Visual InterDev For Dummies and
Active Server Pages For Dummies
Problems Running Visual InterDev and ASP Applications
I've received lots of email from people who are having trouble getting Visual InterDev and ASP applications running -- including the applications included in my books.
I understand how you feel. The configuration of Internet Information Server, Visual InterDev, Front Page Extensions, SQL Server and a variety of other software can be daunting to say the least. It was even more so when I was writing the book and was working with beta versions!
Although installation and configuration issues are outside the scope of my book, I want to help you as much as I can with these issues. Although I can't offer my time to chase down each problem personally (I wouldn't get anything else done!), I can offer several different avenues for you to persue to get help with your problems.
First Stop: Check the Errata
First, I have created pages which contain lists of all the errors in the books that I have noticed or been made aware of, along with a description of how they should be corrected. Links to these errata pages are listed below. Check to be sure the error your running into isn't because of a goof-up in the book.
Second Stop: The ASP/VI Q&A Page
I've created a Question and Answers Page for Active Server Pages and Visual InterDev. If you have a question, just email it to me by clicking the link on the page. If I know the answer, I'll post it along with the question for others to see. If I don't, I'll post the question and give others a chance to answer the question by sending me email. I'll post all the answers I get. Hopefully one of them will work for you. Access the ASP/VI Q&A Page here.
Third Stop: Other Places To Get Help
Finally, I've compiled a list of the places you can go to get help for your problems. I've tried to think of all that I can, but if you get help other places, be sure to email me and let me know so I can add your place to this list.
First, check the newsgroup(s) most approprate to your problem. See if anyone else in the newsgroup is asking the same question you are and then see how others have responded. Otherwise, you can post your own question and then check back in a day or so to see what responses you've gotten. It's easy and it's fast. Here are a list of some of the newsgroups you might want to check out. They are all on Microsoft's newsgroup server which can be found at msnews.microsoft.com.
ASP Programming and Visual InterDevmicrosoft.public.vi.setup microsoft.public.vinterdev microsoft.public.vstudio.general microsoft.public.vstudio.development microsoft.public.inetserver.iis.activeserverpages microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript microsoft.public.scripting.jscript microsoft.public.programming microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.components microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.general microsoft.public.vi.debugging microsoft.public.vi.dtc microsoft.public.vi.general |
Web Server Configurationmicrosoft.public.win98.pws_4 microsoft.public.inetserver.iis microsoft.public.inetserver.misc
Database Configurationmicrosoft.public.inetserver.dbweb microsoft.public.sqlserver.setup microsoft.public.sqlserver.odbc microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.db microsoft.public.sqlserver.odbc microsoft.public.data.ado microsoft.public.data.odbc |
The next place to check are the Web sites. There are some great Web resources to support your ASP and Visual InterDev development. Here's a list of the ones I know about. If you know of others, again, email me and I'll add them.
http://www.microsoft.com/vinterdev
http://www.microsoft.com/sitebuilder
http://www.activeserverpages.com