with built-in objects, you do have to declare and instantiate these server components.

Some of these make up for the lack of functions in VBScript—functions that are nor mally available in Visual Basic. An example of this is the FileSystemObject object, which gives you access to your files, folders, and drives. Others give you functionality that is specific to the Web. An example of this is ...

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