ASP question

[avelives]

I am about to complete a part of a book which im learning actionscripting from and have reached an impass.
I have a lesso i need to do, but i need somewhere i can post the server side ASP script to to test it out ?? What is the best free server i can use to host my site which can provide this feature ??
any help VERY much appreciated as i cannot really continue into the book until i complete this
Cheers all :)

[tg]

does it have to be a public server??

are you developing on a windows box?

try installing/check if you have iis installed on your windows machine (not available with xphome edition).

iis is a free web server for development purposes available on win98 (with some help) winme, win2k, winxp pro.

[7of9]

I assume you have either Win98, Win2k or Xp as the operating system? If you do your in luck, because all of these operating systems have a personal WebServer for which you can launch a ASP file from. If you have Win98 you might need to re-install personal webserver from your Win98 Cd, its not installed by default.

I assume you know where to place and launch your asp files on a server? It's the same thing on a personal server. Your book might even tell you. at least most scripting books do.

If not, go to Microsoft or look at the help examples from the Personal WebServer installation.

[avelives]

thanks guys ill check that out , im using win XP by the way
:)

[avelives]

ok i checked it and even under Microsoft help it is very vague and only refers to win 95 personal web server ??
Right i will be more specific, sorry i was a bit vague myself with original post:)
I am actually learning actionscript and have got to a part in the book which says this line
you will need access to a windows server so that the server-side script on the ASP page can be executed
now i may not need anything here i may be being a bit thick :)
im not into ASP at all yet and only need this so i can continue to learn action script , as such i have no knowledge of it all and need it explaining a bit.
What exactly do i need ??
All help very appreciated

[tg]

are you using xp home edition or xp professional.

if your using professional, you should have iis (microsofts web server) installed on your operating system already. type
127.0.0.1 into the address bar of your browser and hit enter. if iis is intalled you should get something otherthan an error come up in the browser.

if your using home edition, i don't know if you will be able to install personal web server on that version.

[avelives]

i am in fact only using windows home edition (XP)
hmm i guess finidng a decent web host (free) might be the answer , just so i can post test pages like this and others in the future.
Any other ideas ?? thanks for help so far ..........

[tg]

see if any of these will help you:
http://www.aspfree.com/asp/freeasphost.asp

[avelives]

Thanks tg this looks like a much better solution, i will check these out and finally move on with my training , thanks mate...

:D