   [web] testing asp
  hey guys, i was wondering if i have ASP vbscript on my desktop say test_vbscript.asp how do i test it on my computer. If i put in the directory ie c:\somestuff\desktop\test_vbscript.asp into internet explorer or firefox, it asks to download the file test_vbscript.aspSO uhh, how exactly do i view a .asp page offline?   
  You need to be running IIS.   ;  Yup Yup,You need a webserver that supports ASP (don't know of any free ones but there's probably a couple out there).  Depending on what Operating System you have, it probably wouldn't be to hard to set up IIS on your computer so you could just open your page in IE or Firefox.(windows XP home edition is a big pain to set it up, but if you have win xp professional it's quite easy..I'd [google] it and you'll find some nice instructions)ArchG   ;  Yes, IIS is absolutely required. There is no IIS on Windows XP home and on Windows XP pro, it's crippled in many ways which sometimes makes it unsuitable.If you're serious about developing ASP (you should be using ASPNET anyway these days), then get your employer to buy you a licence for Windows server 2003, or use the one which comes with your MSDN professional subscription** Which you shouldn't consider developing ASP withoutMark   ;Quote:Original post by markr.. or use the one which comes with your MSDN professional subscription** Which you shouldn't consider developing ASP withoutMarkAs a hobbiest as well?  I have never even thought about buying my own MSDN professional subscription, as I think they run around 1,100 USD per year (could be wrong) my pockets are not quite deep enough for that...and I don't really understand the advantages of it, as it seems the whole MSDN library is online and the visual studio express editions of visual studio/sql server are free and seem quite capable of doing most everything.to the Original Poster,As Mark said, you should be using with ASP.net now anyway.  With ASP.net you can download Microsoft's Visual Web Developer Express (free) which comes with an "asp.net development server" which will let you test all your pages, with the most minimal effort.ArchG;Quote:Original post by bikola_phey guys, i was wondering if i have ASP vbscript on my desktop say test_vbscript.asp how do i test it on my computer. If i put in the directory ie c:\somestuff\desktop\test_vbscript.asp into internet explorer or firefox, it asks to download the file test_vbscript.aspSO uhh, how exactly do i view a .asp page offline?Hi bikola.While I haven't done much ASP work, I do know of a couple online resources that might help you out setting up a box that will serve ASP pages.Microsoft has a page titled How To Build Your First ASP Web Application in Microsoft Active Server Pages that takes you through the basic steps of setting up your box to properly serve ASP pages. It's straightforward and comes from the horses mouth.At W3Schools they have a page dedicated to Run[ning] ASP on Your Computer. They're always a trusted source and will help you get things set up right.Sorry I can't be of more help on this issue, as I do most of my non work-related development with Ruby on Rails. Good luck getting it installed, cheers!   ;Quote:Original post by ArchGAs a hobbiest as well?  I have never even thought about buying my own MSDN professional subscription, as I think they run around 1,100 USD per year...I would not expect a hobbyist to buy a MSDN pro subscription. I was assuming it was a professional scenario, in which case the OP's employer should.Quote: (could be wrong) my pockets are not quite deep enough for that...and I don't really understand the advantages of it, as it seems the whole MSDN library is online...You get development licences for a large proportion of Microsoft's OS products and server products, enabling you to test your software properly.Testing Windows software without such a licence would either require buying every version of Windows under the sun (which is expensive), or pirating them (which is naughty).When a client needs compatibility with some very expensive other MS-server, you have no choice but to install it in your dev environment.If you *MUST* do Microsoft platform development, you must have one of these.Mark   ;  Google for PWS, the Personal Web Server - I think it came with the Win NT4 Option Pack. Microsoft has it buried away somewhere on their site, that MIGHT let you set up a simple ASP environment. I've read it won't work on XP however.[Edited by - evolutional on July 25, 2006 4:35:22 AM]